Talking about the laws of war in a peaceful Pacific
… and adopt the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. This landmark international agreement … testing, stockpiling, use or threat to use nuclear weapons is completely unacceptable. …
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WeC Recruitment Postcard (CBRN and HAZMAT Specialists)
… (EOD) Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Hazards/Hazardous Materials …
Implementing international humanitarian law: 2020/2021 report
… of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons by Belize, Honduras and … Dominican Republic on the ratification of the Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty. The … American states. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons of 7 July 2017 (TPNW 2017): …
Incapacitating chemical agents: Law enforcement, human rights law and policy perspectives
… with the use of these toxic chemicals as weapons for law enforcement. It brought … Study]. 21 Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons, Advisory Opinion, I.C.J. … effort against WMD, along with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and the …
African Union and ICRC Marks 30 years of Partnership on Humanitarian Issues
… can also be witnessed in Disarmament and Weapons issues and activities aimed at the … been undertaken such as on Treaty Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons , Small Arms and Light Weapons … Mine Ban Convention, the Treaty Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons or the Global Compact on …
Doctor answers questions from Facebook on diseases caused by atomic bombs
Meet Dr Masao Tomonaga, Honorary Director of the Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Hospital. Dr Tomonaga has cared for leukaemia patients, including atomic bomb survivors, and focused on how …
International humanitarian law and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts
… weapon systems 2) The use of explosive weapons in populated areas 3) Responsible arms transfers 4) Nuclear weapons VIII. Private military and … areas 3) Responsible arms transfers 4) Nuclear weapons VIII. Private military and …
3rd Pacific Islands IHL Roundtable: 2- 4 November 2021
… 14:00 Session 2: Giving effect to the ban on nuclear weapons Taking stock of the adoption and … of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons 10:15 11:15 12:15 13:15 14:15 …
National implementation of IHL: Model laws,Guiding principles and Practical advice
… IHL - National Implementation database. 1 - Weapons Anti-personnel mines Model of … the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions Nuclear Weapons Model Law for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Wepons Convention on certain …
Implementing IHL in West Africa
… discussions on migration, counter-terrorism, weapons, internal displacement, and IHL in … Practical Guide to decisions on transfers 25 Nuclear Weapon: ECOWAS and Advancing Nuclear Disarmament 27 SESSION 8: Integration …
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