ICBUW Statement on the war in Ukraine
ICBUW has issued a Statement on the war in Ukraine. Read more … ICBUW Statement on the war in Ukraine
IALANA Statement on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Today we publish IALANA’s Statement on Russian Invasion of Ukraine. ICBUW strongly condemns the invasion and supports Ukrainian people in their struggle for independence, democracy and peace. Full text of the statement can be accessed via this link or downloaded here. CEOBS also prepared the conflict analysis from the environmental angle, which deals with acute […]
Dr. Jawad Al Ali has passed away at the age of 77 – a great loss for ICBUW
Dr. Jawad Al Ali has passed away at the age of 77 – a great loss for ICBUW. Dr. Al Ali worked as an oncologist in Basra – one of the hotspots of the war in Iraq and of DU contamination. Read more … Dr. Jawad Al Ali has passed away at the age of 77 – a great loss for ICBUW
Article denying DU and Gulf War Illness link – first comment(s)
A study recently published by Robert Haley and Randall Parrish concludes that depleted uranium from exploding munitions did not lead to Gulf War illness (GWI) in veterans deployed in the 1991 Gulf War. We have asked ICBUW-affiliated DU experts for their comments. Read more … Article denying DU and Gulf War Illness link – first comment(s)
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
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
20 years later: Victims of NATO-mission in the Balkans must finally be helped
As part of the (not UN-mandated and thus illegal) NATO operation „Allied Forces“ from March 24 to June 6, 1999, uranium ammunition was used in areas of former Yugoslavia. Especially now, 20 years later, the extent of the damage done shows. Read more … 20 years later: Victims of NATO-mission in the Balkans must finally be helped
German voting behavior in UN resolution is evidence for continued ignorance regarding uranium ammunition
After Germany again abstained in the vote on the UN resolution „On the effects of armaments and ammunition containing depleted uranium“, Greens MP Agnieszka Brugger submitted a parliamentary question in November 2018, asking why the German government has been abstaining. Read more … German voting behavior in UN resolution is evidence for continued ignorance regarding uranium ammunition
New civil society statement with focus on environmental security released
For the last few weeks the Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) have been working with PAX to prepare a statement to mark the United Nations‘ International Day for preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict‘ on November 6th. This year it is focused on environmental security. Read more … New civil society statement with focus on environmental security released
New civil society statement with focus on environmental security released | https://www.icbuw.eu/new-civil-society-statement-with-focus-on-environmental-security-released/ | 06. November 2018