U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, speaking before the U.N. General Assembly on June 25, 2025, stressed that the world is witnessing the highest number of armed conflicts since the end of the Second World War: “Conflicts are becoming more protracted, complex and interconnected, while emerging threats such as the weaponization of new technologies and the proliferation of advanced weaponry require a constant adaptation to prevent the commission of atrocity crimes and to protect populations.” He added that “too often, early warnings go unheeded, and alleged evidence of crimes committed by States and non-State actors is met with denial, indifference, or repression. The representative of the European Union, speaking in its capacity as observer, stressed that all Member States must support both the Code of Conduct regarding Security Council action against genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes, as well as the French-Mexican initiative on refraining from the use of veto (by the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council) in the case of mass atrocities. Australia’s delegate, speaking also on behalf of Canada and New Zealand, referring to the reported violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Myanmar, Sudan, Ukraine and Yemen, stressed the importance of combating impunity and called for full accountability for atrocity crimes through appropriate national and international investigative and justice mechanisms, such as the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court.
Author: Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Contributor, Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewelinaochab/
Published at: 2025-07-01 21:21:45
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