WORLD LEADERS UNITED IN DEFENCE OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW TO UPHOLD HUMANITY IN WAR

ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric outlines the pressing need for states to join the Global Initiative on international humanitarian law.

Alarmed by widespread violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in conflicts around the world and the resulting unconscionable human suffering, we, the leaders of Brazil, China, France, Jordan, Kazakhstan and South Africa, together with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), urge States and the international community to act. A year ago, we launched […]

MINISTER CHIKUNGA PRESENTS SOUTH AFRICAN REPORT ON THE BEIJING PLATFORM FOR ACTION AT UNGA

MINISTER CHIKUNGA

The Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities arrives in New York as a presidential delegate to present South Africa’s Beijing Platform for Action at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80). The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was adopted by World Leaders. It is a landmark global agenda […]