The UN Environment Program (UNEP) launched a new online initiative Wednesday that aims to help governments in developing countries share expertise and experiences dealing with environmental issues. “Given the global events of the last few years never has the need for South-South Cooperation been so prominent,” Amina Mohamed, President of UN High-Level Committee…

By: Elianna Mintz Luis Moreno-Ocampo, prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC), announced today that the ICC was confident in their evidence against war criminals Bosco Ntganda and Sylvestre Mudacamura. “We are pretty confident on our evidence but the main issue will be if this request could contribute to establish…

Secretary General Ban Ki Moon will meet with his predecessor and newly appointed special envoy to Syria Kofi Annan Wednesday, as senior UN officials continue to pressure the regime to end military operations against opposition controlled cities. Annan, who was named joint UN-Arab league representative to Syria last week, faces…

A Syrian human rights group is reporting that at least 56 people were killed Monday in attacks and raids by pro-government forces on towns and cities across the country. The Local Coordination Committee of Syria says 37 of the 56 casualties were suffered in the city of Homs, a hub…

UN Human Rights Officials expressed concerns on Tuesday that former Haitian President Jean-Claude Duvalier may escape charges for crimes committed against humanity during his 15 year rule. The international community has sharply criticized a Haitian judge’s recommendation against trying former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier for alleged crimes against humanity, and instead…

The UN is trying to track the movements of a heavily armed column of over 6 000 fighters that has been targeting towns and villages of a competing tribe in South Sudan’s remote Jonglei state. A column of armed fighters from the Lou Nuer ethnic group in South Sudan withdrew…