00:01We've seen the announcement by the United States regarding the imposition of sanctions
00:06on the International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane, as well as a senior trial lawyer
00:13Abdullah Eisei.
00:14I can tell you that the Secretary General expresses serious concern about this designation, as
00:20well as the ongoing designation of other International Criminal Court employees.
00:25While the United Nations and the International Criminal Court are separate institution,
00:30with separate and distinct mandates, as we've often said, the United Nations considers the
00:36ICC a key pillar of international criminal justice, and the Secretary General very much
00:42respects its work.
