Global IssuesNews headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 35
What Is Israel's End-Game in Gaza?
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Nov 13 (IPS) - Unless Israel establishes an exit strategy and an end-game that will lead to a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in full coordination with the US and Saudi Arabia, the war against Hamas will only be another brutal violent episode that will prepare the ground for the next conflagration that will engulf the West Bank and potentially set the entire region on fire.
‘Taking Palestine Back to 2005’ — UN Warns of Socioeconomic Impacts of Gaza War
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 13 (IPS) - One month into the war in Gaza, Palestine has already seen major setbacks in development that will have severe ramifications for the people of Palestine that will impact any future efforts toward its economic recovery.
Israels Military Is Part of the U.S. War Machine
- Inter Press Service
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Nov 09 (IPS) - The governments of Israel and the United States are now in disagreement over how many Palestinian civilians it’s okay to kill. Last week -- as the death toll from massive Israeli bombardment of Gaza neared 10,000 people, including several thousand children -- top U.S. officials began to worry about the rising horrified outcry at home and abroad. So, they went public with muted misgivings and calls for a “humanitarian pause.” But Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made clear that he would have none of it.
Arms Suppliers to Israel & Hamas Should Face War Crime Charges - But Will They?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 09 (IPS) - The killings of thousands of civilians in the ongoing Middle East conflict are largely the result of an uneven battle—a nuclear-armed Israel, equipped with some of the most sophisticated American weapons systems, fighting a rag-tag militant group, Hamas.
Five judges elected to United Nations’ top court
- UN News
The General Assembly and the Security Council on Thursday elected five judges to serve on the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
Stories from the UN Archive: Birth of the first global court
- UN News
Did you know the UN hosts the world’s court of justice? From the pending State-level Ukraine v. Russia case on allegations of genocide to landmark judgments and opinions on everything from climate change to ending colonialism, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rose from the ashes of the Second World War with the founding of the UN.
Where Do We Go Once the Israel-Hamas War Ends? - PART II
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Nov 07 (IPS) - There are five measures the Israeli government, along with the US and Saudi Arabia, should put in place to move the peace process forward.
First, Israel must limit its ground invasion to northern Gazaas a large-scale war will inevitably inflict massive destruction and thousands of casualties on both sides, especially Palestinian civilians, and put the lives of the hostages at a much greater risk.
Where Do We Go Once the Israel-Hamas War Ends? - Part I
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Nov 06 (IPS) - Since the 1967 Six Day War, many efforts have been made to reach a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians through mediation conducted by an impartial mediator, face-to face negotiations, international conferences, offering incentives, back-channel talks, interim agreements (in particular the Oslo Accords), and occasionally by an influential party exerting pressure on both sides, especially the US.
Opium cultivation declines by 95 per cent in Afghanistan: UN survey
- UN News
Opium poppy production in Afghanistan has plummeted since the de facto authorities imposed a drug ban last year, new UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) data reveals.
Gaza Spells Jungle
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Nov 03 (IPS) - During her 2013 visit to Sri Lanka, then UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay wanted to lay a wreath to commemorate the war-dead. "When I go to a country, I like to honour the victims, all victims, victims of LTTE, soldiers, families,” she explained.
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