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The international community must restore the vision of disarmament as a crucial path towards sustainable peace and security

… through the growing risk of the use of nuclear weapons; the terrible impact of war in cities, … humanitarian law (IHL) . Mr Chair, Nuclear weapons profoundly challenge the basic …

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What you need to know about artificial intelligence in armed conflict

… rules that would prohibit some autonomous weapons and restrict the use of others, … those controlled by AI. What are autonomous weapons?  They're not the half-human, … inform military decision-making on the use of nuclear weapons. Some argue that the use of …

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Regulating autonomous weapons: “The Caribbean States have an important role to play”

… Conference on The Human Impacts of Autonomous Weapons, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago … Conference: The Human Impacts of Autonomous Weapons. The International Committee of the … but a few examples such as when it comes to nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, …

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International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 2023

… Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, 26 September 2023 Excellencies, … Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons – an important day for …

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Chair’s Summary Report of State Expert Meeting on IHL: Protecting the Natural Environment in Armed Conflict

… and minimizing environmental impacts of heavy weapons. Delegations also underlined the value … 1977, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1968), the Convention on the … (2003), and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (2017). 6 Delegations spoke …

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Remembering Hiroshima: Should it ever be the future of humanity?

… bombings, has been advocating a total ban on nuclear weapons . He has also attended the First … Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in June 2022 and the G7 …

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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 …

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NPT States Parties must make urgent progress on implementing their obligations and commitments

… to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons – 31 July 2023 Excellencies, Ladies … (NPT), one where concrete progress towards nuclear disarmament is needed more than ever. …

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Frequently asked questions: Rules of war

… of warfare (for instance, the use of certain weapons).  IHL is also known as 'the law of … the civilian population if dams, dykes and nuclear plants and other installations located … mines (1997), cluster munitions (2008), nuclear weapons (2017), as well as limitations …

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Implementing international humanitarian law: 2020/2021 report

… of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons by Belize, Honduras and … Dominican Republic on the ratification of the Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty. The … American states. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons of 7 July 2017 (TPNW 2017): …

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