Global IssuesNews headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 154
Despite Treaty, Conventional Arms Fuel Ongoing Conflicts
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 01 (IPS) - Despite last year's Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), the proliferation of conventional weapons, both legally and illegally, continues to help fuel military conflicts in several countries in the Middle East and Africa, including Syria, Iraq, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Libya and Yemen.
Health Officials Warn of Dengue Outbreak in War-Torn Yemen
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 01 (IPS) - An outbreak of dengue fever in Yemen's most populated governorate has prompted urgent calls from the World Health Organisation (WHO) for a "humanitarian corridor" to facilitate the flow of medicines to over three million civilians trapped in the war-torn area.
Europe Squabbles While Refugees Die
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 30 (IPS) - As tens of thousands of refugees continue to flee conflict-ridden countries, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria, Western European governments and international humanitarian organisations are struggling to cope with a snowballing humanitarian crisis threatening to explode.
Disarmament Conference Ends with Ambitious Goal – But How to Get There?
- Inter Press Service
HIROSHIMA, Aug 28 (IPS) - A three-day landmark U.N. Conference on Disarmament Issues has ended here – one day ahead of the International Day Against Nuclear Tests – stressing the need for ushering in a world free of nuclear weapons, but without a consensus on how to move towards that goal.
U.S.-Made Cluster Munitions Causing Civilian Deaths in Yemen
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 27 (IPS) - New research released today by a leading human rights watchdog has found evidence of seven attacks involving cluster munitions in Yemen's northwestern Hajja governorate.
Opinion: A Farewell to Arms that Fuel Atrocities is Within Our Grasp
- Inter Press Service
CANCUN, Mexico, Aug 27 (IPS) - The recent explosions that apparently destroyed a 2,000-year-old temple in the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria were yet another grim example of how the armed group calling itself the Islamic State (IS) uses conventional weapons to further its agenda.
Deliberate Targeting of Water Sources Worsens Misery for Millions of Syrians
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 26 (IPS) - Imagine having to venture out into a conflict zone in search of water because rebel groups and government forces have targeted the pipelines. Imagine walking miles in the blazing summer heat, then waiting hours at a public tap to fill up your containers. Now imagine realizing the jugs are too heavy to carry back home.
U.N. Chief Warns of Growing Humanitarian Crisis in Northeastern Nigeria
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 26 (IPS) - With over 1.5 million displaced, 800,000 of whom are children, and continuously escalating violence in northeastern Nigeria, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon described the humanitarian situation as "particularly worrying" during a visit to the country.
Poverty and Slavery Often Go Hand-in-Hand for Africa’s Children
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Aug 26 (IPS) - "Poverty has become part of me," says 13-year-old Aminata Kabangele from the Democratic Republic of Congo. "I have learned to live with the reality that nobody cares for me."
Majority of Child Casualties in Yemen Caused by Saudi-Led Airstrikes
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 25 (IPS) - Of the 402 children killed in Yemen since the escalation of hostilities in March 2015, 73 percent were victims of Saudi coalition-led airstrikes, a United Nations official said Monday.
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