New York, Feb 4 (IBNS): The head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) said on Friday that he hopes to decide next week on the partial certification of parliamentary elections held in the West African country near the end of last year. more »
New York, Feb 4 (IBNS): The United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Friday that Italy has violated its obligation to respect Germany’s immunity under international law by allowing civil claims seeking reparations for Nazi war crimes to be brought against it in Italian courts. more »
New York, Feb 4 (IBNS): A United Nations political team heads to the Maldives next week for talks on how to help support the Indian Ocean archipelago in its transition to democracy. more »
New York, Feb 4 (IBNS): The appeals chamber of the United Nations-backed tribunal in Cambodia trying cases of mass murder and other crimes committed under the Khmer Rouge regime on Friday sentenced the former head of a notorious detention camp to life in prison, upholding an earlier conviction and extending the existing jail term. more »