The UN General Assembly must focus on the most vulnerable people caught in conflict
… ceremony of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. "The choice to 'focus on people' is …
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Red Cross and Red Crescent leaders commit to accelerate efforts to tackle rising humanitarian challenges
… efforts to work towards the elimination of nuclear weapons. "Urban warfare has a devastating …
EVENT: Outer Space Military Operations: How to Safeguard Essential Civilian Services?
… surveillance and communications, as well as weapons platform targeting and guidance. This … the placement in orbit of objects carrying nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass … of Justice, Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons, Advisory Opinion, 8 July …
ICRC at the UN: Urban warfare, digital threats and prisoners of war obligations are all humanitarian issues of high importance
… 1/ Urban warfare, including Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas The urbanization of … of civilians from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, one of the major … critical civilian infrastructure, such as nuclear plants, electricity grids and water …
Bringing IHL Home through Domestic Law and Policy: Report
… ENSURING THE APPLICATION OF IHL TO WEAPONS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND ARMS … that have otherwise been prohibited, such as nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, cluster … party to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Selected practice CROATIA At …
International Humanitarian Law Bibliography
… The risk of autonomous weapons : an analysis centred on the rights of … law and chemical, biological, radio-nuclear (CBRN) events. - Leiden ; Boston : … law and chemical, biological, radio-nuclear (CBRN) events. - Leiden ; Boston : …
Malaysia: IHL conference commemorates 150 years of the first Geneva Convention
… medical units and the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons. Participants at the first of two …
IHL contributes to the prevention of an arms race in outer space
… alia, on the prevention of the placement of weapons in outer space", experts within this … the existing rules prohibiting or restricting weapons, means and methods of warfare in, or … containing dangerous forces, such as nuclear power plants or infrastructure …
What you need to know about artificial intelligence in armed conflict
… rules that would prohibit some autonomous weapons and restrict the use of others, … those controlled by AI. What are autonomous weapons? They're not the half-human, … inform military decision-making on the use of nuclear weapons. Some argue that the use of …
Gender equality is a marker of peace and security
… violence, - The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons includes a commitment to assess …
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