News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 18
IPC Alert Declares the Worst Famine Conditions in Gaza since October 2023
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, July 31 (IPS) - Amidst the ongoing conflict in Gaza, the risk of famine among rising need of consumption and nutrition have reached their worst levels since the start of the conflict. Without urgent analysis to latest report from the Food Security Classificat “IPC ALERT: Worst-case scenario of Famine unfolding in the Gaza Strip”.
As Gaza Enters ‘Worst-Case Scenario of Famine,’ States Call for Palestinian Self-Determination at General Assembly
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, July 30 (IPS) - As the starvation crisis in Gaza deepens into what aid organizations describe as a “worst-case scenario,” a growing coalition of nations is shifting its rhetoric and policy toward supporting Palestinian statehood. At the United Nations General Assembly this week, the humanitarian emergency has reignited global calls for a two-state solution and reignited scrutiny of the Israeli government’s blockade of aid.
In Syria’s Sectarian Fights for Power, Humanity is the Loser
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, July 30 (IPS) - As sectarian violence rises in Syria, the number of displaced people has climbed exponentially since Syrian forces joined clashes between the Druze and Bedouin groups in the Sweida region.
American Inhumanity on Full Display to the World
- Inter Press Service
ATLANTA, USA, July 30 (IPS) - Why is a grinning Netanyahu, Israel’s Prime Minister, wildly cheered by both Democrats and Republicans whenever he addresses the US Congress, while at the same time in Gaza countless innocent civilians are being killed by American bombs and bullets—and now babies are starving?
Airstrikes in Myanmar Continue To Spread Fear, Devastate Lives
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, July 29 (IPS) - In Myanmar, airstrikes occur almost daily. The phenomenon has become common since civil war broke out following the 2021 military coup that replaced the democratically elected National League for Democracy (NLD) with the Tatmadaw, Myanmar’s military. Several human rights organizations report that these airstrikes are disproportionately targeting civilians and harming lives.
Two-State Solution Conference Presents an “Exceptional Moment” for International Community – The Elders
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, July 29 (IPS) - Dignitaries across the international community have convened in New York to promote the two-State Solution – the coexistence of Israel and Palestine as sovereign states – as the only path forward to shared sustainable peace in the Middle East. Former and current leaders from 145 countries and independent groups will speak at the United Nations to demonstrate their ‘near-universal support’ and discuss the steps that need to be taken to achieve it.
When the System Protects Itself, Not People
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, July 29 (IPS) - In Geneva, nearly 600 UN staff based at the UN Office there held an Extraordinary Staff Union meeting on July 24, 2025, passing a unanimous motion of no confidence in the UN80 reform initiative, the Secretary General António Guterres, and Under Secretary General Guy Ryder—with no abstentions and no dissenting voices (source).
Violence Escalates in Sudan as Humanitarian Aid Struggles to Meet Growing Needs
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, July 28 (IPS) - Earlier this month, Sudanese civilians began facing a considerable escalation of hostilities, with the most recent attacks from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) claiming dozens of lives. Amid a rapidly growing scale of needs and an overwhelming lack of funding, the United Nations (UN) and its partners have struggled to deliver adequate amounts of humanitarian aid.
Western Powers Are Complicit in Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, July 28 (IPS) - The West, led by the Trump administration, has enabled the Netanyahu government to commit crimes against humanity and became complicit in the unfathomably horrific disaster that is being inflicted on the Palestinians in Gaza
How Israel Lost its Soul
- Inter Press Service
ATLANTA, USA, July 24 (IPS) - The dramatic story of Israel’s birth in 1948 following the Nazi Holocaust captured the wonder and admiration of the world. Its founders claimed that Israel would be a light to the nations, but now the Jewish State’s identity has gone from being the victim of genocide to perpetrator in less than two generations.
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