News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 220
Yazidi Survivor of ISIL Appointed UN Goodwill Ambassador
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 21 (IPS) - Yazidi Nadia Murad - who survived being kidnapped and forced into sexual slavery by ISIL - was honoured by the UN on Friday September 16 for her work to help human trafficking survivors.
U.A.E Stands By Conflicted Yemen
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Sep 07 (IPS) - As unrest and chaos plague Yemen, the U.A.E is not waiting in silence. Recognising that in spite of being impoverished Yemen has always been strategically important for U.A.E and the region, the warfare and conflict will not only gravely affect the region itself but could also obstruct the future security of the Middle East as a whole.
Yemeni Refugees Still Stuck on Wrong Side of the Water
- Inter Press Service
OBOCK, Djibouti, Sep 06 (IPS) - Tears emerge from the slit of 20-year-old Gada's black niqab face veil. After more than a minute's silence she still can't answer the question: How bad was it in Yemen before you left?
Islam Right Now
- Inter Press Service
ALICANTE, Spain, Sep 06 (IPS) - Watching Christianity nearly a century–fundamentalist Christians fighting ritualistic Christians fighting secularism, generally moving fundamentalism–>ritualism–>secularism–maybe the same for Islam? Their similarities make "Islam right now" a repetition of Christianity; their differences shout, Watch Out! Let us see where this leads us.
Yemen’s Children Deserve Better
- Inter Press Service
Tracing War Missing Still a Dangerous Quest in Sri Lanka
- Inter Press Service
MANNAR, Aug 24 (IPS) - As Sri Lanka readies to begin the grim task of searching for thousands of war missing, those doing the tracing on the ground say that they still face intimidation and threats while doing their work.
US, EU Accused of Paying Lip Service to Global Arms Treaty
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 22 (IPS) - The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which was aimed at curbing the flow of small arms and light weapons to war zones and politically-repressive regimes, is being openly violated by some of the world's arms suppliers, according to military analysts and human rights organizations.
133 Organisations Nominate Syria’s White Helmets for Nobel Peace Prize
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 18 (IPS) - Syria's White Helmets - the volunteers who rescue civilians from collapsed buildings - could be the "most popular" nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize ever, according to human rights group, the Syria Campaign.
Interview: The UN Security Council and North Korea's Nuclear Threat
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS / ROME, Aug 14 (IPS) - Ambassador Hahn Choong-hee, UN representative of the Republic of Korea, spoke with IPS about the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2270, which was unanimously adopted on 2 March 2016.
“Non-lethal" Pellet Guns Maim Hundreds in Kashmiri Protests
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, Aug 05 (IPS) - Hospitals in Kashmir's summer capital are packed to capacity these days, their wards overflowing with pellet gun victims injured during violent clashes with government forces.
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