Today INEW launches its International Parliamentary Appeal calling on members of legislative bodies such as Parliament and Congress to urgently Read More

The use of explosive weapons, particularly in populated areas, causes wide-spread and long-term harm to
civilians. Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) has been monitoring casualties from the use of explosive
weapons around the globe since 2010. So extreme has such harm been in Syria in recent years that,
by the end of 2017, Syria had overtaken Iraq as the country most impacted by explosive violence since
our monitor began.

Increasingly, the brunt of armed violence and warfare is being borne by children. Children suffer in conflict in different ways to adults, partly because they are physically weaker and also because they have so much at stake – their physical, mental and psychosocial development are heavily dependent on the conditions they experience as children.

With a view to building support towards providing greater protection to civilians in conflict, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Read More

Santiago Regional Meeting on Protecting Civilians from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Santiago Communiqué Representatives of 23 Read More

To date, expert and inter-governmental discussions on addressing the humanitarian impact of EWIPA have tended to focus on the use of EWIPA by State armed forces. It is expected that this will be the principal focus of any future political declaration. Less attention has been paid to the use of EWIPA by armed non-State actors (ANSAs). Yet, such use—and how to avoid or at least limit it—must be considered in order to ensure more effective and comprehensive protection of civilians.

The next meeting of the states parties to the CCW will be held in Geneva from 21 to 23 November. Read More

With a view to building support towards providing greater protection to civilians in conflict, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Read More

In an unprecedented joint statement at the meeting of the UN General Assembly’s First Committee, fifty states expressed grave concern over the humanitarian harm caused by the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.

The use of explosive weapons in populated areas has been identified as a key issue on the protection of civilians agenda by states and organisations over recent years. On 2-3 May 2018, Article 36 and CIVIC convened a workshop to gather military and civilian perspectives, and to identify, share and discuss military policies and procedures relevant to the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. This paper summarizes some of the key presentations and discussions from the workshop.

This briefing gave an overview of humanitarian harm resulting from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. It suggested Read More

On 18 October 2018, INEW delivered a statement to the UN General Assembly’s First Committee raising concerns over the widespread harm that results from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, and encouraging all states to take urgent action to provide better protection to civilians in conflict.