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Belgium Abstains in General Assembly Vote
Just why did Belgium – the only country in the world to have banned DU, abstain during the crucial General Assembly vote last month? Needless to say, the Belgian Coalition, which represents 28 organisations, was very disappointed.21 December 2007 - Ria Verjauw -
UN General Assembly Passes DU Resolution
The United Nations General Assembly has passed, by a landslide, a resolution calling for further research into the health effects from DU.5 December 2007 - ICBUW -
Vice-President of the European Parliament Again Calls for Tougher EU Action on DU
“The European Union should set an example for the International Community for a worldwide moratorium on Uranium weapons” urged Luisa Morgantini, Vice-President of the European Parliament in a press conference organized today together with Els de Groen (Dutch MEP of the Green/EFA Group) on the occasion of the International Day of Action against Depleted Uranium Weapons.13 November 2007 - ICBUW -
Pax Christi International Release Statement on DU
A Special Session on Disarmament and Demilitarisation was held at the International Pax Christi Secretariat in Brussels on 5 November 2007. Participants discussed and adopted a statement on depleted uranium weapons. Member organisations are invited to do further advocacy work with their national authorities. (In English, French and German)13 November 2007 - ICBUW -
UN First Committee Passes DU Resolution in Landslide Vote
Late last night the UN First Committee passed, by an overwhelming majority, a resolution highlighting concerns over the military use of uranium.1 November 2007 - ICBUW -
MEPs ask Further Questions to European Commission on DU's Chemical Toxicity
MEPs Dr Caroline Lucas and Els de Groen, both of the European Green Group have presented some follow-up questions to the European Commission following their wholly inadequate responses to their previous queries.20 September 2007 - ICBUW -
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Backs Uranium Weapons Ban
The Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists has given his support for ICBUW's campaign for a global ban on uranium weapons.14 September 2007 - ICBUW -
South Korean Journalist and Peace Activist Jailed
Lee Si-woo, a photojournalist and peace campaigner, was arrested on 23 April on charges under the vaguely worded South Korean National Security Law (NSL). The charges relate to information he reported as a freelance journalist. Amnesty International and ICBUW believe he is a prisoner of conscience, detained solely for exercising his right to freedom of expression.11 September 2007 - ICBUW -
Cluster bomb treaty takes shape after successful ban talks
The Lima Conference on Cluster Munitions held in Peru at the end of May concluded with strong and widespread support for a new treaty. Twenty-eight new countries joined the 46 states that launched a new process in Oslo in February this year to conclude a treaty by 2008.7 June 2007 - ICBUW -
Green MEPs question European Commission and Council over uranium weapons.
As a result of last week's ICBUW exhbition in the European Parliament, Dr Caroline Lucas MEP and Els de Groen MEP have asked the following questions of the Council and Commission.24 May 2007 - ICBUW
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