Francesca Caruso

Research & Conflict Mediation | Central African Republic | Chad | Sahel. Views are my own - Retweet is not endorsement

[Jean-Pierre Lacroix @Lacroix_UN]

Conflicts are on the rise. So is global military expenditure. With multilateral cooperation under threat, support to @UN peacekeeping is more critical than ever.

It is time to unite.

It is time to #InvestInPeace.

Everywhere. For everyone. Every day.

[Peace Agreements Monitor @peaceagreements]

The Hague Group expanded from 9 to 40 states in 14 months. We examine what kind of coalition it is, how it differs from competing frameworks, and what structural deficits limit its capacity to function beyond political signaling

https://t.co/keVpkBgwYH

[Guillaume Long @GuillaumeLong]

I recommend @FcarusoFr's piece on The Hague Group. It explores the important achievements, and its new approach to coordinated action, but also focuses on the significant challenges and shortcomings. Great read.
https://t.co/WNCYnYpzii

"The group’s existence carries intrinsic value beyond its capacity to translate legal obligations into State practice. In a context where media attention on Gaza collapsed after the October 2025 ceasefire — despite continued Israeli attacks and land grabbing — the group maintains the international focus on the plight of the Palestinian people. For participating States, membership also creates domestic and international accountability: governments that join commit publicly to measures they must then explain if they fail to implement."

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

No nation, no society, and no international order can call itself just and humane if it measures its success solely by power or prosperity while neglecting those who live at the margins. Indeed, Christ’s love for the least and the forgotten compels us to reject every form of selfishness that leaves the poor and the vulnerable invisible.

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

“I see a hollowing out of the Geneva Conventions,” warns @ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric. “Civilians are systematically reduced to numbers and statistics. We are losing sight of humanity, which has to be put at the center of all of this.

“We cannot accept the levels of destruction. We cannot accept the levels of suffering anymore. The numbers of casualties and displaced people and the rhetoric – the rhetoric around this is most problematic because it lowers the barriers. It lowers the moral frontiers to doing the worst.”

[Financial Times @FT]

With Italian salaries having stagnated for decades, Milan's house-price-to-income ratio (a popular metric of housing affordability) is now worse than London's. https://t.co/XTvwA9wbL6

[Pedro Sánchez @sanchezcastejon]

El odio ya no es una emoción. Es un producto que algunos fabrican y distribuyen para enriquecerse con él.

Mientras, la sociedad entera sufre. Tú también.

[Jean-Pierre Lacroix @Lacroix_UN]

I am deeply concerned about the significant escalation of hostilities and the risk for further worsening of the situation in Lebanon & in the region.
Only a political solution will bring lasting stability. We urge all parties to recommit to the full implementation of UNSCR 1701

[Josep Borrell Fontelles @JosepBorrellF]

International Law, which includes the prohibition to use force to settle international disputes, is an integral, binding part of the EU Treaties. Its "expiration" cannot be decreed by anyone in a speech. Each EU institution should work in accordance to its respective competence.

[Francesca Caruso @FcarusoFr]

This video contains everything that UN Security Council Resolution 1325 did not need.
Being a woman is not enough for peace processes to last. What is also needed is a genuine belief in dialogue and a clearly anti-militarist posture.

[European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺 @eu_eeas]

From negotiation tables to EU missions on the ground, women play a vital role in building peace and security.

On International Women's Day, we recognise their indispensable contribution to lasting peace. Research shows peace agreements are more likely to endure when women take part in peace processes.

The new Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030 sets out further steps to strengthen women’s participation, rights and opportunities.

Read more: https://t.co/e27adObJOB

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

The humanitarian movement takes many forms.

A privilege to spend time with Community of Sant'Egidio in Rome, to discuss how grassroots dialogue, understanding and connecting generations contributes to peace. @santegidionews

[Cameron Hudson @_hudsonc]

Ethiopia's last war in Tigray essentially ended as a result of the introduction of drones by the ENDF. Those same drones are now the opening salvo of a new war that is sure to look very different from the last one. https://t.co/g7kxK8Vu5W

[Cameron Hudson @_hudsonc]

"Today, the territorial nation-state in Sudan—and in many parts of Africa and the Middle East—is rapidly being eclipsed by borderless fiefdoms run by warlords who answer to foreign patrons with deep pockets." https://t.co/IB2jeOU0nE

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

BREAKING: Sudan announces government's return to Khartoum from wartime capital

Read more: https://t.co/0aiifRkLSN

[Mamadou Dian Balde @mamadou_dbalde]

Today marks 1000 days of war in #Sudan. A tragedy for millions of people impacted by this brutal conflict.

Days can be counted, but the continued suffering of our Sudanese brothers & sisters, & refugees they host is immeasurable.

The conflict must end. Peace & solutions. Now.

[Francesca Caruso @FcarusoFr]

Javid Abdelmoneim, président international de MSF : « Il faut refuser la banalisation des atrocités au #Soudan  » https://t.co/uSoA0ttVoi

[Francesca Caruso @FcarusoFr]

International funding for #MineAction fell by 5% in 2024 (#LandmineMonitor2025). #Ukraine remained the top recipient for the 3rd year running, while affected States Parties—especially in #Africa—kept struggling to attract support.

https://t.co/YSYrJamGVq

[Francesca Caruso @FcarusoFr]

Ciad, con la mediazione della Comunità di Sant’Egidio, stop alle mine anti-uomo https://t.co/yfqlgp42CV

[Comunità di Sant'Egidio @santegidionews]

Un passo verso la pace in Ciad: a Sant'Egidio firmato un documento di ripudio delle mine antipersona https://t.co/N8kson9fcN

[Francesca Caruso @FcarusoFr]

MPRD, a Chadian rebel movement, has officially committed to not using, purchasing, selling or stockpiling anti-personnel landmines, under the aegis of @santegidionews. An important step for the protection of civilians and for opening spaces for dialogue.

#Landmines #IHL

[Dire.it @direpuntoit]

Il movimento Mprd sigla un documento 'in controtendenza', il presidente Djedouboum Sadoum a 'Dire': "Serve pace"
https://t.co/x6Vbllxfe3