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The U.N. says it is up to member states to decide whether to support the International Criminal Court, after the Trump administration intensifies its campaign against the tribunal.

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00:00The United Nations is responding to Washington's latest criticism of the International Criminal Court.
00:06A UN spokesperson said it is up to individual countries to decide whether to remain part of the court
00:12while warning that the International Rules-Based Order is under pressure.
00:18International law, the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
00:25were created by sovereign member states, and they have brought protection,
00:32they have brought relief to millions of people,
00:37and they are, as the Secretary General has often said, under threat and under attack.
00:43And what would the Secretary General's message be to any countries that are going to be pressured by the United
00:49States to pull out of the ICC?
00:52Countries will have to make their own, member states will make their own decisions.
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