It would be difficult to speculate on how much the ICC contributed to deterring election related violence. But I think it is indisputable that it was a force for restraint.
Groups like UNICEF and the World Food Program a stand at the ready to provide life saving assistance to Syrians caught in conflict, but they do not have enough money to fully fund their humanitarian response.
Amidst upheaval in the Central African Republic, a UN official summed up the UN's deep fears for the country in one sentence. "This is a region with very little absorbtive capacity," he told the UN press corps today.
