Southern Africa: States commit to a global nuclear ban
… commitment to contribute to a global ban on nuclear weapons by signing and fully ratifying the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons on the sidelines of the United …
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Military needs can never justify using inhumane or indiscriminate weapons
… means and methods of warfare and of weapons of a nature to cause unnecessary … a more somber anniversary: 75 years since nuclear weapons were first used, in Hiroshima … humanitarian assistance to the victims of a nuclear attack, and the general …
Urgency to rid the world of most destructive weapon ever created
… Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons The International Committee of the Red … the International Day on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. This day is a reminder of the …
Weapons: Statement of the ICRC to the United Nations, 2017
… achievements in efforts to rid the world of weapons of mass destruction, and major … the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), which we … adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) by 122 States, at the …
Weapons: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2015
… in populated areas of improvised explosive weapons by non-State armed groups also leads … which have been comprehensively prohibited, nuclear weapons remain the one weapon of mass … humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons, as explicitly recognized by …
Increasing Resilience to Weapon Contamination through Behaviour Change
… contamination resulting from conventional weapons and/or chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards. The document covers …
Nigeria commits to a global nuclear ban
… commitment to contribute to a global ban on nuclear weapons by ratifying the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons on 6 August 2020. Nigeria …
Why does the Nuclear Ban Treaty matter?
… 2021, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) has entered into force as the … consequences of using and testing nuclear weapons. This day is nothing short of …
Weapons: Statement of the ICRC to the United Nations, 2016
… discussed here. For the ICRC, debates about weapons must always consider evidence of their … the most destructive weapon ever invented – nuclear weapons. The international community … on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons ) found that the effects of …
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement celebrates the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
… consequences of using and testing nuclear weapons. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) explicitly and …
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