DU Made into Cooking Pots

DU Made into Cooking Pots

In a recent lecture at York University, Prince Hassan of Jordan highlighted the danger posed by DU to neighbouring countries as a major issue in the Middle East. In the inaugural lecture of a series on post-war reconstruction, the prince spoke at across a wide range of issues from interfaith relations to the lack of human rights in the Middle East.

During the speech the prince pointed to the way the Arab-Isreali conflict had diverted attention away from other important issues in the region: “The second largest export from Iraq is scrap metal. Our children are dying as we speak; from eating out of cooking pots that are uranium depleted; from climbing on climbing frames that are uranium depleted”.

The prince was heir to the Jordanian throne until 1999, is a well-known commentator on international affairs, and sits on the boards of several international organisations such as the International Crisis Group and the Nuclear Threat Initiative.

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