UN General Assembly votes on uranium weapons with a large majority in favour of the resolution
On 7.12.20, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/75/42 on „Effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uranium“. Read more … UN General Assembly votes on uranium weapons with a large majority in favour of the resolution
Uranium Film Festival 2020 – a huge success under difficult circumstances
The Berlin event marked the tenth anniversary of the International Uranium Film Festival (IUFF). The fact that it took place at all in the times of Corona and that there was such a great response from the public, as well as high-quality content was a huge success that one could not have expected. Read more … Uranium Film Festival 2020 – a huge success under difficult circumstances
K2 – Home of contamination
A group of lawmakers in the US has released a compilation of recently declassified Department of Defense documents which indicated that US forces stationed on a Central Asian military base were likely to be exposed to various dangerous substances – including DU. Read more … K2 – Home of contamination
ICBUW special event as part of the IUFF
On Sunday, October 18th, 2020, ICBUW special event took place with the topic of the day of the IUFF – DU weapons Read more … ICBUW special event as part of the IUFF
New scientific articles on Gulf War Syndrome, DU-Nanoparticles and the problematic political framework of DU
The article „Depleted uranium and Gulf War Illness: Updates and comments on possible mechanisms behind the syndrome“ appeared in February 2020 in Environmental Research and was written by Geir Bjørklunda, Lyudmila Pivinab, Maryam Dadard, Yuliya Semenovab, Md Mostafizur Rahmane, Salvatore Chirumbolof, and Jan Aasethh. It deals with toxic substances, including DU, which is suspected of […]
The Henri Friconneau case – a breakthrough in the (French) DU jurisprudence (?)
According to reports by Marianne and La Voix du Gendarme, Laurette Friconneau, the widow of the captain of the gendarmerie Henri Friconneau, was able to prove in court that her husband died as a result of the use of depleted uranium (DU) ammunition. Read more … The Henri Friconneau case – a breakthrough in the (French) DU jurisprudence (?)
Update: Articles and information on DU, Serbia and human rights
The topic of DU has been addressed more and more in the media in recent years, increasingly in the context of environmental destruction through war, the protection of victims and human rights. Read more … Update: Articles and information on DU, Serbia and human rights
An unsatisfactory answer to a comlex question – short parliamentary question by DIE LINKE on uranium ammunition BT-DS 19/16786
The inquiry occurred in an intensive exchange between the Left Party’s parliamentary group in the German Federal Parliament and ICBUW. Received at the end of January, it was answered by the Federal Government in mid-March this year. After many parliamentary inquiries on the subject[1] and its individual aspects (cases of application, voting behavior, protective measures, arms cooperation, etc.), this question is the most extensive one about uranium ammunition/uranium weapons ever submitted in the German Federal Parliament Read more … An unsatisfactory answer to a comlex question – short parliamentary question by DIE LINKE on uranium ammunition BT-DS 19/16786
Uranatlas (2019) – an important and up-to-date contribution to the general topic of “uranium“
The Uranium Atlas is a cooperative project that provides a compact illustration of the global dimensions of uranium mining and subsequent reuse. Many individual experts and authors from three continents have their say in it, which provides interested parties with an overview on the essential core questions relating to uranium. Read more … Uranatlas (2019) – an important and up-to-date contribution to the general topic of “uranium“
Environmental destruction by war – Update
The article ‘‘Environment – Victim of war’’, written by ICBUW chairperson Prof. Manfred Mohr and published in the current edition of the journal ,,politische ökologie’’ deals with the (serious) effects of armed conflicts on the environment and describes the relating developments in international politics. Read more … Environmental destruction by war – Update
Environmental destruction by war – Update | https://www.icbuw.eu/environmental-destruction-by-war-update/ | 14. April 2020
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