E-briefing: Humanitarian perspectives on the changing face of war
… challenges, among others, the rising nuclear threat, resurgence of terrorist …
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The ICRC in WWI: Efforts to ban chemical warfare
… London/Ref. HIST 3088/25 The first poisonous weapons emerged in the fighting on the western … in 1915. During the following two years these weapons were extensively used by the warring … which strike indiscriminately – such as nuclear and biological weapons and landmines – …
Colombia: Experts from 23 countries discuss challenges to humanitarian law
… Cyber warfare, autonomous weapons and the use of explosive weapons in … and the committees at the conference include: Nuclear weapons Cyber warfare Autonomous … Unidos de América. (15 minutos) Armas nucleares. México. Mariana Salazar Albornoz, …
In times of insecurity and conflict, states must work together to uphold and strengthen international humanitarian law
… Mine Ban Convention, the Biological Weapons Convention, the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons). Under the respective …
Australia: 4th Commonwealth Red Cross and Red Crescent Conference on IHL
… Conflict: New Frontiers, New Actors and New Weapons 10 Working Groups: The Shared Work of … and Eradication 19 ii Working Group 6: Nuclear Weapons 20 Repression of IHL … iv NPT Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1968) PMSC Private military …
2015 Council of Delegates: Resolutions and Reports
… report on Working towards the elimination of nuclear weapons: Four-year action plan (CD/15/13) Report on Weapons and international humanitarian law …
7 issues that will shape the humanitarian agenda in 2018
… detainees, from using chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, from using land mines and from … control systems, oil pipeline systems, or nuclear plants being hacked. The ICRC is …
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 …
Experts' workshop report on IHL and Islamic Law in contemporary armed conflicts
… 23 CONDUCT OF HOSTILITIES: LAWFUL WEAPONS AND METHODS OF … electricity networks, dams, and chemical or nuclear plants, they could cause civilian … seven Muslimmajority States among the 44 “nuclear-capable” States whose ratification is …
World Peace Forum: ICRC calls for multilateral cooperation and new approaches to conflict prevention and resolution
… health hazards, as well as the ever-present nuclear threat, require international dialogue … such as the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons which is another example of …
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