The Additional Protocols at 40
… Cold War arms race and the development of new weapons technologies brought new realities to … Another ongoing discussion is the issue of nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons were the subject of difficult …
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"Mankind is faced with a problem of supreme gravity..."; ICRC appeal, 1945
… ICRC on 5 September 1945, in the light of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki … against war... The inevitable development of weapons, and so of warfare as a whole, has a … of the exploitation of the discoveries in nuclear physics, which permit the producing of …
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 …
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 …
Multilateralism plays an important role in alleviating suffering and creating conditions for peace
… norms. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is another example of multilateralism … all the way to its goal: a world without nuclear weapons. I raise these examples to …
Food security in times of armed conflict: What you need to know
… IHL prohibits or restricts use of a range of weapons that can have widespread and … mines , cluster munitions , and nuclear weapons . As well, employing weapons … rules prohibits attacks on dams, dykes, and nuclear power plants if such attacks may cause …
Shaping the future of the world’s largest humanitarian movement
… in situations of conflict and disasters. On nuclear weapons, a resolution was adopted calling on … recently-adopted Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The Movement also pledged to …
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, …
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 …
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