FredericVanPeteghem

Proud to be representing the Kingdom of Belgium 🇧🇪 at the United Nations 🇺🇳 in New York.

[Carl Skau @WFPChief]

Honored to be joined by HM Queen Mathilde of Belgium today. Her dedication and commitment to the fight against hunger sets a leading example for states coming together in collective action.
@MonarchieBe

[Global Network Against Food Crises @fightfoodcrises]

🗣️ “Hunger is not merely a humanitarian challenge, it is a profound test of our collective humanity, our solidarity and our willingness to uphold our shared responsibilities”

Powerful words from Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium @MonarchieBe at our #UNGA81 side event.

[Maxime PREVOT @prevotmaxime]

⚖️ Belgium condemns all sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court, its officials and those cooperating with it. The measures undermine the Court’s independence and impartiality and weaken the global fight against impunity. The #ICC must be free to fulfil its mandate without intimidation or political pressure. This is not about defending national sovereignty. On the contrary, sovereignty also carries the responsibility to abide by the fundamental principles of international law.

Belgium will always stand with the victims in their pursuit of justice. We also stand in solidarity with the Court’s staff and the many civil society organisations working tirelessly to advance accountability, and will continue to do its part, including by advocating for the activation of the Blocking Statute.

@BelgiumMFA

[🇧🇪 Belgium MFA @BelgiumMFA]

Statement on UNRWA. ⬇️

[🇧🇪 Belgium MFA @BelgiumMFA]

👏 Belgium stands with @ifrc, @ICRC and National societies worldwide.

On #RedCrossDay and Red Crescent Day, we commend the work & thank all #volunteers and staff supporting people affected by disaster, armed conflict, health and social problems, often risking their own safety.

[Belgium UN New York @BelgiumUN]

🇧🇪 Yesterday at the UNSC Arria-Formula Meeting, Belgium reaffirmed its strong commitment to the protection of humanitarian and medical personnel, 10 years after UNSC Resolution 2286 was adopted.

Medical facilities must remain safe spaces at all times.

[Maxime PREVOT @prevotmaxime]

🇱🇧 (EN/FR/NL) I came to Beirut today to show our full support to the Lebanese authorities and to express our deep solidarity with the families affected by the violent conflict opposing Israel to Hezbollah. Just before I was commending President Aoun for offering to open official negotiations with Israel towards a ceasefire, Israel launched, with no previous warning, one of the most massive strikes since the beginning of the hostilities, allegedly causing hundreds of civilian victims. We were at the embassy with my delegation, just a few hundred metres from where the missiles struck. This must stop. The ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran must include Lebanon! 
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Je suis venu aujourd’hui à Beyrouth pour manifester notre soutien total aux autorités libanaises et exprimer notre profonde solidarité avec les familles touchées par le violent conflit qui oppose Israël au Hezbollah. Peu avant de féliciter le président Aoun d’avoir proposé d’entamer des négociations officielles avec Israël en vue d’un cessez-le-feu, Israël a lancé, sans aucun avertissement préalable, l’une des frappes les plus massives depuis le début des hostilités, qui aurait fait des centaines de victimes civiles. Nous étions à l'ambassade avec ma délégation, à quelques centaines de mètres seulement de l'endroit où les missiles ont frappé. Cela doit cesser. Le cessez-le-feu entre les États-Unis, Israël et l'Iran doit inclure le Liban !
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Ik ben vandaag naar Beiroet gekomen om onze volledige steun te betuigen aan de Libanese autoriteiten en om onze diepe solidariteit te betuigen met de families die getroffen zijn door het gewelddadige conflict tussen Israël en Hezbollah. Net toen ik president Aoun prees voor zijn aanbod om officiële onderhandelingen met Israël te starten met het oog op een staakt-het-vuren, lanceerde Israël zonder enige voorafgaande waarschuwing een van de zwaarste aanvallen sinds het begin van de vijandelijkheden, waarbij naar verluidt honderden burgerslachtoffers zijn gevallen. We waren met mijn delegatie in de ambassade, op slechts een paar honderd meter van de plek waar de raketten insloegen. Dit moet stoppen. Het staakt-het-vuren tussen de VS, Israël en Iran moet ook Libanon omvatten!

@BelgiumMFA @BelgiumLebanon

[Maxime PREVOT @prevotmaxime]

(EN/FR/NL) 🇺🇳 Good to sit down with Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief this morning in Brussels. In times like these, regular contact between donors and humanitarian leaders is crucial.

The reality is stark. Humanitarian needs are rising while funding is shrinking. Aid workers are being attacked at unprecedented rates. And the world's attention is stretched thin across too many crises at once.

Belgium will not look away. Humanitarian aid is lives saved every single day. That is why we back our new Belgian humanitarian strategy with flexible, predictable funding over several years. Because aid organisations on the ground need to plan, not just react.

We discussed our recent additional support for Lebanon. But I also raised the many forgotten crises that no longer make the headlines but where people suffer just the same. Sudan, the Sahel, the Great Lakes, Myanmar, etc. The cameras may have moved on, but the needs have not.

In a world where the instinct is to turn inward, Belgium chooses to stay engaged.

Thank you, Tom, for your leadership. The work your teams do, often at great personal risk, deserves far more recognition than it gets.
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🇺🇳 C'était un plaisir de m'entretenir avec Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief ce matin à Bruxelles. Dans des moments comme ceux-ci, il est essentiel que les donateurs et les responsables humanitaires restent en contact régulier.

La réalité est crue. Les besoins humanitaires augmentent tandis que les financements diminuent. Les travailleurs humanitaires sont victimes d'attaques à un rythme sans précédent. Et l'attention du monde est dispersée entre trop de crises à la fois.

La Belgique ne détournera pas le regard. L'aide humanitaire, c'est sauver des vies chaque jour. C'est pourquoi nous soutenons notre nouvelle stratégie humanitaire belge par un financement flexible et prévisible sur plusieurs années. Car les organisations humanitaires sur le terrain ont besoin de planifier, et pas seulement de réagir.

Nous avons discuté de notre récent soutien supplémentaire au Liban. Mais j'ai également évoqué les nombreuses crises oubliées qui ne font plus la une des journaux, mais où les gens souffrent tout autant. Le Soudan, le Sahel, la région des Grands Lacs, le Myanmar, etc. Les caméras sont peut-être parties, mais les besoins, eux, sont toujours là.

Dans un monde où l'instinct est de se replier sur soi-même, la Belgique choisit de rester engagée.

Merci, Tom, pour ton leadership. Le travail que font tes équipes, souvent au péril de leur vie, mérite bien plus de reconnaissance qu’il n’en reçoit.
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🇺🇳 Het was goed om vanochtend in Brussel met Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief aan tafel te zitten. In tijden als deze is regelmatig contact tussen donoren en leiders in de humanitaire sector van cruciaal belang.

De realiteit is grimmig. De humanitaire behoeften nemen toe, terwijl de financiering afneemt. Hulpverleners worden op ongekende schaal aangevallen. En de aandacht van de wereld is versnipperd over te veel crisissen tegelijk.

België zal niet wegkijken. Humanitaire hulp betekent elke dag weer levens redden. Daarom ondersteunen we onze nieuwe Belgische humanitaire strategie met flexibele, voorspelbare financiering over meerdere jaren. Want hulporganisaties ter plaatse moeten kunnen plannen, niet alleen reageren.

We hebben gesproken over onze recente extra steun aan Libanon. Maar ik heb ook de vele vergeten crisissen ter sprake gebracht die niet langer de krantenkoppen halen, maar waar mensen net zo goed lijden. Soedan, de Sahel, het gebied van de Grote Meren, Myanmar, enz. De camera's zijn misschien verder getrokken, maar de noden zijn gebleven.

In een wereld waar de neiging bestaat om zich naar binnen te keren, kiest België ervoor om betrokken te blijven.

Bedankt, Tom, voor je leiderschap. Het werk dat je teams verrichten, vaak met groot persoonlijk risico, verdient veel meer erkenning dan het krijgt.

@BelgiumMFA

[Belgium UN New York @BelgiumUN]

Yesterday, Belgium 🇧🇪 hosted a humanitarian briefing with Robert Turner, Chief of @UNMigration in Ukraine, on the humanitarian situation in the country.

The meeting brought together a broad, cross-regional group of Member States 🇺🇳.

[Maxime PREVOT @prevotmaxime]

🇸🇩 Together with 30 Foreign Ministers, I’m calling for an immediate end to the violence in Sudan.

Sudan faces the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Drone attacks kill civilians. Health facilities are destroyed. Food convoys are targeted. Humanitarian workers die trying to help.

Famine is confirmed. Sexual violence is rampant. 100,000 people have been displaced in recent months in Kordofan alone.

Intentional attacks against humanitarian personnel may amount to war crimes.

We urgently call on the Rapid Support Forces, the Sudanese Armed Forces, and all militias to cease hostilities immediately. Civilians must be protected. Humanitarian access must be granted. Those responsible for violations against women and children must face justice.

Sudan cannot be forgotten. We stand with its people.

🔗 https://t.co/qNPpKdLP80

@BelgiumMFA

[Maxime PREVOT @prevotmaxime]

❗️Belgium has NOT signed the Charter of the Board of Peace. This announcement is incorrect.

We wish for a common and coordinated European response. As many European countries, we have reservations to the proposal.

@BelgiumMFA

[Belgium UN New York @BelgiumUN]

We mark 20 years of critical humanitarian action of the Central Emergency Respond Fund @UNCERF to provide a fast, timely & effective response when #humanitarian crises hit

🇧🇪 is a proud donor of @UNCERF, contributing a combined 37 million € in 2025 & 2026.

#InvestInHumanity

[Maxime PREVOT @prevotmaxime]

How many more of the most innocent among us must grow up in fear before the world acts? #UNGA80

As a father, I cannot ignore the pain of parents who cannot protect their children in Gaza and the West Bank. This suffering is not inevitable. It is the result of choices. And choices can change.

That is why Belgium repeats its call. Protect children. Respect international humanitarian law. Guarantee safe and unimpeded humanitarian access.

War has rules. And those rules begin with humanity. To ignore them is not only to break the law, it is to betray who we are.

Belgium will continue to support those working for Palestinian children and their families, and we will keep pushing at every diplomatic forum to place children at the very heart of our response.

What excuse do we have not to act?

@BelgiumMFA

[Belgium UN New York @BelgiumUN]

#HappeningNow #UNGA80

🇧🇪 is hosting a side event on the Call to Action for Palestinian children in the West Bank and Gaza.

“An entire generation is at risk of being deprived of its childhood, its dignity, and its chance to build a future. We need to act now”. - @prevotmaxime

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

Once more, trying to find the words to convey the horror.

Once more, failing to do it justice.

#Gaza. #UNGA.

[Morocco Mission to the UN-NY @Morocco_UN]

Amb Hilale 🇲🇦 & Amb De Smedt 🇧🇪 @BelgiumUN warmly thank all delegations for their outstanding contributions, constructive cooperation, and sustained engagement throughout this important process 🇺🇳🤝🏼

[Morocco Mission to the UN-NY @Morocco_UN]

In their capacity as Co-facilitators of the inter-gov process the WSS under the title “the Second World Summit for Social Development’’, Amb Hilale 🇲🇦 & Amb De Smedt 🇧🇪 @BelgiumUN are pleased to announce that silence on the Doha Political Declaration has NOT been broken 🎉 and they conveyed this morning the final text to @UN_PGA . Consensus paves the way forward 🇺🇳 🤝🏼

[Deanna @Dbitetti]

An honor to have Ambassador De Smedt, @BelgiumUN, join @Refugees in NY in solidarity #WithRefugees @UN HQ

This #WorldRefugeeDay our message to over 122 million people forced to flee war, conflict or persecution is: “We see you. You are not forgotten. You are not alone."

[Maxime PREVOT @prevotmaxime]

Belgium stands firmly in support of the @IntlCrimCourt (ICC).

In light of recent US sanctions targeting the ICC, Belgium, together with Slovenia, will call for the European Union’s blocking statute to be invoked.

While this would be the first time the blocking statute is applied in defense of the ICC, Belgium believes it is essential to protect the Court’s independence and its crucial role in delivering justice for the gravest crimes.

Standing with the ICC means standing with the rule of law. Belgium will remain a steadfast supporter of the Court and its mission.

@BelgiumMFA

[Hadja Lahbib @hadjalahbib]

No bread, no fuel, no aid. #Gaza is being starved.

Over 100 children killed or injured daily. Humanitarians targeted. It’s a failure of our humanity.

Ceasefire, access, release of hostages, accountability now.