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Thursday will mark the 19th anniversary of the release of Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, the breakthrough album by emo icons My Chemical Romance.

Proponents of an autonomous weapons systems treaty should look to the Convention on Cluster Munitions' success for guidance and motivation.

Briefing the Security Council on the issue of Western weapons supplies to Ukraine, the Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Adedeji Ebo, said, “the provision of military assistance to the armed forces of Ukraine has continued,” while reportedly there have also been weapons transfers “to the Russian armed forces for use in Ukraine.” UNIFEED

This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day's press releases.

Russian troops have been battling since last summer to capture the city, which had a pre-war population of 70,000, and whose fall would now mostly present a symbolic victory for Vladimir Putin.

News and Press Release in English on World about Protection and Human Rights; published on 13 Apr 2023 by ICRC

The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, said, “Emanating from any arms transfer is the inherent risk of diversion of the equipment to unauthorized end users.” UNIFEED

The first women to clear dangerous explosives in Libya are part of an international trend towards gender equality in the job. Cathrin Schaer and Islam Alatrash report

In a perfect storm of catharsis, it was an evening of mutual devotion, fierce passion, and an understanding that music can save you.

Such attacks can look like ""fireworks"" but could in fact be dangerous incendiary weapons, experts warn, which burn at around 2,000 degrees Celsius and cause excruciatingly painful burns to the skin.