What is the International Court of Justice and why does it matter?
What is the ICJ for, and how does it work? The ICJ, which is situated in the Peace Palace in The Hague, a city in The Netherlands, was established in…
Sudan: Health crisis intensifies, WHO’s big demand from the international community
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on the international community to take urgent action to address the health and humanitarian crisis in Sudan. According to global media reports,…
Afghanistan: Taliban’s return to ‘international norms’ is non-negotiable says UN mission chief
Roza Otunbayeva, who also heads the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), also underscored the need for greater engagement with the de facto Taliban authorities who seized power in August…
Guterres urges Security Council to act over Israel-Palestine crisis as threat to international peace and security
In a letter to the Council, Mr. Guterres invoked Article 99, contained in Chapter XV of the Charter. This says that the UN chief “may bring to attention of the…
Russia: UN rights chief denounces outlawing of ‘the international LGBT movement’
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a claim by the Ministry of Justice that the so-called “international LGBT movement” was committing acts of “an extremist nature” and “inciting social and…
UN affirms solidarity with the Palestinian people on International Day
The annual observation on 29 November marks the day in 1947 that the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on partitioning Palestine into two independent States, one Arab and one…
Gaza: UN agencies make plea for international action to end hospital attacks
The regional directors of the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA), children’s agency UNICEF and health agency WHO, said they were “horrified” at latest reports which indicate many have…
70 UN Ambassadors in Geneva call for international action on Gaza
More than 11,000 Palestinians have been killed in just one of month of conflict, they said, citing local health authorities. Children, women and the elderly account for 75 per cent…
International support critical to forge lasting peace in Central African Republic
Ms. Rugwabiza, who also heads the UN Mission in the country, MINUSCA, presented its latest report covering developments in the wake of the 31 July constitutional referendum. She said MINUSCA…
Explainer: What is international humanitarian law?
But, what exactly are the rules of war and what happens when they are broken? To find out more about international humanitarian law, known by its acronym IHL, UN News…