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Palestinians Sign the International Court Treaty, Hoping to See Israel Tried

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The Palestinians have deposited copies of the legal instruments to join the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the world’s single permanent judicial body to try war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. If Palestine is accepted as a member of the court, it will be the 123rd state party to do so. Until now, Palestine … Read more Palestinians Sign the International Court Treaty, Hoping to See Israel Tried

UN Security Council Sanctions Six Terrorists Operating in Iraq and Syria

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  If there is one anarchic group that every member of the United Nations Security Council currently finds abhorrent it is the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, which has seized large regions of Iraq this summer, astonishing most of the world. So, all 15 council members — including Russia and China — passed a … Read more UN Security Council Sanctions Six Terrorists Operating in Iraq and Syria

More Women Sit on the UN Security Council, but What Does It Mean?

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Joy Ogwu, Nigerian ambassador to the UN

As increasing numbers of women embark on careers as diplomats, the United Nations headquarters in New York is slowly but surely undergoing a big change in demographics: the female-to-male ratio of diplomats is becoming — dare it be possible — more balanced. Of the UN’s 193 member countries, about 30 women currently represent their nations … Read more More Women Sit on the UN Security Council, but What Does It Mean?

Syrian Women Win Active Role in Geneva Peace Conference

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Women Lead to Peace summit, Montreux 2014

The United Nations-led peace talks in Switzerland to begin the laborious discussions to end the war in Syria have officially started, but Syrian women activists who have been demanding to sit at the crucial peace-talks table on Jan. 24 in Geneva did not know until the last minute whether any women would be involved. Rima … Read more Syrian Women Win Active Role in Geneva Peace Conference

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New PTF Report Calls for Expanded Support for Civil Society Programs to Achieve SDG16
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