News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 152
Rural Poverty Is Still a Scar on the Soul of Colombia, but a New Program Supporting Agri-Entrepreneurship Can Help Heal the Wounds
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Peru, Oct 14 (IPS) - Rural poverty and inequality continue inflicting large swaths of population in Colombia, especially in rural areas. This situation, endemic since at least the beginning of the twentieth century, was at the root of the 50-year long conflict that shattered the country, leaving 220,000 deaths and 5.7 million displaced persons, and devastating a significant part of the rural areas, where government services and infrastructure vanished.
Aid Groups Warn of Humanitarian Crisis from Turkey’s Assault on Syria
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 10 (IPS) - Aid groups operating in northeastern Syria have been raising the alarm about civilian casualties and an impending humanitarian crisis this week, as Turkey began a military assault on the turbulent region's Kurdish militants.
The Role of Emerging Technologies in Military Conflicts
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Oct 10 (IPS) - Throughout history, technology has transformed armed conflict. The carnage of First World War battlefields is a stark example of what happens when advances in weaponry outpace the normative frameworks around its use.
South Sudan's Authorities Allow Serious Human Rights Abuses to Flourish and go Unpunished - Report
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Oct 07 (IPS) - Human rights movement Amnesty International has accused South Sudanese authorities for lack of independence as they have allowed allowing human rights abuses, war crimes and crimes against humanity to go unpunished.
Afghan War Deadly for Children Despite Peace Process: UN
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 04 (IPS) - The United Nations has warned that the past four years were among the deadliest for children in Afghanistan since the United States-led invasion of 2001, with nearly 13,000 youngsters killed and injured in that period.
Constitutional Committee Breakthrough Offers ‘Sign of Hope’ for Long-suffering Syrians
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 01 (IPS) - There is a "sign of hope for the long-suffering Syrian people" as a Syrian-led, Syrian-owned, credible and inclusive Constitutional Committee is set to start deliberations next month, the United Nations Special Envoy for the country told the Security Council on Monday.
The Risk of Nuclear War is Increasing
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Sep 30 (IPS) - Over the long course of the nuclear age, millions of people around the world, often led by a young generation of clear-eyed activists, have stood up to demand meaningful, immediate international action to halt, reduce, and end the threat posed by nuclear weapons to humankind and the planet.
Right-Wing Politicians Fear “Invasion” of Europe & US by Migrants and Refugees
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 30 (IPS) - The United Nations commemorated its annual World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) on September 29 -- this time amidst rising anti-immigrant rhetoric and widespread xenophobia.
World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates Calls for Decisive Action, With No Time to Waste
- Inter Press Service
MERIDA, Mexico, Sep 23 (IPS) - In a world of increasing fragility and declining resources, can the world foster peace? With a looming climate crisis, is war inevitable? Will nuclear war be the final result? Are women the ultimate peace builders? How do we train and engage youth to promote peace?
Jersey, a Gorilla and the Civil War in Cameroon
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Sep 23 (IPS) - A month ago I visited Jersey, one of the few European territories still welcoming refugees, though in the case of Jersey they have to be wealthy and are generally fleeing not from war and misery, but from taxes.
Once Jersey and the nearby island of Guernsey harbored one of Europe´s most famous political refugees – Victor Hugo (1802-1885), who after he had been too outspoken in his criticism of the autocrat Louis Napoleon found it more convenient to live on the Channel Islands than in France.
In spite of being very close to France and with a population that at the time was mainly French-speaking, these islands were nevertheless British territory.
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