© ICJ/Frank van BeekThe Ukrainian delegation on the first day of hearings at the Peace Palace in the Hague, Netherlands. (file) 16 March 2022 Peace and Security Russia must immediately suspend military operations in Ukraine, the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday, in The Hague. By a vote of 13 to two, with Vice-President Kirill Gevorgian […]
António Guterres The world wants an end to the tremendous human suffering in Ukraine…I will continue to do everything in my power to contribute to an immediate cessation of hostilities and urgent negotiations for peace. People in Ukraine desperately need peace. And people around the world demand it. Ladies and gentlemen of the media, The […]
© UNICEF/Anton Skyba for The Globe and MailA man photographs an apartment building that was heavily damaged during escalating conflict, in Kyiv, Ukraine. 10 March 2022Humanitarian Aid Humanitarians are deploying extra staff across Ukraine to aid the growing number of civilians sheltering from Russian bombardment, or fleeing the violence, the UN Spokesperson said on Thursday. Stéphane Dujarric told […]
March 7, 2022 by Yasuhiro Ueki Russia’s unprovoked military attack on Ukraine meets the definition of “act of aggression,” as defined by the International Criminal Court. The Rome Statute, which is the legal basis of the ICC, states in its Article 8 bis 2 that an “act of aggression means the use of armed force by a State against […]
Oleksandr SyrotaA protective sarcophagus or casing was built over the Chernobyl nuclear plant after the accident. 6 March 2022 Peace and Security Reports that Ukraine’s, and Europe’s, largest nuclear power plant is under the control of Russian forces is a cause for grave concern, the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, […]
UN Photo/Evan SchneiderGeneral Assembly Holds Emergency Special Session on Ukraine 2 March 2022Peace and Security The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution on Wednesday demanding that Russia immediately end its military operations in Ukraine. Known informally as the world’s “town hall”, the Assembly is where all 193 UN Member States have a voice. A total […]