Why our world needs new ways to manage the risk of war
22/10/2025: While there’s a lot of concern about individual wars, such as Ukraine or Gaza, there are terrible wars – such as Myanmar or Sudan – that get far less attention. And the rise of war itself seems to be flying completely under the radar. Essentially, the system put in place by the victors of World War II is crumbling. There are a number of emerging alternatives to that system that has kept the world reasonably peaceful for 80 years.
Source: The New Humanitarian
ICC convicts former Janjaweed militia leader
6/10/2025: The International Criminal Court has convicted Ali Kosheib on charges involving war crimes and crimes against humanity in 2003 and 2004 in West Darfur. Human Rights Watch calls on governments to condemn US moves against the ICC - which provides a court of last resort, when all other avenues to justice are blocked.
Source: Human Rights Watch
Nuclear testing threats are returning, warns UN chief
30/9/2025: As rumours grow that the unpredictable Trump administration is contemplating a resumption of nuclear tests, the UN Secretary-General has called on every State to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. This would end once and for all the enduring harm of poisoned lands and chronic illness caused by tests.
Source: Inter Press Service
UN appeals to all parties to commit to US Gaza peace plan
30/9/2025: The UN Secretary-General has acknowledged the important role played by Arab and Muslim States in creating a peace proposal for Gaza that has been accepted by Israel. Unfettered humanitarian access across Gaza will depend on support from all parties.
Source: UN News
Sahel countries withdraw from International Criminal Court
24/9/2025: The decision of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to withdraw from the International Criminal Court will jeopardize access to justice for victims of atrocity crimes, warns Human Rights Watch. Increasingly repressive military juntas in the three countries have been engaged in armed conflicts with Islamist armed groups.
Source: Human Rights Watch
AI must not decide humanity’s fate, UN chief warns Security Council
24/9/2025: The UN Secretary-General has expressed concern that decisions on nuclear weapons “must rest with humans – not machines.” He proposes a legally binding instrument to effect a ban on lethal autonomous weapons systems operating without human control.
Source: UN News
ICC charges ex-Philippine President Duterte with crimes against humanity
23/9/2025: Having been held in a detention facility in the Netherlands since March, Duterte has now been formally charged with the murders of at least 76 people during his so-called “war on drugs”. The court must first consider whether the former president is fit to stand trial.
Source: Al Jazeera
Confronting the global political economy enabling Israel’s genocide
18/9/2025: Amnesty International is calling on states to ban, with immediate effect, the supply to Israel of all arms, military and security equipment and services. The briefing names 15 international companies identified as contributing to Israel’s unlawful occupation, genocide or other crimes under international law.
Source: Amnesty International
UN Commission finds that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza
17/9/2025: The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory has found that Israel is responsible for committing genocide in Gaza, citing deliberate efforts to destroy Palestinian life. Israeli officials have dismissed the Commission’s findings, accusing it of bias and refusing to cooperate with its investigations.
Source: Inter Press Service
UN General Assembly endorses two-State solution for Israel and Palestine
12/9/2025: 142 member countries have voted in favour of the New York Declaration, a document setting out a solution to the conflict in Gaza. The roadmap involves an immediate ceasefire, release of all hostages held there, and the establishment of a Palestinian State that is both viable and sovereign, and which excludes Hamas from any governance role.
Source: UN News