Media Advisory: 29 October 2008

President Kirsch presents the International Criminal Court’s fourth annual report to the UN’s General Assembly

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The President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Philippe Kirsch, will present the fourth annual report of the ICC to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, 30 October 2008. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10.00 a.m. (New York local time). President Kirsch will provide an overview of recent developments at the Court and an assessment of where the Court stands ten years after the General Assembly convened the historic Rome Conference to create the ICC.

The President's address will be web cast on the UN's website at: http://www.un.org/webcast. His speech will be posted on the ICC website tomorrow following delivery.

The full annual report is currently available on the ICC website:

22.08.2008 - Fourth Report of the International Criminal Court to the United Nations for 2007/08


For further information please contact Ms Sonia Robla, Head of Public Information and Documentation Section at +31 (0)70 515-8089 or +31 (0) 646448726 or at [email protected]