Koen Davidse

DG Policy Dutch Ministry of Defense, former Dean World Bank board & ASG UN peace keeping mission Mali

[Koen Davidse @koendavidse]

On the day we honour UN peace keepers it was a pleasure to catch up with the head of peace keeping @lacroix_UN. Peace keepers are courageously protecting civilians and making solutions to conflicts possible.

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

flying into LGA, i hit the jackpot — a flight path straight up the hudson river. if you look closely, you can even see the plane's shadow sweeping across manhattan.

[Agnès Vahramian @AgnesVahramian]

Emmanuel Macron chante « la bohème » accompagné à la batterie par le premier ministre Nikol pachinyan . Dîner d’état à Erevan. La musique en amitié.

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

One of the greatest and oldest special effects in history can be witnessed in Rome today

And it has been playing out, on cue, for nearly 2000 years...

Each year on April 21, the traditional birthday of Rome — the legendary date Romulus founded the city in 753 BC — the midday sun pierces the oculus at the crown of the Pantheon's dome and casts a perfect disk of light that settles squarely on the temple's entrance.

For roughly two minutes and fifty seconds, the bronze doors blaze gold...

At that exact moment, the Emperor would step across the threshold, his body swallowed in sunlight, as though the heavens themselves were handing him the city.

Hadrian's engineers designed the entire building as a cosmos in miniature: the interior is exactly 43.3 metres wide and 43.3 metres tall, meaning a perfect sphere fits inside it.

The Roman senator Cassius Dio wrote that the vaulted roof was meant to resemble the heavens themselves...

[Jean-Pierre Lacroix @Lacroix_UN]

Grateful to @KingdomNL_UN & the International Peace Institute for the launch of Action For Peacekeeping Impact.

As conflicts grow more complex, we must partner to strengthen our ops & keep @UN peacekeeping fit for the future. #InvestInPeace

Brief: https://t.co/bQEg9eFYh8

[Rob Jetten @MinPres]

Following Friday’s consultations, the Netherlands, together with the United Kingdom, France and other partners, has reaffirmed our commitment regarding the Strait of Hormuz by signing the statement below.

We have agreed to draw on our joint diplomatic, economic and military capabilities to support the freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.

https://t.co/OJ52tTHk4P

[UNSGSA Queen Máxima @UNSGSA]

UNSGSA Queen Máxima has arrived at the #SpringMeetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group.

She will raise #financialhealth as an urgent priority in conversations with heads of government, development leaders, & private sector partners.

➡️https://t.co/H6Oo2t5wAG #WBGMeetings

[UN Spokesperson @UN_Spokesperson]

Today marks three years since the war in #Sudan began.

It is a tragic milestone in a conflict that has shattered a country of immense promise – and created the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.

This nightmare must end.

[Koen Davidse @koendavidse]

@bob_deen @Monika_Sie @Clingendaelorg Hartelijk gefeliciteerd Bob!

[Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius @DefensieMin]

Vrouwen in de Oekraïense strijdkrachten laten zien hoe onmisbaar ze zijn. Voor onze veiligheid hebben we iedereen nodig. Met de Arm Women Now-patch vragen we rond Internationale Vrouwendag aandacht voor goed passende uitrustingen, zodat al onze mensen hun werk veilig kunnen doen.

[KingdomNL at UN @KingdomNL_UN]

Deze week onderhandelt de Verenigde Naties met Lidstaten over beleid en de financiële vergoedingen voor materieel tijdens VN vredemissies. 🇺🇳

Dit komt samen in het handboek voor Contingent-Owned Equipment (COE) 2026.

In deze video leggen we uit wat je hierover moet weten. 🎥

[Koen Davidse @koendavidse]

@RichardGowan1 @CrisisGroup @FortiD @maya_ungar Congratulations!

[Koen Davidse @koendavidse]

C’est avec une grande tristesse que j’ai appris le décès de l’imam Abderrahmane Ben Essayouti. Tombouctou et le Mali perdent un homme de paix. Ce fut un honneur de pouvoir échanger avec lui lors de mon séjour au Mali.

[UN OCHA Sudan @UNOCHA_Sudan]

“Aid workers take huge risks being near El Fasher [...]. This is not charity; this is about human rights and providing people’s basic necessities and protection."

Humanitarian Coordinator in #Sudan, Denise Brown, on the situation in El Fasher, North Darfur.

Credit: @BBCNews

[Radio Dabanga @RadioDabanga]

ناجون من الفاشر يروون تفاصيل مروعة .. قتل وتعذيب واختطاف #السودان #راديو_دبنقا #لا_للحرب #SudanNews #Sudan_War_Updates

https://t.co/xPQA2v1F7H

[UN Women @UN_Women]

Lasting #peace is not possible when half the population is excluded.

As we mark 25 years of @UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, join our call for women’s equal participation as agents of peace: https://t.co/ZPoo5Wz8P3

#WomenPeaceSecurity

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

El Fasher is at breaking point. People are trapped and fighting is advancing further into the city.

Ceasefire now, in El Fasher, in Darfur and throughout Sudan.

[Koen Davidse @koendavidse]

@maryg1race Thank you!

[Egmont Institute @EgmontInstitute]

📄 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
🧵1/6 Europe looks East, but forgets the South.
In her latest piece, @WilenNina @EgmontInstitute warns that sidelining Africa in security strategy is shortsighted, dangerous, and costly. ⬇️
🔗 https://t.co/s6WIQQ8NGR