Briefing the Security Council on the International Criminal Court’s work in Libya, its Deputy Prosecutor today said recent judicial proceedings, including the confirmation hearing of Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, have brought victims “some measure of justice, of healing”, while urging stronger cooperation to secure arrests and advance accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity and abuses against migrants.
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher, has allocated up to $60 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund to expedite the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the wider region. A first tranche of $10 million has just been released for activities.
In Sudan, the UN and aid partners are rushing to contain multiple disease outbreaks despite insecurity and limited access. The World Health Organization is responding to a suspected outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea in West Kordofan State, where there are over 100 suspected cases and dozens of associated deaths.
The following statement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres was issued today:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the twelfth meeting of the Global Counter-Terrorism Compact, in New York today:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to commemorate the eightieth anniversary of the International Court of Justice, in The Hague today:
The World Food Programme (WFP) today called for support for Haiti as it issued a new report that shows that 5.8 million Haitians — 52 per cent of the population — continue to face acute food insecurity. WFP needs $332 million to maintain its crucial operations over the next 12 months.
In the Occupied Palestinian Territory, a five-day vaccination campaign led by the Ministry of Health is under way supported by WHO, UNICEF, UNRWA, donors and partners, to vaccinate children under the age of three, including in hard-to-reach areas.
The rule of law is being replaced by “the law of the jungle” around the world, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned the Security Council today, citing a brazen disregard for international law that has helped humanity avoid a third world war for the past 80 years.
