Global IssuesNews headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 56
Outlook for 2023: Children in Polycrisis
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 14 (IPS) - The year 2022 was incredibly difficult for people around the world. We were confronted by a series of major crises, including a continuing pandemic, a major war in Europe, an energy crisis, rising inflation and food insecurity.
New Approach to Atrocities Needed, Say Ukraine War Crimes Investigators
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Feb 10 (IPS) - As plans are announced to set up an international centre in The Hague to prosecute war crimes committed in Ukraine, groups involved in documenting them say there must be a fundamental change in how the world reacts to war atrocities.
United States: UN rights experts gravely concerned over ‘brutal deaths’ at hands of police
- UN News
Independent UN human rights experts on Friday expressed grave concern over the deaths early last month of two young Black men in the United States, at the hands of police officers.
‘Reasonable grounds’ to believe Syrian Government was behind deadly chlorine gas attack on Douma: OPCW report
- UN News
A new report released by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) finds “reasonable grounds” exist to believe the Syrian Government was responsible for a chemical weapons attack that killed 43 civilians in the suburban town of Douma in 2018, the organization’s senior official told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Partnerships key to boosting online safety
- UN News
On Safer Internet Day, observed on Tuesday, UN agencies and partners including innovators in the private sector, are forging a digital path towards boosting safety online for everyone.
Global Leaders Urge Participation in High-Level Financing Conference to Fund Education for 222 Million Crisis-Impacted Children
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Feb 03 (IPS) - The world is in the throng of a monumental, damaging, and unprecedented global education crisis. Wars, protracted conflict, extreme climate changes, hunger, COVID-19, and economic uncertainties are pushing children out of the education system.
US Policies Slowing World Economy
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 02 (IPS) - Few policymakers ever claim credit for causing stagnation and recessions. Yet, they do so all the time, justifying their actions by some supposedly higher purpose.
Insecurity in Nigerias Southern Kaduna: Will the Elections Change the Scenario?
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Feb 02 (IPS) - Tabitha Siman, a survivor of an attack at her home, says life is not worth living after her twin daughters, husband, and co-wife were killed during an attack at her home.
Who are Humanitarian Journalists?
- Inter Press Service
NORWICH / EDINBURGH / LONDON, Feb 01 (IPS) - In a new book, entitled Humanitarian Journalists: Covering Crises from a Boundary Zonewe document the unique reporting practices of a small but influential group of journalists who defy conventional approaches to covering humanitarian crises.
Fake medicines kill almost 500,000 sub-Saharan Africans a year: UNODC report
- UN News
Trafficked medical products kill almost half a million sub-Saharan Africans every year, and action is needed to stem the flow, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) states in its new threat assessment report.
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