Events
Conferences, meetings and other events involving INEW
2019 at a glance
June
Launch of AOAV’s 2018 dataset on explosive violence
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May 2019
INEW side event to the UN Security Council’s open debate on protection of civilians
INEW will co-host a side event on Protecting Civilians from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas at the Read More
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May 2019
UN Security Council open debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
On 23 May the UN Security Council will hold an open debate on the Secretary-General’s latest report on the protection Read More
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Apr 2019
Briefing on the Regional Meeting on Protecting Civilians from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas that took place in December 2018, in Santiago, Chile, and the Santiago Communiqué
This briefing of representatives of Latin American and Caribbean permanent missions to the UN in Geneva will provide a brief Read More
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Mar 2019
INEW launches International Parliamentary Appeal
For more details on the launch, see here For details on the Parliamentary Appeal, see here
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Dec 2018
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Dec 2018
Regional meeting on the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, Santiago, Chile, 5-6 December 2018
With a view to building support towards providing greater protection to civilians in conflict, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Read More
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Nov 2018
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Nov 2018
2018 Annual Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
The next meeting of the states parties to the CCW will be held in Geneva from 21 to 23 November. Read More
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Oct 2018
UN General Assembly First Committee side event: Strengthening the protection of civilians from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas
This briefing gave an overview of humanitarian harm resulting from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. It suggested Read More
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Oct 2018
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Nov 2018
UN General Assembly’s First Committee
The 73rd session of the UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security began in New York on Read More
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Sep 2018
Second meeting of Germany-hosted ‘EWIPA Talks’
On 12 September 2018, the Mission of Germany convened at the UN in Geneva the second of two workshops on Read More
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Jul 2018
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Jul 2018
Civil society workshop on explosive weapons in populated areas for campaigners in South and Central America (A36, HI)
In July 2018, INEW organised a workshop in Colombia engaging civil society representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean on the protection of civilians from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. Participants discussed humanitarian concerns over explosive weapon use in populated areas and the experiences of affected communities, as well as looking at explosive weapon systems and factors that produce wide area effects. Read more…
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Jun 2018
First meeting of Germany-hosted ‘EWIPA Talks’
On 14 June 2018, the Mission of Germany convened at the UN in Geneva the first of two planned workshops Read More