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Norwegian Foreign Minister makes statement on depleted uranium
Norway’s Foreign Minister has called for user transparency and continued research into the potential impact of depleted uranium weapons during a discussion on the issue in the Norwegian parliament.9 December 2010 - ICBUW
148 states call for transparency over depleted uranium use in UN vote
148 states have supported a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling on state users of depleted uranium weapons to reveal where the weapons have been fired when asked to do so by affected countries.8 December 2010 - ICBUW
UK parliamentarians from across political spectrum call on government to support UN depleted uranium resolution
Parliamentarians from all the main UK parties have published a letter in The Telegraph newspaper calling on the government to abstain or vote in favour in December’s UN General Assembly vote on a resolution calling for transparency from DU users.26 November 2010 - ICBUW
Irish depleted uranium ban bill sails through Senate with cross party support
A Private Members Bill that would ban all weapons containing depleted uranium in Ireland has passed through the upper house – making it only the second time a Private Members Bill has done so. The bill will now be considered by the parliament’s lower house.18 November 2010 - ICBUW
UK Network response to Ministry of Defence's justification for UK's UN vote
A statement from the UK Ministry of Defence that seeks to justify the UK's 'no vote' over depleted uranium transparency at the UN First Committee is littered with unpersuasive arguments and short on evidence writes the UK Uranium Weapons Network.
15 November 2010 - ICBUW
Depleted uranium questions asked in French parliament
As campaigners seek to draw attention to France's ongoing stockpiling of depleted uranium munitions, Deputie M. Jean-Luc Warsmann of the majority Union pour un Mouvement Populaire has submitted two questions on the issue to the government.11 November 2010 - ICBUW
Depleted uranium Motion tabled in Scottish Parliament
Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) have submitted a motion calling on the UK government to abstain or vote in favour when the UN General Assembly considers the new resolution on depleted uranium weapons.4 November 2010 - ICBUWLeaked US files show how uranium weapons have caused problems for EOD teams
The Iraqi War Logs, recently released on the Wikileaks website, show that the presence in Iraq of munitions containing DU causes difficulties for US troops.2 November 2010 - ICBUW
UN First Committee sends clear message to depleted uranium users over transparency
The United Nations First Committee has voted, by an overwhelming margin, for state users of depleted uranium weapons to release data on where the weapons have been used to governments of states affected by their use.29 October 2010 - ICBUW
New report on depleted uranium weapons published by UN Secretary General
Ahead of the forthcoming vote in the UN General Assembly, the UN Secretary General has published a second report on uranium weapons. The report compiles responses from countries and UN agencies in response to a request in the 2008 General Assembly resolution19 October 2010 - ICBUW