News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 29
Funding for UN Palestinian Relief Agency is Threatened While Investigations Continue
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 30 (IPS) - The consequences of the investigation into the 12 United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) staffers allegedly linked to the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel have led to major donor countries pulling their support from the UN agency. However, the agency has appealed to the governments to continue the aid the the face of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
World confronts an ‘ugly and inescapable truth’ in Darfur, says ICC Prosecutor
- UN News
The international community’s failure to execute warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and subsequent lack of accountability are fuelling the violence stemming from the war between rival militaries in Sudan, ICC Prosecutor told the UN Security Council on Monday.
ICJ Orders Israel to Take All Measures to Prevent Genocide in Gaza
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 26 (IPS) - The International Court of Justice today told Israel to take all measures to prevent a genocide in the Gaza Strip.
International Court of Justice Set to Deliver Order in Genocide case.
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 26 (IPS) - The International Court of Justice will deliver it's order for provisional measures submitted by South Africa in the case of South Africa versus Israel today.
Stand up against hate, UN chief tells Holocaust commemoration
- UN News
Hate is growing at an alarming speed, and the world must strongly denounce forces of division, especially in the wake of the abhorrent 7 October terror attacks in Israel, the UN Secretary-General said on Friday, opening a ceremony in the General Assembly Hall commemorating victims of the Holocaust.
UN rights chief regrets US’s first ever execution by nitrogen suffocation
- UN News
The UN human rights chief has expressed deep regret over the execution of a prisoner in the United States on Thursday night through the country’s first ever use of nitrogen asphyxiation as a method of implementing the death penalty.
Rights Coalition Calls for Israel Arms Embargo to End Gaza Carnage
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jan 25 (IPS) - A coalition of 16 leading human rights organizations issued a joint statement Wednesday calling on all nations to immediately stop sending weapons to both Israel and and Palestinian militants, warning that continued arms transfers risk exacerbating what's already one of the worst humanitarian crises in modern history.
Haiti crises have reached ‘a critical point’: UN envoy
- UN News
More than 8,400 people were victims of gang violence in Haiti last year, including killings, injuries and kidnappings – a 122 per cent increase over 2022, the UN Special Representative for the country told the UN Security Council on Thursday.
Turning Protracted African Conflicts into Sustainable Peace
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 22 (IPS) - Among East Africa’s dozens of pastoral tribes, major conflicts have erupted repeatedly, largely over land and water disputes.
Generational trauma and anger have built to create tensions and grievances that carry emotional weight even hundreds of years later.
Gaza Health Workers Struggling to Save Injured Without Medical Supplies, WHO Expert Warns
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 19 (IPS) - Gaza’s healthcare system is “on its knees” as ongoing hostilities force hospitals to operate beyond their capacity and displace their healthcare workers, according to a WHO expert.