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
10 Years War in Syria and the Use of Depleted Uranium Weapons
On March 15, 2020, the tenth year of the war in Syria will commence and on March 18 it will be the second year of the military occupation by Turkey of the Kurdish Afrin in North-West Syria. Read more … 10 Years War in Syria and the Use of Depleted Uranium Weapons
Depleted uranium (DU) and Russian ammunition
According to an article of TASS news agency (based on a statement of the Russian Ministry of Defense), Russian T-80BV tanks are now to be equipped with DU ammunition. Read more … Depleted uranium (DU) and Russian ammunition
Serbian DU case continues
An international team of lawyers, journalists and scientists continues to fight for justice in the Serbian DU case. Although there is still a long way to go for the affected persons and the lawyers in the Serbian case, a positive development can be observed. Read more … Serbian DU case continues
ICBUW signs joint statement on conflict and the environment for UN #envconflictday 2019
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
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
Frieder Wagner, Deadly Dust (2019) – an important book about uranium weapons
Deadly Dust hits the shelves at the right time: for one, the book’s release parallels the efforts of Serbian lawyer Sdran Aleksic and his team to assist the victims of the NATO-bombing with uranium ammunition in their plight for aid. Beyond this, the time has come for a reappraisal of this topic’s treatment by the media and in politics, (particularly) in Germany. Nobody is better suited to this job than Frieder Wagner. Read more … Frieder Wagner, Deadly Dust (2019) – an important book about uranium weapons
ICBUW events in Berlin on June 23-25
The event „The bombing of EX-Yugoslavia with uranium munitions 20 years after“ on June 24 was a huge success. About 100 guests watched the films on uranium ammunition and discussed afterwards eagerly with our expert group in the hall. Read more … ICBUW events in Berlin on June 23-25
2nd International Symposium „Consequences of the Bombing of the Former Yugoslavia with Depleted Uranium 1999“
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“
New Buzzfeed article on DU
The journalists Marius Muenstermann, Tatjana Mischke and Christian Werner of Buzzfeed News Germany spent six years studying the consequences of uranium weapons in the Balkans. They spoke with army representatives, soldiers, relatives, scientists, doctors, politicians and international lawyers. Read more … New Buzzfeed article on DU
New Buzzfeed article on DU | https://www.icbuw.eu/new-buzzfeed-article-on-du/ | 19. Juni 2019
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