stefan swartling peterson

Prof Global Transformations for Health Karolinska Institutet & Makerere Universities. Cofounder MSF Sweden. XChief of Health UNICEF. Caveats

[stefan swartling peterson @stefanswartpet]

På onsdagen slog ICJ fast att länder som misslyckas med sina klimatåtgärder riskerar juridiska konsekvenser. Domstolens ordförande Yuji Iwasawa konstaterar också att en ”ren och hållbar miljö” är en mänsklig rättighet.
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[Sarah Wilkinson @swilkinsonbc]

An israeli court releases 9 of the 10 israelis arrested for the attack on American journalist Heidi Levine & other EU officials: of course it does https://t.co/sYlWnzgfXk

[WFP Chief @WFPChief]

Good news from #Gaza: children are back in learning spaces, with fresh fruit to keep them healthy and focused. Seeing them was the highlight of my visit.

But with the lack of commercial access over the past week, this progress is under threat. We mustn’t lose it.

[stefan swartling peterson @stefanswartpet]

How shameful- meanwhile money flows to arms

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay has called for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stand trial for genocide in Gaza. https://t.co/0b3ECHFEgo

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

From the genocidal fields of Gaza.

[stefan swartling peterson @stefanswartpet]

How shameful- meanwhile money flows to arms

[WFP Chief @WFPChief]

Life in Gaza remains brutal. WFP is being forced to cut monthly assistance for half a million Palestinians just as winter begins, when we should be scaling up.

Near one of the meal kitchens in Gaza, I spoke with @AP about what this means for families.

https://t.co/5kV7UB4uQF

[Carl Bildt @carlbildt]

Remarkable. As Trump 🇺🇸 endorses Netanyahu in the 🇮🇱 election, with the explicit reason that they can go to war with 🇮🇷 together, the 🇮🇱 DefMin says that that the aim is to bomb 🇮🇷 back to the Stone Age. Nothing good will come of this.

[Makerere University School of Public Health @MakSPH]

Study Dissemination Invitation | Improving Healthcare Access for People with Disabilities

@Makerere University School of Public Health invites you to a dissemination seminar on findings from the Participatory Learning and Action for Disability (PLA-D) trial in Luuka District.

Topic: Improving Healthcare Access for People with Disabilities in Luuka District: Findings from the Participatory Learning and Action for Disability (PLA-D) Trial

Speakers
• Prof. Hannah Kuper, @LSHTM
• Dr. Andrew Ssemata, @MRC_Uganda
• Mr. Moses Iyereget, @Amref_Uganda

Moderator
Prof. @waiswap, Makerere University School of Public Health

Date: Thursday, 5 November 2026
Time: 1:00–2:00 p.m. EAT
Venue: Seminar Room, MakSPH
Join online: https://t.co/LTYHxwFd9E

Join us for a discussion on improving healthcare access for people with disabilities.

#DisabilityInclusion #HealthcareAccess #HealthEquity #DisabilityResearch #MakSPH

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

I am shocked by the political inertia in the face of what Israelis -settlers and soldiers- are doing in Palestine, where terror has become a daily reality. In the West Bank, torching century old trees and poisoning livestock. When will the EU take action against Apartheid Israel?

[Joel Halldorf @joelsh]

I dag opereras påven för en mindre tumör i lungan, och jag hoppas verkligen att det går bra för han behövs i kampen mot världens mäktiga

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[Jan Eliasson @JanKEliasson]

Tankar i väntan på ny regering:

I politik o diplomati är det klokt bevara handlingsfrihet.
Klara positioner-ja. Låsta dörrar- nej.
Slutmålet ska lysa i eldskrift.
I detta ljus är kompromiss o samlande förslag bevis på
handlingskraft- inte svaghet.
Att enas är ett lagarbete.

[Chikwe Ihekweazu @Chikwe_I]

The responsibility Prof Muyembe & Prof Piot carried at a young age, confronting a disease the world was only beginning to understand, is remarkable.

Five decades later as the world confronts another major Ebola outbreak, we continue to turn to them.

#VirchowPrize2026

[stefan swartling peterson @stefanswartpet]

@Chikwe_I @MTamfum @virchowprize @WorldHealthSmt @RegBerlin @WHO @inrb_kinshasa @ITMantwerp @AfricaCDC @Unikinrdc @LSHTM @ChariteBerlin And you did it exceedingly well - I almost wept...

[Chikwe Ihekweazu @Chikwe_I]

It is a privilege to deliver the laudation for Prof @Mtamfum and Prof Peter Piot at #VirchowPrize2026

Few have given more to advance public health while mentoring generations of future leaders

We celebrate not only their scientific achievements but also their deep humanity

[stefan swartling peterson @stefanswartpet]

Fossil Fuel Fascism!

Rebuking Ukraine Over Oil Strikes, Trump Says It Should ‘Get a New President’ https://t.co/xzDlQwKepn via @NYTimes

[stefan swartling peterson @stefanswartpet]

Science saves lives. Misinformation kills!
A Collective Statement on Confidence in Childhood Vaccination https://t.co/rP3LnpxxyL

[Muhammad Shehada @muhammadshehad2]

The Nobel peace prize was just awarded to the UN official that found Israel guilty of an ongoing genocide

An extraordinary turning point & a vindication of everyone who stood against Israel's atrocities in Gaza!

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

Congratulations Justice Pillay!
The committee in granting her the Nobel peace prize: “An international legal system in which war criminals are held to account and the victims of abuse see justice served is a precondition for a peaceful world.”
May this justice start in Palestine

[Maria M Stenergard @MariaStenergard]

Sweden regrets the decision by the US to impose sanctions against the @IntlCrimCourt. Sweden and the EU stand firmly behind the ICC and its vital role in ensuring accountability for perpetrators and justice for victims of the most serious crimes of concern to us all.
Multilateralism and international institutions for ensuring accountability are needed more than ever at a time when violations of international law continue to cause immense suffering. Sweden will continue to support the ICC, its independence and its integrity.

[Agnes Callamard @AgnesCallamard]

On the day the Nobel peace prize recognises international judge Navi Pillay, the US announces institutional sanctions against the ICC.  

I am writing this from Nuremberg where 80 years ago, American judges and lawyers played a crucial role in trying the highest Nazi leaders and commanders, and establishing the foundational principles of international criminal law. 

80 years later, what a betrayal. 

The Trump administration’s decision is appalling. 

But ultimately, it is not about them. It is about us. The US grotesque decision is a test for all European governments which have been tiptoeing, shying away from confronting and responding to the predatory actions from the trump administration. 

They now need to rise to the moment. History demands of Europe that it stands for international justice and its institutions. 

There is only one possible response: impose immediately blocking orders. The US sanctions cannot and should not be implemented on European territory. 

This is not a USA moment. This is a “Us” moment. Let’s rise to it. 

Because humanity must win. 

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