Good to see the focus on external arms supplies for the parties to the conflict in #Sudan and calls for additional sanctions on the RSF. The role of the UAE received close scrutiny.

Today is my father’s 62 birthday but he remains trapped in #Assad's prisons, 3,961 days gone. How to explain this pain to those untouched by it? Every day is agony, questioning if he's still alive. Heartbroken but hoping this year brings you freedom.. “Happy” birthday, Dad.. ❤️

The Biden administration paused a weapons shipment to Israel last week. This is first time since the Oct. 7 that the United States has paused such shipments for the IDF. Barak Ravid axios.com/2024/05/05/isr…

If you are tracking events in #Gaza, this should be at the top of your podcast pile.

It bears repeating that Netanyahu is also torpedoing a rapidly closing window to stop famine from spreading across #Gaza.

“All the fuel that entered #Gaza went through Rafah crossing.The whole aid operation runs on fuel, so if the fuel is cut off, the humanitarian operation collapses.” - ⁦Jeremy Konyndyk⁩ washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/…

Per some reports, RSF was just waiting for more heavy artillery & drones to arrive before it launched a full offensive on #ElFasher in N. #Darfur - has that moment arrived?

Just spent the last week in #Syria investigating the impact of unplugging U.S. foreign assistance. Hospitals are shutting down. Food and water for millions of displaced Syrians are being turned off. Syrians are going to suffer and die because of this.

It was an honor to met with the The White Helmets leadership in Damascus. Jesse Marks جيسي ماركس 马辙新 & I got to see their teams in action saving lives across the country. After liberation, the number of Syrians they serve quadrupled. Pausing U.S. support to heroes like these is both wrong and dumb.

The deconstruction of Black Lives Matter Plaza is done. The street signs marking the plaza are also gone.

"The janjaweed are coming" - RSF attacks have largely emptied Zamzam Camp in Darfur in Sudan. Hundreds of thousands of residents - already in famine - have fled, many for the border with Chad. apnews.com/article/sudan-…

RSF attacks in #Darfur have displaced 100,000s #Sudanese. Many now arriving at #Chad border. Aid groups struggle to respond after U.S. aid cuts. ⁦⁦Secretary Marco Rubio: Turn the aid on & work with regional partners to stop atrocities. ⁦Refugees International⁩ refugeesinternational.org/statements-and…

Trumps’s gutting of USAID continues to fuel global suffering. Cutting climate resilience aid won’t reduce migration. It will drive it, by stripping people of the ability to stay safely in their homes. ⁦Jocelyn Perry⁩ ⁦Refugees International⁩ refugeesinternational.org/reports-briefs…

We knew this was in the mail. But #famine has now been declared in #Gaza. All efforts must now turn to staving off the worst. Humanitarians must be allowed to do their job. Our statement: refugeesinternational.org/statements-and…

This morning in Time Square! So proud of Alyse Nelson! Vital Voices #ProudHusband.