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It’s Time To Set Up an International Terrorism Court
Eight decades after it was first mooted, the world needs a mechanism to prosecute cross-border terrorists in peacetime. The entrance of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen in The Hague,...
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Syrian Activists Demand Talks on Transition, Ceasefire Monitoring
Syrian Ambassador to the UN Bashar al Ja’afari, head of the Syrian government delegation addresses the media after a meeting of Intra-Syria peace talks with UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de...
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A Global Counter-Trump Movement Is Taking Shape
While the far right is on the march globally, there are signs progressives are stirring from their slumber. Anti-Trump protests have been erupting worldwide. Credit: Alisdare Hickson/Flickr Let’s hope...
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Battle For LGBTQI Rights Gains Ground at the UN
In 2017, the struggle to define same-sex marriage and LGBTQI rights as they appear in the Declaration of Human Rights is growing increasingly fierce. Tolerance. Credit: Rebecca/Flickr CC BY 2.0 UN:...
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Myanmar Army Defends Crackdown on Rohingya, Denies Reports of Abuses
Rohingya refugee women wait to collect relief vouchers at Kutupalang Unregistered Refugee Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, February 27, 2017. Credit: Stringer/Reuters Naypyitaw: Myanmar‘s military...
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As Famine Looms, UN Seeks Aid Access to Yemen Ports
A girl carries a can to fill it up with water at a camp for internally displaced people in Dharawan, near the capital Sanaa, Yemen February 28, 2017. Credit: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters Dubai: A UN aid...
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Tense Indo-Pak Relations Result in Verbal Sparring at the UNHRC
After Pakistan’s law minister raised allegations of human rights abuses in Kashmir, India responded by raking up Pakistan’s record in Balochistan and Sindh. India and Pakistan’s flags and the UNHCR...
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Tide of South Sudan Refugees Rising, Says UN
A wounded man lies on a stretcher following an armed confrontation between two communities, in Thonyor, Leer state, South Sudan, February 25, 2017. Credit: Siegfried Modola/Reuters Kampala: Some 1.5...
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UN Special Envoy for Syria Concludes ‘Tough’ Talks in Geneva
UN special envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria Staffan de Mistura speaks to media during a news conference at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, January 15, 2015. Credit: Reuters Geneva: The UN...
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In South Sudan, Conflict Sows Seeds of Extreme Hunger
Nearly half of South Sudan’s population could be severely food insecure and at risk of death in the coming months because of the avoidable acts of civil war in a land of plenty. A woman waits to be...
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Ukraine and Russia to Face Off in ICJ Over Separatist Conflict
Activists walk along carriages loaded with coal from the occupied territories which they blocked at Kryvyi Torets station in the village of Shcherbivka in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 14, 2017....
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Afghanistan: Police in Volatile South Not Paid for Weeks
The NATO-led coalition in Afghanistan has repeatedly warned that the effectiveness of police to fight insurgency is undermined by irregular pay and leave. Afghan policemen inspect vehicles at a...
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Somali Mothers Face Agonising Choice: Which Child to Feed
Internally displaced Somali children sit inside their general shelter at the Al-cadaala camp in Mogadishu. Credit: Reuters Mogadishu/Baidoa: Somali mothers are facing an agonising choice over how to...
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Yemen: Saudi-Led Coalition Air Strike Kills 22
Khoukha and Hodeidah are controlled by Iran-allied Houthi fighters who overran Yemen’s capital Sanaa and forced the Saudi-backed government into exile. Blood stains are seen at the site of a Saudi-led...
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Yemeni Tennis Hopeful Crosses War Zone to Compete
Alhassan Ishaq, aspiring tennis champion from Yemen had trained for months and used his family’s savings crossing a war zone to reach the Asia junior championships in Qatar. Doha: Stepping onto a...
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Name-Place-Animal-Thing: Of Refugees in Jordan, Camps in Greece and a Safe...
This week’s column looks at articles providing insight into the ongoing migrant crisis by focusing on conditions in Jordan, Greece, the US and Canada. Name-Place-Animal-Thing. Credit: Vishnupriya...
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Inclusion of ‘Hate Group’ in Annual Meeting Reveals UN Members Still Divided...
Including C-Fam on the US delegation reflects ongoing disagreement between UN member states about the importance of including LGBTI rights in its work. A lesbian couple laughs during the third annual...
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India to Back UNHRC Resolution on Sri Lanka For a Second Time
While a large Western power wanted India to co-sponsor the resolution, New Delhi settled for support to avoid complicating its relationship with Sri Lanka. The UN Human Rights Council meeting room in...
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North Korea Possibly in Final Stages of Nuclear Test Preparations
The North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 9, 2017. Credit: Reuters Washington: Satellite imagery of North Korea‘s main nuclear...
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Israel Says It Will Cut Its UN Contribution by Another $2 Million
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem March 26, 2017. Credit: Reuters Jerusalem: Israel said on Wednesday it would cut a further $2 million (£1.61 million)...
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