Conflict

17/3/2019: The Philippines has officially withdrawn from the International Criminal Court. Amnesty says that the withdrawal won’t change the fact that those responsible for crimes committed during the Duterte administration’s bloody anti-drugs campaign will be held to account.

Source: Amnesty International

26/4/2019: Donald Trump has announced that the US will withdraw its support for a UN treaty regulating conventional weapons including small arms, battle tanks, combat aircraft and warships.

Source: The Guardian

31/1/2020: The new policy repeals a 2014 policy directive issued by the Obama administration, which banned US production and acquisition of antipersonnel landmines. This reversal means that US Forces can use mines indefinitely. Anywhere.

Source: Human Rights Watch

2/4/2019: In a world defined by “competition over cooperation, and the acquisition of arms, prioritized over the pursuit of diplomacy”, the threat of a nuclear weapon being used is “higher than it has been in generations,” the Security Council has been told.

Source: UN News