The newly published UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2024 finds the “continuation of current policies will lead to a catastrophic temperature rise of up to 3.1°C”

BBC News reports that the journalists in south Lebanon thought they were safe because they had been giving their location to UN troops who were passing it on to the Israelis. It turns out the Israelis used that information to bomb them.

The Council of Delegates of the International Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement brings together 191 National Societies, ICRC, & IFRC to discuss humanitarian issues affecting people impacted by crises 🌎. Today, we started the first of 2 days of discussions. ICRC President 👇🏽

This essay by Rebecca Ingber in Just Security, on what she calls "the war on international law" in the U.S., is a must read for all American int'l law faculty, in addition to those within all branches and levels of gov't: justsecurity.org/104268/interna…

The ICJ’s Provisional Measures Order of March in the genocide case explicitly required Israel to fully cooperate with the United Nations to ensure humanitarian delivery to Palestinians in Gaza. There is no UN actor more important in that respect than UNRWA. This is not ambiguous.

#Sudan: new report by UN Fact-Finding Mission details RSF’s responsibility for large scale sexual violence, incl. gang-rapes & abducting & detains victims in conditions amounting to sexual slavery. Civilians must be protected. #HumanRights , #IHL , #War ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

In tespect of occupied territories, the Fourth Geneva Convention imposes an obligation on the occupying power to ensure food and medical supplies for the population. #unwra

Norway on Tuesday said it will put forward a U.N. General Assembly resolution to ask the International Court of Justice for an opinion on Israel's obligations to facilitate aid to Palestinians that is delivered by international groups, including the United Nations, and states.

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Can Civilians Stay Alive in Sudan’s War Without a Protection Force? passblue.com/2024/10/27/can…

#UNSC members unanimously: -Emphasize vital role of UNRWA in providing life-saving humanitarian assistance to Palestinian refugees -Underscore that UNRWA remains the backbone of all humanitarian response in Gaza -Warn against any attempts to dismantle or diminish its operations

"The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence." "Member States must use their leverage to ensure respect for international law." OCHA, Oxfam, WHO, WFP, UNICEF, and 10 other leading humanitarian agencies.

Now more than ever. Academic freedom will be under increased pressure.

As part of the FDCA UNIL (inactif) 2024 Research Day on the theme "Communicating Research," I am pleased to present communication tools from our #ilspUNIL project on international law and the cantons in the IDHEAP cafeteria this afternoon. Don't hesitate to come by if you're around!

New: why people in northern England rarely talk about #climatechange. Spirals of silence kick in: fear of seeming preachy or boring by talking climate -> don't risk disrupting relations with friends and family. Kids ask parents about it -> get ignored: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…