News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 239
Opinion: The Writing on the Western Wall
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 19 (IPS) - The writing on the Western Wall is evident to most Israelis: "דמוגרפיה היא גורל" or "demography is destiny". Those unwilling to acknowledge the prophetic message are either deceiving themselves or simply ignoring it in order to avoid facing the implications of demography for Israel's future.
Humanitarian Response in Afghanistan Falters in the Face of Intensifying Conflict
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 18 (IPS) - As the number of civilians impacted by the intensifying conflict in Afghanistan rises along with the fighting, humanitarian agencies are struggling to meet the needs of the wounded, hungry and displaced.
U.N. Marks Humanitarian Day Battling Its Worst Refugee Crisis
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 18 (IPS) - The United Nations is commemorating World Humanitarian Day with "inspiring" human interest stories of survival – even as the world body describes the current refugee crisis as the worst for almost a quarter of a century.
Prospects for Peace in South Sudan Fading Fast
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, Aug 18 (IPS) - Dismissing efforts, including those of U.S. President Barack Obama, to sign off on a peace agreement and end the 20-month-long civil war in the world's newest nation, South Sudanese President Salva Kiir declined to sign, saying he needed more time for consultations.
World’s Nuclear Facilities Vulnerable to Cyber-Attacks
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 17 (IPS) - As hackers continue to rampage through closely-guarded information systems and databases with monotonous regularity, there is a tempting new target for cyber-attacks: the world's nuclear facilities.
The U.N. at 70: Leading the Global Agenda on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality - Part Two
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 17 (IPS) - The efforts of the United Nations and the global women's movement to promote the women's rights agenda and make it a top international priority saw its culmination in the creation of U.N. Women, by the General Assembly in 2010.
Designed to Fail: Gaza’s Reconstruction Plan
- Inter Press Service
BETHLEHEM, Palestine, Aug 15 (IPS) - The rubble of twisted concrete and metal bakes in the hot Mediterranean sun of a regional heat wave.
U.N. Chief, Seeking Accountability, Shatters Myth of Lifetime Jobs
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 14 (IPS) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stopped short of telling one his high-ranking Special Representatives: "You're fired."
Clan Wars Increase Displacement, Hinder Development in Papua New Guinea
- Inter Press Service
, Aug 14 (IPS) - The charred foundations are all that is left of the homes that made up Kenemote village in the mountainous Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea in the southwest Pacific Islands.
U.N. Launches Second Abuse Probe of Peacekeepers in CAR
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 13 (IPS) - It was two a.m. on Aug. 2 as peacekeeping forces from the U.N. Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) searched for a criminal suspect in the PK5 Muslim enclave of the capital city of Bangui.
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