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The International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW) is an NGO partnership calling for immediate action to prevent human suffering from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.
The International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW) is an NGO partnership calling for immediate action to prevent human suffering from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.
Explosive weapons include improvised explosive devices (IEDs) as well as explosive ordnance such as mortars, rockets, artillery shells and aircraft bombs. These weapons use blast and fragmentation to kill and injure people in the area around the point of detonation. When used in public places, this area-effect means that innocent people are often severely affected. Data indicate that between 80 and 90% of those killed and injured are civilians; still more are affected when there is damage to vital infrastructure (such as schools, hospitals, housing and water and sanitation systems).
INEW believes that this suffering can be reduced and unnecessary deaths and injuries prevented. We are calling on states and other actors to face up to this problem as a policy challenge, to meet the needs of victims and survivors, to review their national practices and to come together to develop stronger international standards to curb this pattern of violence. INEW members undertake research and advocacy to promote greater understanding of the problem and the concrete steps that can be taken to address it.
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December 1, 2020
The date for the third round of consultations has been delayed by the evolving situation relating to COVID-19.
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October 31, 2020
Today is World Cities Day. In many cities across the world it is a celebration of culture and community. Yet Read More
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October 13, 2020
Statement by the International Network on Explosive Weapons to the UN General Assembly’s First Committee on International Security and Disarmament, New York. Delivered by Ms. Mahpekay Sidiqi, 13 October 2020.
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October 5, 2020
INEW statement, 5 October 2020
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October 5, 2020
The 75th session of the UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security began in New York on Read More
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September 8, 2020
Ireland convened an online webinar on 7 September on the Protection of Civilians in Urban Warfare: Explosive Weapons in Populated Read More
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September 7, 2020
This year’s report demonstrates a continued and consistent pattern of harm: when explosive weapons were used in populated areas, on average nine in every ten of the deaths and injuries caused were civilians. In 2019, of those reported harmed by explosive weapons in populated areas, 90% were civilians.
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September 7, 2020
Ireland convened an online webinar on 7 September on the Protection of Civilians in Urban Warfare: Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas: Issues, Policy and Practice.
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June 12, 2020
ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs side event via Zoom: Friday 12 June, 11am – 12.30am EDT / 5pm – 6:30pm CET Co-sponsored Read More
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June 2, 2020
A short report on the UN Security Council’s virtual debate on the Secretary General’s recent report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Image: © UN Photo/Evan Schneider
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June 1, 2020
INEW member PAX’s post looks at the connection between the use of explosive weapons in populated areas the impact of conflict on the environment, and how this affects lives and livelihoods of civilians.
About the Appeal Parliamentarians have a vital role to play in enhancing the protection of civilians in armed conflict and Read More
A growing number of states have acknowledged the issue of harm in their national statements to international forums. Read more.
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