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Support
New York, Nov. 2, 2016 (PANA/NAN) The President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Silvia Fernandez, has expressed gratitude to UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, for his strong and principled support to the ICC and protection of human rights.
Fernandez gave the commendation on Wednesday at a meeting with Ban at the UN headquarters in New York.
She expressed appreciation to the UN chief’s dedicated service to the international community and his enormous efforts in the furtherance of peace, justice, tolerance, the rule of law and the protection of human rights.
She said “`while the ICC is not part of the UN, the two organisations cooperate in accordance with a Relationship Agreement concluded in 2004.”
Fernandez then presented the UN chief with special edition of the Rome Statute of the ICC in recognition of his efforts. (PANA/NAN)
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(Edited by Damilola Oyewole/Hadiza Mohammed-Aliyu)