We kindly invite you to: 

WORKSHOP: Towards a Ban on DU Weapons

On the occasion of the ‘international day for preventing the exploitation of the environment in war and armed conflicts‘ 

and on the occasion of ‘the international action day to Ban Uranium Weapons‘

 The International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons (ICBUW) in cooperation with the International Peace Bureau (IPB) organises a workshop  

at the Conference Center de Varembé in Geneva

  on the 9th of November 2005.

Location:

Conference Center de Varembé
rue de Varembé 9-11, 1211 Geneva 20

Tel. + 41 22 – 791 – 91 11

 

The CCV is located in front of the UN Building (no batches are needed).

If you would like to participate in this workshop, we would appreciate receiving the registration form under: ria.verjauw@telenet.be | tel: 00 32 16 48 00 36

Registration at the workshop is also possible 

A financial contribution to workshop expenses (room, facilities, coffee) of about 20 Euro is most welcome.

  Thank you.

Ria Verjauwon behalf of ICBUW

Contact person in Geneva: Colin Archer

Office tel.: 00 41 22 731 64 29

email: mailbox@ipb.org

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Geneva, November 9th,  2005

WORKSHOP: Towards a Ban on DU Weapons

Centre de Conferences de Varembé
rue de Varembé 9-11, 1211 Geneva 20

Tel. + 41 22 – 791 – 91 11

Programme

9.30 – 9.45               Opening (Manfred Mohr, ICBUW)

                                 Welcome (Nobuo Kazashi, ICBUW – Colin Archer, IPB)

 

9.45 – 10.15             Presentation of the ICBUW Report on the occasion of ‘the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict’
(Henk van der Keur, ICBUW)

 

10.15 – 10.45           Effects of DU use with regard to health
(Keith Baverstock, former WHO Director – Michel Fernex, IPPNW Swits.– Katsumi Furitsu, ICBUW)

 

10.45 – 11.15                                      *** Break – Press Conference ***

 

11.15 – 11.45           Effects of DU use with regard to the environment
(Mario Borger, UNEP/tbc – Felicity Hall, Greenpeace/tbc)

11.45 – 12.30           Legal and political solutions. The compensation issue
                                 (Manfred Mohr, ICBUW – Francesco Iannuzzelli, ICBUW)

 

12.30                              Concluding Remarks and presentation of ICBUW petition signatures
(Nobuo Kazashi, ICBUW – Colin Archer, IPB)