News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 156
A Roadmap for Children as Victims, not Terrorists
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 26 (IPS) - The feeling in the air at a recent meeting of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) was one of compassion and benevolence.
The focus was on children as Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs), a subject that everyone at the panel discussion argued is delicate and politically sensitive.
Patriotism versus Hope: Eritreans Wrestle with Leaving Home or Remaining
- Inter Press Service
ASMARA, Eritrea/ANTWERP, Belguim, Jun 21 (IPS) - Most media narratives about Eritrea suggest an endless stream of young people fleeing the country, who couldn't wait to escape. But the reality is far different and more nuanced—both when it comes to those who have left, and those who chose to remain.
Sharing the Burden of Refugees; the World Can Do Better
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 20 (IPS) - Siddharth Chatterjee is the United Nations Resident Coordinator to Kenya.
As the world marks World Refugee Day on June 20th to celebrate the strength, courage and perseverance of refugees, a glaring concern remains just how inadequate the global response to the refugee crisis has been.
As Sudan Struggles, AU Should Press for Justice and Accountability
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Jun 18 (IPS) - Carine Kaneza Nantulya is the Africa advocacy director at Human Rights Watch
On June 6, the African Union (AU) suspended Sudan from the 55-member group with "immediate effect." The move came in response to a deadly crackdown on peaceful protesters in Khartoum, in which government forces, led by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), tore through a sit-in in the capital killing at least 108 people, and wounding hundreds. The AU's decisive action has been widely applauded, but suspending Sudan is not enough.
World’s Displacement Crises Worsened by Lack of Funds, Political Will or Media Attention
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 06 (IPS) - The world's 10 most displacement crises—rendering millions of people homeless-- have continued to worsen due either to political neglect, a shortage of funds or lack of media attention, according to a new report released by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).
Pakistani and Afghan Refugees Seek Safe Haven in Sri Lanka
- Inter Press Service
NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka, May 31 (IPS) - Caroline Gluck is Senior Regional Public Information Officer, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency. She is based in Bangkok, Thailand
Thirteen-year-old Bariea, a Pakistani asylum seeker in Sri Lanka, is taking shelter at a mosque in the city of Negombo, where an uneasy mix of high anxiety and extreme boredom hover over the room.
US “Emergency” Arms Sales to Mideast Nations Under Fire
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (IPS) - When the UN Security Council met last week to discuss the deaths and devastation caused to civilians in ongoing military conflicts and civil wars, the killings in Yemen and the air attacks on hospitals, schools, mosques, and market places—whether deliberate or otherwise-- were singled out as the worst ever.
The Time is Now: End Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 27 (IPS) - It's time to end sexual and gender-based violence once and for all, participants of a two-day conference said.
The UN Has Failed Civilians
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 24 (IPS) - Despite the United Nations Security Council's task of protecting civilians, millions around the world are still being displaced and killed with little to no accountability for perpetrators.
The Contribution of Humanitarian Action to Peace
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, May 22 (IPS) - Peter Maurer in President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)*
The connection of humanitarian action to broader objectives like peace, development and human rights is understandably complex, but it is also an area in which some fresh thinking is important.
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