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In conflict zones across the world, UN humanitarian workers work under extreme conditions, but it is hard to exaggerate the risks they are facing in Gaza, where hospitals, schools, and refugee camps are not immune to the threats of bombardment.…
Presenting the latest quarterly report by the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, which covers the period from 27 September to 26 December 2023, he expressed hope that this year will be a decisive one for peace. “Despite the many serious…
In a flash update, the Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that since the intensification of aerial attacks on 29 December, approximately 3,000 families had seen their homes damaged across Ukraine. That day saw one of the deadliest…
Since 1 January, in Kabul and Daykundi provinces, UNAMA has documented a series of hijab decree enforcement campaigns by the de facto Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, aided by Taliban police units. In the…
Filed with the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ), a UN court, on 29 December, South Africa’s case stated that Israel, particularly since 7 October, “has failed to prevent genocide and has failed to prosecute direct and overt incitement to…
The headquarters of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Netherlands. Credit: Adam Mørk by Thalif Deen (united nations) Thursday, January 11, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jan 11 (IPS) – The continued devastation of Gaza by Israel has…
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, the Netherlands. by Diana Buttu (toronto, canada) Thursday, January 11, 2024 Inter Press Service TORONTO, Canada, Jan 11 (IPS) – The Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) published the following Q&A with…
Blinne Ni Ghralaigh KC makes her arguments as the Israeli legal team listen intently. Credit: Cecilia Russell/IPS by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg) Thursday, January 11, 2024 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBurg, Jan 11 (IPS) – Far from the mayhem, destruction, and humanitarian crisis…
On the second and final day of preliminary hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel’s legal team insisted that the twin military objectives were to eradicate the existential threat posed by Hamas militants and to free some 136…
A view of the International Court of Justice where South Africa has launched a case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. Credit: UN Photo/ICJ-CIJ/Frank van Beek. Courtesy of the ICJ. by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg) Friday, January 12, 2024 Inter Press Service…
