The UN Secretary General once again calls on the Security Council to request initiation of an investigation for war crimes in Syria
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called again today by the Security Council to request the opening of an investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes in Syria.
The wording of such a request was blocked in 2014 by Russia and China, countries that have veto power in the Security Council, Ban nevertheless decided to call again to adopt a resolution.
"I urge the Security Council to refer the issue to the ICC, I call it again," said Ban told reporters.
He stressed that the situation in Aleppo is "heartbreaking", said that "there is no time to make discussions and disagree" and expressed disappointment that the Security Council took no decision at its meeting on Saturday, when two draft resolutions rejected .
Russia used its veto to block the adoption of the draft resolution drawn up by France and provided the cessation of bombing and stopping all overflights of military aircraft in Aleppo. A second draft resolution, presented by Russia and provided for this to take effect over the ceasefire, was also rejected.
The Security Council, rather than spent on disputes should "protect lives," Ban stressed. Earlier, in an interview with German radio, the Deutsche Welle network, he stated that "we ought to prevent Srebrenica, we had to prevent the genocide in Rwanda, we must do everything possible to Aleppo."
The 15 member states of the Security Council have the possibility to refer the situation in a country to the ICC prosecutors to investigate war crimes, as has already happened in the cases of Libya and Darfur province of Sudan.
In May 2014, France had presented to the Security Council a draft resolution which called on the ICC to open an investigation. Rejected by Russia and China, who used and in that case the veto as permanent members of the Security Council.
The ambassador of France to the UN Francois Ntelatr not preclude resubmission of such a request, although it explains how diplomats should show "creativity" in the way that will try to involve the ICC in an investigation for committing war crimes in Syria.
"When bombarded hospitals when bombarded schools when children are killed if they do not constitute war crimes, then I really do not know what is a war crime," the Ntelatr said.
The Security Council is deeply divided on the war in Syria, and Russia maintains military the Bashar al-Assad regime and Western countries supporting guerrilla organizations.
Aleppo is one of the major stakes of the war in Syria, which has killed more than 300,000 people since 2011 and caused the worst humanitarian tragedy since the Second World War
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called again today by the Security Council to request the opening of an investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes in Syria.
The wording of such a request was blocked in 2014 by Russia and China, countries that have veto power in the Security Council, Ban nevertheless decided to call again to adopt a resolution.
"I urge the Security Council to refer the issue to the ICC, I call it again," said Ban told reporters.
He stressed that the situation in Aleppo is "heartbreaking", said that "there is no time to make discussions and disagree" and expressed disappointment that the Security Council took no decision at its meeting on Saturday, when two draft resolutions rejected .
Russia used its veto to block the adoption of the draft resolution drawn up by France and provided the cessation of bombing and stopping all overflights of military aircraft in Aleppo. A second draft resolution, presented by Russia and provided for this to take effect over the ceasefire, was also rejected.
The Security Council, rather than spent on disputes should "protect lives," Ban stressed. Earlier, in an interview with German radio, the Deutsche Welle network, he stated that "we ought to prevent Srebrenica, we had to prevent the genocide in Rwanda, we must do everything possible to Aleppo."
The 15 member states of the Security Council have the possibility to refer the situation in a country to the ICC prosecutors to investigate war crimes, as has already happened in the cases of Libya and Darfur province of Sudan.
In May 2014, France had presented to the Security Council a draft resolution which called on the ICC to open an investigation. Rejected by Russia and China, who used and in that case the veto as permanent members of the Security Council.
The ambassador of France to the UN Francois Ntelatr not preclude resubmission of such a request, although it explains how diplomats should show "creativity" in the way that will try to involve the ICC in an investigation for committing war crimes in Syria.
"When bombarded hospitals when bombarded schools when children are killed if they do not constitute war crimes, then I really do not know what is a war crime," the Ntelatr said.
The Security Council is deeply divided on the war in Syria, and Russia maintains military the Bashar al-Assad regime and Western countries supporting guerrilla organizations.
Aleppo is one of the major stakes of the war in Syria, which has killed more than 300,000 people since 2011 and caused the worst humanitarian tragedy since the Second World War
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