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ReliefWeb
March 17, 2017
Welcomes the achievements to date in the implementation of the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan, notably the ratification of Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War to the 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, and encourages theÃÂ ...
I-Connect007
March 10, 2017
Last December in Geneva, 123 nations met for the Fifth Review Conference of the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons and agreed to begin formal discussions on a possible ban of lethal, autonomous weapons. Those talks will begin in April orÃÂ ...
The Nation
February 14, 2017
In December 2016, she helped Pakistan make history when she became the first woman, and the first developing country representative, to preside over the Conference of Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Fifth Review Conference.
The Asian Age
January 29, 2017
In December 2016, Janjua, became the first woman and the first developing country representative to preside over the convention on certain conventional weapons. The government is not considering Mr Basit as he is more close to the military establishment.
Hindustan Times
January 4, 2017
The Fifth Review Conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), ended recently in Geneva with an interesting resolution that may have far reaching impact on the future of war.
Balkan Insight
December 29, 2016
... to Russian military support for the Syrian government offensive in the city. He added that Russia is not a party to the UN Arms Trade Treaty and the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons and that "such a country cannot moralize against Bulgaria".
The News International
December 17, 2016
... Permanent Representative to Geneva, Ambassador Tehmina Janjua, became the first woman, and the first developing country representative, to preside over the Conference of Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Fifth Review ConferenceÃÂ ...
Asian Tribune
December 17, 2016
Sri Lanka said that it supports the establishment of a Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) in 2017, within the framework of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) and to elevate theÃÂ ...
Colombo Gazette
December 14, 2016
Sri Lanka said that it supports the establishment of a Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) in 2017, within the framework of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) and to elevate theÃÂ ...
The Nation
December 13, 2016
... Ambassador Tehmina Janjua, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva, was elected to preside over the Fifth Review Conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons.
Prensa Latina
December 13, 2016
Geneva, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) Rodolfo Benitez, head of the Cuban delegation to the Fifth Review Conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons has released a statement, which says that Cuba rejects the double standard of someÃÂ ...
Kuwait News Agency
December 13, 2016
This came in a speech by the Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the United Nations and international organizations' headquarters in Geneva, Ambassador Jamal Al-Ghunaim to the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons' (CCW) meeting,ÃÂ ...
AllAfrica.com
December 12, 2016
In mid-December 2016, countries party to a major disarmament treaty have an opportunity to take concrete steps toward reducing and ending the human suffering caused by incendiary weapons.
Kuwait News Agency
December 12, 2016
The celebrations will also witness an event highlighting the Kingdom's future economic plans and strategies. GENEVA -- Kuwait to partake in a meeting for the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW). Editor on Duty: Ahmad Al-Hamily, 08:00ÃÂ ...
New Europe
November 15, 2016
The Council adopted conclusions welcoming the upcoming fifth review conference of the Convention on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be excessively injurious or to have indiscriminateÃÂ ...
The Independent
November 1, 2016
He advised Bahrain not to adopt the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, which includes bans on weapons such as cluster munitions because of the "indiscriminate" harm they can cause.
Middle East Monitor
October 31, 2016
... sessions from the Bahraini Red Crescent Society and the International Committee for the Red Cross, as well as advising his country's Shura (Consultative) Council in March, on whether to adopt the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons.
The Advertiser
October 30, 2016
There's a big problem with banning it, too. The use of incendiary weapons against civilians in general is illegal and has been since signatories declared it so in the 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Protocol III. But the protocol's ...
Times of Malta
October 25, 2016
Human Rights Watch has cited "compelling evidence" that Russia is also deploying incendiary bombs despite being a signatory to the 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons that ban the use of firebombs on areas with civilian concentrations,ÃÂ ...
Daily Times
October 21, 2016
She said the success of Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) lies in the delicate balance it seeks to maintain by minimising human suffering without sacrificing the legitimate security interests of states.
DAWN.com
October 21, 2016
The success of Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), she said, lies in the delicate balance it seeks to maintain by minimising human suffering without sacrificing the legitimate security interests of states.
ReliefWeb
October 21, 2016
Others expressed confidence in ability of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons to address current and future challenges.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
October 15, 2016
Efforts are underway by the U.N. Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, leading scientists and the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots to have the world's governments consider a multilateral treaty that would remove the temptation to build a bigger ...
Huffington Post
October 7, 2016
Efforts are underway by the U.N. Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), leading scientists and theCampaign to Stop Killer Robots to have the world's governments consider a multilateral treaty that would remove the temptation to build a ...
Popular Science
October 5, 2016
The laws of war allow for the use of incendiary weapons against military targets, Protocol III of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons prohibits their use against civilian targets. Syria is not a signatory to that convention, but both the ...
JURIST
October 5, 2016
I remind all State parties to Protocol III of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, including the Russian Federation, that they are strictly prohibited from using incendiary weapons in airstrikes on heavily populated areas, and that the use ...
Asharq Al-awsat English
October 4, 2016
"I remind all State parties to Protocol III of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, including the Russian Federation, that they are strictly prohibited from using incendiary weapons in airstrikes on heavily populated areas, and that the use ...
JURIST
October 4, 2016
I remind all State parties to Protocol III of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, including the Russian Federation, that they are strictly prohibited from using incendiary weapons in airstrikes on heavily populated areas, and that the use ...
Yahoo News
October 4, 2016
"I remind all State parties to Protocol III of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, including the Russian Federation, that they are strictly prohibited from using incendiary weapons in airstrikes on heavily populated areas, and that the use ...
Digital Journal
September 24, 2016
The filmmakers further claimed that the United States used incendiary MK-77 bombs in violation of Protocol III of the 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. Mark Hiznay, the associate arms director for Human Rights said that he was concernedÃÂ ...
Sputnik International
September 24, 2016
White phosphorus munitions, while not specifically banned by international law, are restricted from use in indiscriminate attacks against civilians by the 1983 UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. White phosphorus ignites on contact with ...
Just Security
September 6, 2016
In addition to complementing the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, a "Convention on Certain Unconventional Warfighters" would create a space for states and civil society to address the unique legal issues posed by entities participating inÃÂ ...
Prensa Latina
September 2, 2016
01 de septiembre de 2016, 12:36 Geneva, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) Cuba''s permanent representative to the United Nations office in Geneva, Anayansi Rodriguez Camejo, has defended the need to preserve multilateralism with regards to international relations,ÃÂ ...
Prensa Latina
August 30, 2016
30 de agosto de 2016, 08:14Geneva, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuba ratified at the UN headquarters in Geneva its commitment with the implementation of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons and its annexed Protocols, diplomatic sourcesÃÂ ...
BuzzFeed News
August 26, 2016
One afternoon this spring at the United Nations in Geneva, I sat behind Wareham in a large wood-paneled, beige-carpeted assembly room that hosted the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), a group of 121 countries that have signed theÃÂ ...
News24
August 24, 2016
The UN has held a series of meetings on LAWs under its Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, with the last meeting taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, where various experts presented papers on the emerging technologies and agreed toÃÂ ...
Voice of America
August 17, 2016
Human Rights Watch has called on nations that will confer in Geneva this month on the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons to condemn the use of air-dropped incendiary weapons in civilian areas in Syria. The New York group said Tuesday thatÃÂ ...
Al-Arabiya
August 16, 2016
They were used widely during the Vietnam war and are banned by the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. HRW documented attacks with such weapons since early June, including two cases on August 7 that hit opposition-controlled parts ofÃÂ ...
Al-Arabiya
August 16, 2016
They were used widely during the Vietnam war and are banned by the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. HRW documented attacks with such weapons since early June, including two cases on August 7 that hit opposition-controlled parts ofÃÂ ...
Naharnet
August 16, 2016
They were used widely during the Vietnam war and are banned by the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. HRW documented attacks with such weapons since early June, including two cases on August 7 that hit opposition-controlled parts ofÃÂ ...
Al-Arabiya
August 15, 2016
They were used widely during the Vietnam war and are banned by the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. HRW documented attacks with such weapons since early June, including two cases on August 7 that hit opposition-controlled parts ofÃÂ ...
Al-Arabiya
August 15, 2016
They were used widely during the Vietnam war and are banned by the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. HRW documented attacks with such weapons since early June, including two cases on August 7 that hit opposition-controlled parts ofÃÂ ...
Al-Arabiya
August 13, 2016
They were used widely during the Vietnam war and are banned by the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. HRW documented attacks with such weapons since early June, including two cases on August 7 that hit opposition-controlled parts ofÃÂ ...
Sputnik International
August 13, 2016
Protocol III of the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons defines an incendiary weapon as any weapon or munition which is primarily designed to set fire to objects or to cause burn injury to persons through the action of flame, heat, or ...
The New Indian Express
August 8, 2016
Videos reportedly taken by residents show whole buildings burning white, while children can be heard screaming. The use of air-dropped incendiary bombs on civilians would be a violation of the 1980 UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons.
Update Philippines
August 8, 2016
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte would love to see the Armed Forces of the Philippines and New People's Army (NPA) talking about peace instead of fighting for as long as insurgents will stop using landmines.
Al-Arabiya
August 7, 2016
They were used widely during the Vietnam war and are banned by the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. HRW documented attacks with such weapons since early June, including two cases on August 7 that hit opposition-controlled parts ofÃÂ ...
Al-Arabiya
August 6, 2016
They were used widely during the Vietnam war and are banned by the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. HRW documented attacks with such weapons since early June, including two cases on August 7 that hit opposition-controlled parts ofÃÂ ...
Rappler
August 6, 2016
The 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons in Geneva specified the use of landmines, booby traps, incendiary weapons and blinding laser weapons, among others, as "excessively injurious" or "to have indiscriminate effects.
