[RED DEMOCRATICA] ICC to name Libyans who could face arrest

 

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	March 3, 2011 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate ICC to name Libyans who could face arrest The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, was expected today to present an overview of war crimes allegedly committed in Libya since the ongoing protests began. Moreno-Ocampo said he will name names based on "preliminary information as to the entities and persons who could be prosecuted and put them on notice to avoid future crimes." Reuters (3/2), Google/Agence France-Presse (3/2) UN apologizes to Belarus over Cote d'Ivoire claim  Tanzania grapples with surge of malaria cases  UN is ready to push climate-change measures  Mobile health apps gain momentum  Human Rights Council cancels Libya's UPR  Libyan forces attack rebels from the air  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Development Health and Poverty | Development Energy and Environment | Tech Thursdays | Human Rights | Peace and Security The European Union is doing everything we can to pressure Gadhafi to let people go and to stop torturing his people." European Union Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva. Click here for the full story. Peter Yeo, executive director of the Better World Campaign, writes: "Key House Republicans are keeping up their assault on the United Nations this week by once again bringing up a three year old fake scandal involving alleged UN payments to the North Korean regime." UN Dispatch UN apologizes to Belarus over Cote d'Ivoire claim The United Nations on Wednesday apologized to Belarus for wrongly claiming that it had shipped three attack helicopters to Cote d'Ivoire forces loyal to incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo, who is resisting pressure to relinquish power after losing re-election last year. On Tuesday, eight opposition newspapers and one independent suspended publication in protest of Gbagbo threats and harassment. Reuters (3/2), Bloomberg (3/2) Other News Assassination of Pakistani minister is condemned by UN CBC.ca (Canada) (3/2) Refugees in Libya, Cote d'Ivoire are focus of Jolie appeal Forbes/The Associated Press (3/2) Tanzania grapples with surge of malaria cases Tanzanian authorities are bracing for increased occurrences of malaria in the country's southern highlands as warmer weather associated with climate change and environmental degradation help bring the disease into areas previous unaffected by the disease. Malaria cases in some districts increased 25% between 2006 and 2009. AlertNet (3/1) INCB: Increase global access to pain medication More than 80% of the world's population is unable to access pain medication and governments must do more to identify and remove barriers to availability, the United Nations International Narcotics Control Board says in a report. Lack of qualified medical personnel, distribution problems and regulatory limits are among the chief factors behind the lack of access. Reuters (3/2) What can be done about rising food prices? If the world cannot feed its 7 billion people, how could it possibly feed an expected population of 9 billion by 2050? It can be done, but food production must increase 70% to keep pace with growth not only in population, but in mega-cities and dietary changes brought on by urbanization. The Economist (2/24)   Other News India begins to tally census results The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (3/2) Nobelist Yunus targeted in political feud in Bangladesh Reuters (3/3) UN is ready to push climate-change measures Climate envoys will begin work on implementing agreed measures to combat climate change -- such as the Green Climate Fund -- even though the future of the Kyoto Treaty remains uncertain, said Christiana Figueres, head of the United Nations climate secretariat. Governments have so far failed to agree on an extension of the Kyoto Treaty, which expires in 2012. Reuters (3/3) Mobile health apps gain momentum Consumers are taking a greater role in treating and preventing illnesses -- in the U.S. and abroad -- with the growth of mobile health applications, according to industry analysts, who see an aging global population and curbs in government spending as catalysts for the development of mobile health tools. The New York Times (free registration) (2/28) Human Rights Council cancels Libya's UPR The UN Human Rights Council announced it had canceled Libya's Universal Periodic Review -- the process by which the human rights records of UN member states are reviewed. "We welcome the decision by the Human Rights Council President in consultation with the Bureau to postpone consideration of the Working Group Report of the Libyan UPR," said Eileen Donahoe, the U.S. ambassador to the Human Rights Council. UN Dispatch (3/3) Reparations fund sought for rape victims A UN panel today published a report recommending a special fund for reparations for tens of thousands of victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The fund would be overseen by the United Nations and Congolese representatives, as well as rape survivors. Bloomberg (3/3) Other News Egyptian pro-democracy activist is imprisoned by military Al-Jazeera (3/3) China is unsympathetic to harassment claims by journalists CNN (3/1) Libyan forces attack rebels from the air Forces loyal to Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi, backed by air power and mortars, on Wednesday launched the first major incursion in the country's rebel-held east in what could mark the start of a real war. Arab states were exploring a plan for peace as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Libya risked "descending into chaos and becoming a giant Somalia." The New York Times (free registration) (3/2), Google/Agence France-Presse (3/2), The Guardian (London) (3/3), Reuters (3/3)   Egypt politician steps down as protests loom Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq resigned today as pro-democracy activists prepared to launch new anti-government demonstrations over the slow pace of reform. Activists have called for demonstrations Friday to demand a new government, constitutional reform and dissolution of existing state security systems. 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