News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 245
Democracy on the Retreat in Over 96 of the 193 U.N. Member States, Says New Study
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 22 (IPS) - Democracy is on the retreat and authoritarianism is on the rise in more than 96 of the U.N.'s 193 member states, according to a new report released here.
South Sudan Again Tops Fragile States Index
- Inter Press Service
SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick, Canada, Jun 18 (IPS) - For the second year in a row, South Sudan has been designated as the most fragile nation in the world, plagued by intensifying internal conflict that has displaced more than two million of its people.
CTBTO, the Nuclear Watchdog That Never Sleeps
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 17 (IPS) - The world's nuclear powers may succeed in thwarting sanctions by the Security Council or avoiding condemnation by the General Assembly, but they cannot escape the scrutiny of a key international watchdog body: the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO).
Could Peacekeeping Wives Deter Sexual Abuse in U.N. Overseas Operations?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 17 (IPS) - Back in November 2007, about 108 military personnel from an Asian country, serving with the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti, were deported home after being accused of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of minors.
Israel’s Deadly Game of Divide and Conquer Backfiring
- Inter Press Service
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jun 16 (IPS) - Israel's deadly game of divide and conquer against its enemies could be coming home to roost with a vengeance, especially as the Islamic State (ISIS) grows in strength in neighbouring countries and moves closer to Israel's borders.
World’s Nuke Arsenal Declines Haltingly While Modernisation Rises Rapidly
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 15 (IPS) - The world's stockpile of nuclear weapons, held by nine states, just got a little smaller.
Q&A: Better Students, Better Citizens, Better World: Education Is the Key to Peace
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 14 (IPS) - In a world where high levels of social and religious intolerance, conflicts, violent extremism and environmental degradation are threatening justice and peace, the United Nations is trying to find ways to maintain world order and promote sustainable development.
Israel, Hamas Escape U.N.’s List of Shame on Attacks on Children
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 08 (IPS) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, reportedly under heavy pressure from the United States and Israel, has decided not to blacklist the Jewish state in an annex to a new U.N. report on children victimised in armed conflicts.
Opinion: Minsk Agreements, the Only Path to Peace in Ukraine
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jun 08 (IPS) - The "U.N. Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine", which was referred to in an Inter Press Service (IPS) article of Jun. 2, does not, in my view, reflect many salient points.
Fishing and Farming in Gaza is a Deadly Business
- Inter Press Service
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jun 08 (IPS) - Three Palestinian fishermen were injured last week after Israeli naval forces opened fire on fishing boats off the coast of al-Sudaniyya in the northern Gaza Strip, bringing to 15 the number of farmers and fishermen shot and injured by Israeli security forces as they attempted to earn a living.
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