News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 324
When Israelis Boycott a Settlement
- Inter Press Service
ARIEL, Occupied West Bank, Jul 19 (IPS) - As the European Union delegitimises the settlement enterprise further by officially announcing that, effective Jul. 30, its 28 member states are required to differentiate between pre-1967 Israel and Israeli-occupied territories, Israelis supportive of a two-state solution vigorously lead their own boycott campaign against this settlement town of 20,000.
Q&A: Armed Groups Find a Payday in Wildlife Trafficking
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 18 (IPS) - In a recent report to the U.N. Security Council, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon acknowledged the possibility of poaching as a threat to not just wildlife or endangered species, but to the greater stability and peace in general.
In Search of a New Pan-Africanism
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 18 (IPS) - Bridging the gap between Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance has been a top priority for the African Union (AU).
WHO’s Iraq Birth Defect Study Omits Causation
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 17 (IPS) - A long-awaited study on congenital birth defects by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Iraq is expected to be very extensive in nature.
U.N. Deploys Women Protection Advisers to Curb Sexual Violence
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 16 (IPS) - Despite the United Nations' "zero tolerance" policy against sexual violence, there has been a rash of gender-based crimes in several of the world's conflict zones, including South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Northern Uganda, Somalia, the Central African Republic - and, more recently, in politically-troubled Egypt and Syria.
Israel Resumes Threats Against Iran as Experts Urge Patience
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 16 (IPS) - As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resumed his threats to attack Iranian nuclear facilities, 29 former senior U.S. experts and foreign diplomats urged President Barack Obama to show greater flexibility in anticipated negotiations following the inauguration of President-elect Hassan Rouhani.
Children of Conflict
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 13 (IPS) - Malala Yousafzai and Muhammad Qasim have a lot in common.
War or Peace, Sri Lankan Women Struggle to Survive
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Jul 10 (IPS) - It has been four years since the guns fell silent in Sri Lanka's northern Vanni region, after almost three decades of ethnic violence. Unfortunately peace does not mean the end of hardship for the most vulnerable people here: the women.
Afghanistan Faces Slim Chance of Post-Occupation Peace Deal
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 09 (IPS) - The prospects for a peace settlement and power-sharing in Afghanistan following the scheduled U.S.-led troop withdrawal in 2014 are grim, according to a report presented here Monday.
Egyptian Army's Firepower Overwhelmingly U.S.-Supplied
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 09 (IPS) - When the dust settles from the ongoing deadly confrontations between the Egyptian armed forces and thousands of Islamist protesters in the streets of Cairo and Alexandria, the eventual winner will be the United States - specifically U.S.-made weapons systems in the hands of the country's 440,000-strong military.
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