Showing posts with label ICC Trust Fund for Victims. Show all posts
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Friday, April 21, 2023

413 dead; 3,551 injured. Only functioning hospital in Fasher N. Darfur is overwhelmed with 279 wounded

SADLY, the UN's World Health Organisation says past 7 days of Sudan's fighting has left 413 dead and 3,551 injured. An American is one of the dead. A UN staffer has been killed in crossfire. Condolences. Rest in Peace + + +

Here are some reports posted at BBC World Service Africa Live page today.

Each report is timestamped GMT UK. Click on timestamp to read report.

Some links in the morning are not working well, afternoon ones are working.


Troops are seen patrolling in Khartoum amid sporadic fighting in defiance of a truce call. Outside pressure mounts for Eid ceasefire in Sudan.


Summary


07:22 Sudan leader keeps mum on ceasefire despite his unity call


07:33 No Ethiopia clashes with Sudan forces - PM Abiy Ahmed


09:14 South Koreans 'expected to be evacuated from Sudan'


09:56 Sporadic fighting continues in Sudan capital


10:37 How unsung heroes are keeping Sudanese alive


10:48 Sudan soldiers deployed 'to comb Khartoum's streets'


11:22 Death toll rises to 413 in Sudan fighting - WHO


12:51 Sudan hospital in Darfur overwhelmed with wounded


13:32 Rivals reducing Sudan to ‘rubble and ash’ - German FM


15:28 Heavy skirmishes in residential areas of Khartoum


16:07 Sudan UN staffer killed in crossfire


17:21 European Union mulling Sudan evacuation plan


17:56 Sudan army tweets agreement to three-day Eid truce


18:21 Students' Eid meal scuppered by Sudan gun battle


18:23 Street battles dash hopes of Sudan Eid ceasefire


18:56 RSF soldiers celebrate after fighting in Sudan - VIDEO


19:08 Heavy gunfire reported despite Sudan army Eid truce


19:32 Plea to government to bring woman home from Sudan


19:33 A vibrant city suffers: Uncovering Khartoum's civilian crisis - Khartoum fighting mapped


View the reports here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/africa/live

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Report from BBC World Service Africa Live web page - full copy

Published Friday 21 April 2023


Sudan soldiers deployed 'to comb Khartoum's streets'


Sudan's army has said it will continue operations against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RFS) in the capital, Khartoum, despite a 72-hour ceasefire call from the rival forces, according to an military statement reported by several news site, including Saudi-owned Al Arabiya.


The army said it had launched "intensive strikes" on Friday against RFS, noting that the operations would continue across Khartoum, Sudanese news outlet al-Mashhad al-Sudani reports.


It said thousands of soldiers have been deployed to undertake the "combing operations" in the capital.


On Friday morning, the army was tweeting clips of its troops on the streets of the city.


Sudan News website said violent clashes continued in Omdurman, in the west of Khartoum, with "heavy weapons".


Ahmed Mamoun, a Khartoum resident, posted footage and photos of soldiers patrolling several streets in the capital.


View original here published 10:48 GMT BST UK

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Report from BBC World Service Africa Live web page - full copy

Published Friday 21 April 2023 at 12:51 GMT BST UK: 


Sudan hospital in Darfur overwhelmed with wounded


The only functioning hospital in Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, is overwhelmed with patients injured during heavy fighting between rival military factions, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says.


The medical charity’s Cyrus Paye said his team in Fasher had repurposed a maternity hospital to receive the wounded as all other hospitals in the city had had to close because of their proximity to the fighting, or the inability of staff to reach them.


The maternity South Hospital has received 279 wounded patients since the clashes began on Saturday.


Quote Message: Tragically, 44 have died. The situation is catastrophic. The majority of the wounded are civilians who were hit by stray bullets, and many of them are children.

Quote Message: Many need blood transfusions. There are so many patients that they are being treated on the floor in the corridors because there simply aren’t enough beds to accommodate the vast number of wounded." from MSF's Cyrus Paye 


MSF's Cyrus Paye


Cyrus Paye gave his account over the phone to MSF colleagues, saying he could hear gunfire from their compound


The hospital was rapidly running out of supplies - as airports were closed as was with the border with Chad, which neighbours Darfur, the MSF project co-ordinator explained.


Quote Message: If the situation doesn’t change and humanitarian access is not granted, there will be even greater loss of life.”

MSFCopyright: MSF

Image caption: The medical team at South Hospital are overwhelmed and have been working round the clock

Image caption: Cyrus Paye gave his account over the phone to MSF colleagues, saying he could hear gunfire from their compound

View original here.

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

ICC Trust Fund for Victims: Elisabeth Rehn elected to the Board of Directors

From the Finnish Government's Ministry for Foreign Affairs
November 18, 2009 14.24
Elisabeth Rehn elected to the Board of Directors of the ICC Trust Fund for Victims
Elisabeth Rehn has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims within the International Criminal Court. The Board members were elected at the session of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court on 18 November in the Hague.

States Parties have been grouped into geographical areas, each of which has a representative on the Board of the Trust Fund for Victims. Elisabeth Rehn represents the group of Western European countries and Australia, Canada and New Zealand. A distinguished and internationally recognised human rights expert, she has previously served as a Member of the Finnish Parliament, Minister of Defence, Minister of Equality Affairs, a Member of the European Parliament, as UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, and as Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the former Yugoslavia. In recent years, she has dedicated herself to international tasks. In particular, the impact of war on women and their role in peace building have figured prominently on Rehn’s agenda.

Besides Elisabeth Rehn, the following persons were elected to the five-seat Board of Directors: Betty Kaari Murungi, human rights lawyer from Kenya; Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, former President of Latvia; Eduardo Pizarro Leongómez, President of the National Reparation and Reconciliation Commission o Colombia; and Ambassador Bulgaa Altangerel of Mongolia. The Board’s principal task is to guide the Trust Fund’s activities and allocation of resources and to coordinate and oversee assistance projects. The Board reports to the Assembly of States Parties. The new Board will start its three-year term on 1 December 2009.

The Trust Fund for Victims was established in 2002. Its objective is to assist victims of crime and their families in cases being processed by the International Criminal Court. The crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC are genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The Trust Fund and its mandate are unique when compared against other international tribunals.

The special target groups of the Trust Fund’s assistance efforts are victims of sexual violence, former child soldiers and abducted children, the families of murder victims and victims of other brutal crimes, and victimised villages. The Fund’s assets are mainly used for the physical and psychological rehabilitation of victims and for material support. The Fund may also pay victims damages or other reparations by virtue of a decision given by the ICC during a trial. Initiatives for assistance projects come directly from target areas approved by the ICC. At present, a total of 29 projects are under way in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Uganda. The intention is to expand the scope of activities to the Central African Republic and to Sudan/Darfur.

The bulk of the funds used for assistance come as voluntary donations from states. Donations can also be made, for instance, by corporations, private individuals and organisations. The Court may also order that fines or other assets obtained be transferred to the Trust Fund. Finland has consistently supported the Trust Fund’s activities. In terms of the total contribution, Finland is one of the Fund’s biggest donors.

Additional information: Legislative Counsellor Sari Mäkelä, Unit for Public International Law, mobile tel. +358 40 739 2853, First Secretary Miia Aro-Sanchez, Embassy of Finland in the Hague, tel. +31 70 3110143
Crossposted on Uganda Watch and Congo Watch.