Ethiopia: A staggering 21 million people require assistance amid a dire humanitarian crisis fueled by conflict & climate hazards.

Urgent, scaled-up international support & funding are critical to address escalating needs & save lives, says UN Humanitarian.

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea will deliver its #AdvisoryOpinion on #ClimateChange on Tuesday 21 May at 12h00.

'given the abject failure of unilateral force to achieve anything of lasting value, collective security measures seem worth trying. Exchanging armed reprisals can only lead to ruin.'

.UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric says #Israel prevented two humanitarian missions to northern #Gaza today: 'Our colleagues from UN Humanitarian tell us that we had planned two humanitarian missions to Northern Gaza today but both were denied access by Israeli authorities. One of the…

We ECCHR filed against the German Government for granting export licenses for anti-tank weapons to #Israel . #Germany mentioned them CIJ_ICJ very briefly, but didn`t explain much on Tuesday. 1/5
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'The most senior IDF commander dismissed for his role in the drone strike which killed seven aid workers in Gaza is a settler who signed an open letter in January calling for the territory to be deprived of aid.'

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IHL has clear rules relating to (1) attacks on nuclear power plants or military objectives in their vicinity shorturl.at/bALY4 and (2) the militarization of such plants shorturl.at/grE05. Compliance with these rules is critical to guarding against nuclear catastrophe.

Das ECCHR hat mit Unterstützung von Palestinian Centre for Human Rights - PCHR, Al-Mezan الميزان und Al-Haq الحق Klage gegen die deutschen Waffenexporte nach Israel eingereicht. Deutschland verletzt mit den erteilten Exportgenehmigungen Völkerrecht und muss diese zurücknehmen. 👉 ecchr.eu/pressemitteilu…

NEW STATEMENT | Sudan: A Year of War

With millions facing famine, diplomats should push the two main belligerents much harder to accept a ceasefire.
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“The standing orders don’t matter in the field” says one veteran reserve officer….“Just about any battalion commander can decide that whoever moves in his sector is a terrorist or… buildings should be destroyed because they could have been used by Hamas” economist.com/middle-east-an…

In our new report, ‘Stopping Famine in Gaza’, we provide granular data through mapping and satellite imagery on the extent of the damage and destruction and the severity of the food insecurity crisis.

Our key findings: 1/9
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What does the European Court of Human Rights' recent landmark climate change judgment mean for future cases?

Corina Heri breaks down the key implications and takeaways.
#Climate #ECHR

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A Quick Take on the European Court’s Climate Change Judgments | by Marko Milanovic

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NEW REPORT | Stopping Famine in Gaza

Israel's campaign in Gaza has pushed many to the edge of death from starvation and disease.

Only a prolonged ceasefire and a massive aid operation can improve the situation enough to avoid a horrific toll.
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Good piece with expert comments from Janina Dill and Tom Dannenbaum

Israel’s Account of Attack on Aid Convoy Raises Wider Legal Questions, Experts Say nytimes.com/2024/04/08/wor…

It's your friendly neighbourhood #ProcedureGoblin here ready with another live-tweeting session of the International Court of Justice. Today it is provisional measures hearings in Nicaragua v. Germany. I'm in a hotel bathrobe with a glass of cab merlot. Let's gooooooooo.

The transcript of today's pleadings in Nicaragua v Germany is available below (with interesting spoilers on who is speaking for Germany tomorrow): icj-cij.org/sites/default/…

TOMORROW: We will be at the ECHR CEDH after 6 yrs of hard work by the determined young people & our legal team to hear whether the court will compel EU govts to urgently step up efforts to cut emissions. Support us to hold govts to account #climatecrisis crowdjustice.com/case/youth4cli…

State reactions to the Ecuadorean raid against the Mexican Embassy in Quito 🧵

Hilo de reacciones al operativo ecuatoriano contra la embajada mexicana en Quito 🧵

Ability to approve the opening of bakeries in northern Gaza undercuts the claim that Israel is not an occupying power in the north.