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Security Council weighs future of UN war crimes mechanism as closure nears

The discussion focused on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, established by the Council in 2010 to carry forward essential functions after the...

Haiti: UN rights office welcomes new judicial units to tackle gang violence and impunity

Launched by the Haitian government at the end of May, they are expected to address complex corruption cases, including the illicit trade of arms and money laundering.   The development comes after courts have...

Ebola treatment capacity expands in DR Congo as WHO issues new guidelines

WHO has expanded isolation capacity for suspected cases and upgraded treatment facilities, including the construction of individual isolation rooms that meet latest infection prevention...

Africa University Gets First AME Member on Development Board

Monifa McKnight, 50, an entrepreneur and educator from Maryland, is the first non-United Methodist to sit on the executive board of Africa University (Tennessee)...

Monica Juma: Steering global cooperation at a time of converging threats

The new head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says global cooperation is essential and already adapting as criminal networks become...

Security Council weighs future of UN war crimes mechanism as closure nears

The discussion focused on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, established by the Council in 2010 to carry forward essential functions after the...

Haiti: UN rights office welcomes new judicial units to tackle gang violence and impunity

Launched by the Haitian government at the end of May, they are expected to address complex corruption cases, including the illicit trade of arms and money laundering.   The development comes after courts have...

Monica Juma: Steering global cooperation at a time of converging threats

The new head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says global cooperation is essential and already adapting as criminal networks become...

‘Some question if Ebola is real’: how trust is central in fighting DRC outbreak

Since the outbreak was declared on 15 May, considerable progress has been made on testing capacities, Tarik Jašarević, spokesperson for the World Health Organization...

WHO commends Uganda’s Ebola response, urges vigilance and regional cooperation

The outbreak, confirmed in both the DRC and Uganda in May, is caused by the Bundibugyo species of Ebola, for which there is currently no approved...

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