international law

A Ryanair plane approaches an airport for landing. (file)
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Guterres deeply concerned over ‘forced landing’ and arrest of Belarus opposition journalist, as condemnation grows

24 May 2021
Peace and Security

The UN Secretary-General said on Monday he was “deeply concerned” over the apparent forced landing of a commercial passenger jet over Belarus, and the subsequent detention of a prominent dissident and journalist by authorities there.

A view of the Peace Palace, seat of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, 2005
Photo/ICJ/Jeroen Bouman

Judges urge Security Council to serve interests of all UN Member States

17 May 2018
Peace and Security

The Security Council should act on behalf of the entire United Nations membership rather than prioritizing their own national interests, or those of close allies, international court judges said on Thursday, as the 15-member body debated how to effectively counter numerous threats to world peace.

President David Arthur Ranger of Guyana addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventieth session.
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President of Guyana urges UN to protect small States from foreign aggression

29 September 2015
Reaffirming his country’s commitment to international law and the primacy of the decisions of the United Nations, the President of Guyana today called on the world body to stand by its commitment to protect small States from foreign aggression, in this case, attempts by Venezuela to “unravel borders which have been undisturbed for decades.”