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Biological weapons: Preparatory Committee for the Review Conference of States Parties

… of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction, 8-12 August … assistance for victims of use of nuclear, radiological, biological and chemical … (2007) Who will assist the victims of use of nuclear, radiological, biological or chemical …

Statement

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement calls on States to seize unprecedented opportunity to advance nuclear disarmament

… Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, the International Red Cross and Red … prohibit the use of and completely eliminate nuclear weapons, in accordance with their …

News release

A price too high: Rethinking nuclear weapons in light of their human cost

… the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons. These consequences have been known to … many, a full appreciation of the effects of nuclear weapons in humanitarian terms has …

Article

Weapons: Statement of the ICRC to the United Nations, 2016

… discussed here. For the ICRC, debates about weapons must always consider evidence of their … the most destructive weapon ever invented – nuclear weapons. The international community … on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons ) found that the effects of …

Statement

The ICRC and Cranfield: New ‘scene analysis’ training agreement announced for 2017

… and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence (CBRN), have signed a training … ICRC CBRN Technical Adviser based in the Weapons Contamination Unit. "Given the ICRC … "It will give ICRC access to expertise on weapons systems, injuries and the assessment …

Article

ICRC and Parliaments: the fruitful collaboration with the Inter-Parliamentary Union

… the ground, in particular by those who bear weapons. Here again, you as parliamentarians, … 92 Private military and security companies 93 Nuclear weapons 95 Part 4: Model instruments … containing dangerous forces (e.g. dams and nuclear power stations). IHL sets out a number …

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Russia: Conference discusses the human cost of weapons

… The Use of Weapons in Modern Conflicts: Humanitarian … mines, unexploded and cluster munitions, and nuclear arms. The participants spoke of the … family) was born without arms, a result of nuclear testing near his home in Kazakhstan. …

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Catalogue of publications and films in Arabic

… been a persistent problem for decades. These weapons have killed or injured tens of … �إلى حظر و�إزالة جميع الأ�سلحة النووية‬ Nuclear Weapons 4067/004 The existence of nuclear weapons raises profound questions …

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In Pictures: Responding to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) events.

… of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear agents. Here, participants learn how … of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear agents" said Stephen Donnelly, CBRN Technical Advisor in the ICRCs Weapons Contamination Unit. "It's essential …

Jordan: ICRC Activity report October – December 2016

… the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) unit in Geneva. They worked … protection of civilian population, explosive weapons in populated areas” which was …

Article

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