A discussion paper analysing claims by the users of depleted uranium munitions that their military effectiveness overules considerations of their health and environmental impact under international law.

ICBUW is seeking an energetic and committed intern to help support two strands of our research and advocacy work for six months.

Campaigners and parliamentarians in Sweden will be urging their government to move from an abstention on this October’s UN First Committee vote.

A research project seeking to assess the health and environmental impact of toxic substances released during military activities has been launched by the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons (ICBUW) and IKV Pax Christi.

The World Health Organisation and the Iraqi Ministry of Health are set to begin work on a pilot assessment of congenital birth defects in six Iraqi governorates.

Following the revelation that the Ministry of Defence had been misleading MPs and campaigners over the legal status of the UK's CHARM3 DU munitions, the UK Uranium Weapons Network has formally requested that the new review be made public.

Presentation by Dr Alexandra Miller of the US Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) compiling the in vivo research by AFRRI and others into the biological effects of depleted uranium exposure.

Presentation by Dr Alexandra Miller of the US Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) compiling the in vitro research by AFRRI and others into the biological effects of depleted uranium exposure.

SCHER was mandated to produce its Opinion following 2008’s landslide EP resolution on DU weapons, which called for an EU moratorium. SCHER was specifically requested by the Commission to consider the wealth of new data on DU’s genotoxicity and its implications for human health.

In response to local concerns over the environmental and health impact of depleted uranium testing at Bourges, France, the General Council of the Department of Cher has passed a resolution calling for greater transparency and a moratorium on testing.

The Australian Campaign to Ban Uranium weapons was officially launched in Sydney on November 6, the International Day of Action Against Depleted Uranium Weapons.

On the 7th of November 2011 German Anti-DU campaigners gathered in Berlin next to the Brandenburg Gate.

On November 18th, ICBUW and IKV Pax Christi co-hosted a side event on uranium weapons at the CCW negotiations in Geneva. Its purpose was to explore new approaches to assessing the acceptability of uranium weapons.

Exciting new post based in Manchester, UK researching the use of toxic materials in conflict and their impact on civilian populations. Closing date 29th Dec 2011.