2024 ICRC report on IHL and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts
… the 2024 Challenges Report The prohibition of nuclear weapons: Protecting humanity from unspeakable suffering Nuclear weapons and IHL; The Treaty on the …
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ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric: We must continue to raise awareness of the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons
… Spoljaric at the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Signing Ceremony, 24 September 2024 … signature of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, a landmark instrument of our …
THE TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND THE TREATY OF TLATELOLCO
… The Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (or … and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) share a common …
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: 2024 session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference
… acknowledged that the continued existence of nuclear weapons is one of the biggest threats for … community unequivocally agreed that nuclear weapons must be eliminated as soon as …
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 …
The Pelindaba Treaty and the TPNW
… The African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (Pelindaba … Treaty) and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) share a common objective: …
The Rarotonga Treaty and the TPNW
… The South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty (Rarotonga Treaty) and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) share a common objective: …
The Semipalatinsk Treaty and the TPNW
… The Treaty on a Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia … Treaty) and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) share a common objective: …
The Bangkok Treaty and the TPNW
… The Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ or Bangkok … Treaty) and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) share a common objective: …
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 …
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