U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the international community on Monday to maintain funding and public advocacy for the International Criminal Court (ICC), stressing that the long-term success of which depends on greater cooperation from states.
Ban told the sixth Assembly of States Parties, held at the U.N. Headquarters in New York, that the Court has quickly established itself as the centerpiece of the system of international criminal justice in the five years since the Rome Statute creating the ICC entered into force.
"It both embodies and drives a profound evolution in international culture and law," he said, taking examples of the former Yugoslav and Liberian leaders who are accused of committing war crimes.
However, the Secretary-General stressed that the Court's ongoing success, and even ability to function, will rely closely on the support of States Parties and from the United Nations, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations and civil society groups.
He called for cooperation that results in financial support and political backing, and which flows from expressions of support in public, as well as behind closed doors for both the Court and for its Trust Fund for Victims.
Source: Xinhua
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