International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement Joint Statement on the 2024 Council of Delegates Outcomes
… humanitarian impact of weaponry, including nuclear arms, landmines, arms transfers, and …
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Ukraine: Field visit for representatives of foreign ministries under Warsaw Regional Delegation
… respond in cases of chemical, biological or nuclear accidents. The trip concluded with a …
Australia: 4th Commonwealth Red Cross and Red Crescent Conference on IHL
… Conflict: New Frontiers, New Actors and New Weapons 10 Working Groups: The Shared Work of … and Eradication 19 ii Working Group 6: Nuclear Weapons 20 Repression of IHL … iv NPT Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1968) PMSC Private military …
ICRC and Parliaments: the fruitful collaboration with the Inter-Parliamentary Union
… the ground, in particular by those who bear weapons. Here again, you as parliamentarians, … 92 Private military and security companies 93 Nuclear weapons 95 Part 4: Model instruments … containing dangerous forces (e.g. dams and nuclear power stations). IHL sets out a number …
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 …
International Humanitarian Law is key to upholding multilateralism and addressing global challenges
… have secured humanitarian agreements on nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, landmines and the arms trade. These …
ICRC president's address: Peace-building and conflict prevention
… all that stems from the supply and use of weapons. Widespread and poorly controlled … highlight that: Arms transfers must ensure, weapons do not end up being used to commit … biological weapons – must never be used; and Nuclear weapons, because of their devastating …
Methods and means of warfare
… means of warfare. There are restrictions on weapons, on their use and on conduct. The … legitimate targets only. Highlights Explosive weapons in populated areas ICRC report on IHL … dangerous forces (namely dams, dykes and nuclear power plants). Means and methods of …
A Week in Ukraine
… chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear contamination (CBRN). When we think about contamination caused by weapons in armed conflict, we also know there …
Gender equality is a marker of peace and security
… violence, - The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons includes a commitment to assess …
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