UN leaders condemn illegal targeting of civilians in escalating Middle East conflict
Top UN officials Friday condemned Israel, the Palestinians and Lebanese Hezbollah militants for intentionally inflicting civilian casualties on one another contrary to international humanitarian law as violence continued to escalate in the Middle East, with Israel stepping...
UN official urges Security Council to protect civilians better in armed conflict
The UN's top humanitarian expert told the UN Security Council Wednesday that immediate action must to be taken to prevent civilian deaths in ongoing armed conflicts in several countries. Jan Egeland , UN Under-Secretary-General...
Annan says Sudan violating international humanitarian law with Darfur embargoes
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Monday that Sudanese trade embargoes in the volatile Darfur region "have prevented the access of civilians to vital goods and constitute a violation of international humanitarian law." In a...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour headed to Darfur Monday as she continued a five-day visit to Sudan to press the government to end the violence and address rights...
International brief ~ UN humanitarian chief urges Sudan to accept peacekeepers
Leading Thursday's international brief, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland has called on Sudan to accept the presence of a UN peacekeeping force in Darfur as essential to protecting Sudan's citizens....
International brief ~ Rights group wants UN to sanction Sudan leaders for Darfur crimes
Leading Monday's international brief, Human Rights Watch has called on the UN Security Council to sanction Sudanese President Omar El Bashir and other senior Sudanese government officials for complicity in crimes against humanity....
UN Under-Secretary-General Jan Egeland , the UN humanitarian relief coordinator, told the UN Security Council Friday not to weaken a proposed resolution on protecting civilians in war zones, reminding delegations of the 26 million people forced...
International brief ~ Kenyan high court throws out case against constitutional referendum
Leading Tuesday's international brief, three judges from the Kenyan Constitutional Court ruled that a legal challenge to the legitimacy of the upcoming Kenyan national referendum on the proposed draft constitution was invalid and that neither the legislative...
International brief ~ Security Council warns about cease-fire violations in Darfur
Leading Thursday's international brief, the current president of the UN Security Council , Philippine Ambassador Lauro Baja condemned the renewed violence in the Darfur region of Sudan , and warned that the...
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called an emergency, closed-door session of the UN Security Council for Monday to discuss the deteriorating situation in the Darfur region of Sudan, as well as the proposed deployment of over 10,000...
