"INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT - ICC"

Briefing the Security Council today on the International Criminal Court’s Darfur-related activities, the ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said that the cooperation with the government of Sudan has deteriorated. UNIFEED

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, emphasized that while there is a lack of belief in the delivery of justice and the possibility of peace in Libya, it is not “mission impossible.” UNIFEED

Informal comments to the media by Juan Ramón de la Fuente, Permanent Representative of Mexico, on behalf of the Members of the Security Council, as well as incoming Members, that are States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC): Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, France, Ireland, Norway, the United Kingdom, Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Switzerland, and Mexico; on the situation in Libya.

General Assembly takes up draft resolution condemning Russian Federation’s annexation of several territories in eastern Ukraine, resuming emergency special session.

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, told the Security Council that talk of a nuclear conflict in Ukraine is "totally unacceptable" and the so-called referenda in areas under Russian control would be an “annexation” that violates the UN Charter and international law. UNIFEED

Speaking to reporters before a Security Council meeting on Ukraine, Catherine Colonna, Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, said that crimes must not go unpunished to avoid repeating them. UNIFEED

Pointing to dangerous developments in Ukraine, Secretary-General urges cooperation with International Criminal Court, as Security Council tackles accountability.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Addressing the Security Council live from Khartoum, Sudan, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said, “The simple truth is that the nightmare for thousands of Darfuris has not ended.” UNIFEED

Informal comments to the media by Enrique Ochoa, Political Coordinator at the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations, accompanied by representatives from Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, France, Ireland, Norway, the United Kingdom, Ecuador, Japan, Malta, and Switzerland, on the situation in Sudan and South Sudan.