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ICBUW signs joint statement on conflict and the environment for UN #envconflictday 2019

14. November 2019 Allgemein, ICBUW, News, Statements

On 6 November 2019, 103 NGOs and experts from around the world (including ICBUW) honoured the United Nations’ International Day for the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict by signing a joint civil society statement urging the international community to act on the synergies between environment, peace, and security.  Read more … ICBUW signs joint statement on conflict and the environment for UN #envconflictday 2019

New study on changes in reproductive health in Gaza

11. November 2019 Blog posts, ICBUW

The study looks at long-term effects on the reproductive health of women exposed to heavy metals during war and its aftermath. Results of the study show a link between exposure to heavy metals delivered to Gaza by weapons and an increase in birth defects and premature births post-2006, making it possible to count the ‘hidden victims’ of war.  Read more … New study on changes in reproductive health in Gaza

2nd International Symposium „Consequences of the Bombing of the Former Yugoslavia with Depleted Uranium 1999“

19. August 2019 ICBUW, News

The war in Yugoslavia has been over for 20 years, but the consequences are still there – and destruction is not the only one. In this war, as in many others, uranium ammunition was used, mostly in the last days before the end of the conflict, when the defeat of the Serbian army was already clearly visible.  Read more … 2nd International Symposium „Consequences of the Bombing of the Former Yugoslavia with Depleted Uranium 1999“