UN General Assembly committee adopted a resolution on the first-ever treaty on crimes against humanity.
UN General Assembly committee adopted a resolution to negotiate a first-ever treaty on preventing and punishing crimes against humanity.
The resolution has been approved through consensus by the assembly’s legal committee.
The resolution calls for a time-bound process with preparatory sessions in 2026 and 2027 and three-week negotiating sessions in 2028 and 2029 to finalise a treaty on crimes against humanity.
This resolution will send a clear message that impunity for the kinds of crimes inflicted on civilians in Ethiopia, Sudan, Ukraine, southern Israel, Gaza and Myanmar will not go unheeded.
The International Criminal Court was established to punish major perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
ICC says crimes against humanity are committed as part of a large-scale attack on civilians, it has listed 15 forms of crimes against humanity.
