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International Humanitarian Law Bibliography

… 23 IHL Bibliography – 3rd issue 2024 XI. Weapons Artificial intelligence and … The 2024 Challenges Report focuses on: nuclear weapons – grey zones and hybrid warfare … Russian military commanders must disobey a nuclear launch order against Ukraine Chistopher …

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UN General Assembly 80th session: Statement to the First Committee

… a century ago in 1978, remains valid: more weapons mean less security. In these grim … Second , States must make progress on nuclear disarmament, through universalization … and full implementation of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), the …

Statement
UNGA80 1C

Kyrgyzstan: Signature of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons а positive step in strengthening commitment to international humanitarian law

… of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) by the Kyrgyz Republic on 26 … of rising international tensions, renewed nuclear rhetoric and the expanding role of …

News release

ICRC-IFRC joint statement: Humanity continues to live under the shadow of nuclear warfare and its immense suffering and humanitarian consequences

… Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Excellencies,  Ladies and gentlemen, … Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.  As long as these weapons

Statement
Flags fly at the Mont-Blanc bridge in Geneva, marking the 30th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent.

UN Security Council: We cannot let AI be deployed on the battlefield without oversight and regulation

… hoped for by the developers and users of new weapons, but the actual results: the good, the … by General Bradley in 1948 with respect to nuclear weapons:  “The world has achieved … power without conscience… Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants.” So I will …

Statement
UNSC OD on AI and IHL

ICRC president: "International humanitarian law only as strong as leaders’ will to uphold it"

… must states consider as they invest in new weapons systems? Cheap and scalable, drones are … suffering on survivors.  Terrifyingly, the nuclear weapons in today’s arsenals are far … then would today be classified as a small nuclear weapon. But there is no such thing as a …

Statement
The ICRC president in the 11th HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Lecture on IHL.

Hiroshima 80 years on: The humanitarian imperative to eliminate nuclear weapons

… Eight decades later, over 12,000 nuclear weapons still exist.  Eighty years ago, … in history to suffer the devastation of nuclear weapons. Tens of thousands of people …

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Stylized image of a mushroom cloud rising over a devastated cityscape, blending orange and pink tones with a grainy texture. The foreground depicts the fiery explosion of a nuclear bomb, while the background shows a monochrome, war-torn landscape with scattered figures and rubble.

80 years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: A call to eliminate nuclear weapons

… Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric, on the risks nuclear weapons still pose to the world 80 years after … witnessed the horrifying tragedy caused by nuclear weapons, we must ask ourselves: Are we …

Statement
A black and white photograph showing the devastated landscape of Hiroshima after the nuclear bombing in August 1945. The area is flattened and burned, with only a few skeletal buildings and bare trees remaining. A straight dirt road runs through the center, surrounded by rubble and destruction, with mountains visible in the background.

Bangladesh: 16th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition 2025 National Rounds — Call for Registration

… with the West and clandestinely obtained nuclear weapons in 1978. It did so on the basis that it … Manustan possesses approximately 250 nuclear warheads. For its part, Setistan sided …

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Prosecutor v Smith - IHL Moot Problem National Rounds 2025 - cover photo

Kenya: Facts & Figures 2024

… Treaty and Treaty on the Prohibition on Nuclear Weapons. LOGISTICS SUPPORT TO HUMANITARIAN …

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