Global Issues
News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 44
Venezuela: UN rights office describes pervasive ‘climate of fear’
- UN News
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, reiterated deep concerns on Tuesday over the continuing “climate of fear” in Venezuela, after an arrest warrant was issued for the opposition’s presidential candidate in the country’s recent election.
Enough is Enough: End Nuclear Testing Once and For All
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 30 (IPS) - In 2009 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 29 August the International Day Against Nuclear Tests. This date recalled the official closing of the Semipalatinsk nuclear weapons testing site in today's Kazakhstan on 29 August 1991; that one site alone having seen 456 nuclear test explosions between 1949 and 1989.
UN Polio Vaccine Campaign in Gaza To Proceed In Humanitarian Pause
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 29 (IPS) - The UN's multi-agency polio vaccine campaign in Gaza is set to begin this weekend. It will do so under continued constraints on humanitarian operations and mobility, but with the assurance from Israel to pause fighting for the campaign to go ahead.
Hostility in the midst of Hunger Escalates in Sudan
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 28 (IPS) - The ongoing humanitarian crisis taking place in Sudan, which is a result of the civil war which began last year, continues to escalate as hunger and displacement plague the population, according to spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Stéphane Dujarric, during an August 21st press briefing.
Fast-Acting Interventions Needed for Sudanese Refugee Children as Needs Outpace Response
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO & NAIROBI, Aug 26 (IPS) - As peace eludes war-torn Sudan, thousands of displaced people fleeing the deadly battle between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have found refuge in neighboring countries, including Egypt.
Gaza War: Displaced Palestinian Families Struggle to Access Basic Services
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 24 (IPS) - The latest Israeli evacuation order on August 17 led to the displacement of over 13,000 individuals, Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric told a press conference at the UN headquarters.
Absence of Reproductive Care Haunts Syrian Displaced Women
- Inter Press Service
IDLIB, Syria, Aug 22 (IPS) - Pregnant women in northern Syria's camps for internally displaced people fear about their health and the health of their unborn children because of a lack of basic medical care and a healthy diet. These conditions exacerbate the illnesses and challenges faced by women, particularly amid the region's widespread poverty, food insecurity, and the remoteness of hospitals and health centers from the camps.
Biden’s Convention Speech Made Absurd Claims About His Gaza Policy
- Inter Press Service
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Aug 21 (IPS) - An observation from George Orwell -- "those who control the present, control the past and those who control the past control the future" -- is acutely relevant to how President Biden talked about Gaza during his speech at the Democratic convention Monday night.
Kazakhstan Takes Lead in Global Push for Nuclear Disarmament Amid Heightened Tensions
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO/ASTANA, Aug 19 (IPS) - In a world increasingly shadowed by the threat of nuclear conflict, Kazakhstan is stepping up its efforts in the global disarmament movement. On August 27-28, 2024, in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), Kazakhstan will host a critical workshop in Astana. This gathering, the first of its kind in five years, is set to reinvigorate the five existing Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones (NWFZs) and enhance cooperation and consultation among them.
2023 Deadliest Year for Aid Workers – & 2024 Could be Even Worse, Predicts UN
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 19 (IPS) - Back in August 2003, the United Nations faced one of its violent tragedies when a terrorist attack on the UN headquarters in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad claimed the lives of 22 people.
Among those killed was Sergio Vieira de Mello of Brazil, the UN envoy in Iraq and High Commissioner for Human Rights, who had a long and distinguished UN career stretching over 30 years.
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