UN-backed meeting concludes with call for stronger measures to protect gorillas
A United Nations-backed meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, has concluded with a call for better enforcement of laws to protect endangered gorillas in 10 African countries. Ref. Source 7
UN World Court rules it has no jurisdiction to decide Georgian claim
UN Crime News
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced today that it cannot consider a claim by Georgia that Russia breached a global pact against racial discrimination because the two countries had not first tried to resolve their dispute through negotiations.
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention
Security Council to consider plans for specialized Somali courts to try pirates
UN Crime News
Recognizing the need for further steps to boost anti-piracy efforts, the Security Council today decided to urgently consider the establishment of specialized Somali courts to try suspected pirates both in the Somalia and in the region.
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention
Senior UN official stresses Kyrgyzstan's key role in regional anti-drug efforts
UN Crime News
The United Nations anti-drug chief today highlighted the key role of Kyrgyzstan in countering illicit drug trafficking, as he met with officials in the Central Asian nation to discuss a range of issues, including drug treatment services and prison management.
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention
UN panel pays out $880 million in reparations for Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
UN Crime News
The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), which settles the damage claims of those who suffered losses due to Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait, today made $880 million available to nine successful claimants.
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention
European cocaine market continues to rise, UN anti-drugs chief warns
UN Crime News
Cocaine use continues to surge in Europe, the top United Nations anti-drugs official warned today, outlining what he called 'the dramatic evolution of the international market" for the drug in the past decade.
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention
Bribery remains prevalent across Western Balkans, UN report finds
UN Crime News
One in six people living in the Western Balkans region has been exposed to some form of bribery with a public official in the past year, according to a new survey released by the United Nations anti-crime agency.
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention
UN war crimes tribunal charges jailed Serb leader with contempt of court for third time
UN Crime News
The leader of the Serb Radical Party, on trial for alleged war crimes, has been charged with contempt of court by the United Nations tribunal for the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s for failing to remove from his website information on protected witnesses in his trial.
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention