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Duterte’s war on drugs: ICC sees ‘reasonable basis’ for crime against humanity probe in Philippines Alan Robles in Manila Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at a press conference in 2018 at which he denounced the International Criminal Court’s interest in his war on drugs. Photo: AFP
The International Criminal Court s chief prosecutor said on Tuesday there was reasonable basis to believe that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte s war on drugs , in which thousands of people have died, was responsible for crimes against humanity.
The office of ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said it would decide by the first half of next year whether to open an investigation, which could potentially lead to charges and a trial of Duterte and other Philippine officials in The Hague, Netherlands.
As humanitarian crises have become more and more complex, UNHCR has expanded both the number and type of organizations it works with. We work closely with sister UN agencies, whose work complements or converges with ours.
Most important among these are the World Food Programme (WFP), the UN Children s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
UNHCR is also committed to working closer with other agencies through the Delivering as One initiative, which aims at improving cooperative UN action in the areas of development, humanitarian assistance and the environment. Additionally, we have embraced the so-called cluster approach to IDP (internally displaced people) emergencies, whereby different agencies take the lead in their area of expertise while working together to help t
It will take 50 years to reverse risks of gender-based violence unless progress is accelerated cnbcafrica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cnbcafrica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Oped for high commissioner – 70th anniversary - cleared 14th Dec 2020 | Source: UNHCR
On 14 December, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will be 70 years old. For an organization that should have ceased to exist after three years, it is an uncomfortable birthday that we are not in the mood to celebrate.
As a shattered world started to rebuild after the Second World War, UNHCR had the task of finding homes for Europe’s refugees. Brought into being on 14 December 1950, its mandate was time-limited and explicitly non-political, as if its existence was a reminder of miseries that were best swept away along with the rubble.
It will take 50 years to reverse risks of gender-based violence unless progress is accelerated
Data shows that more than 50 million girls under the age of 14 years in Africa are at-risk of female genital mutilation (FGM), while more than 115 million women, were married as girls
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 14, 2020/APO Group/
In Africa, cases of human rights violations including gender-based violence such as sexual harassment, child marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM), domestic and sexual violence have been on the rise, particularly with the containment measures for COVID-19. This threatens to reverse the accumulated gains made in realizing gender equality on the continent. Data shows that more than 50 million girls under the age of 14 years in Africa are at-risk of FGM, while more than 115 million women, were married as girls. Experts have cautioned that if progress is not accelerated, it will take almost 50 years to end child marriage.