A crucial appeal for action from individuals who have directly experienced the horrors of bombing and shelling, and members of the International Network of Explosive Weapons, issued in Oslo, 22 April 2024.

Representatives from 86 governments will convene at a global conference in Oslo, Norway, to review state progress in implementing the Political Declaration on the Protection of Civilians from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas. This is the first time states will meet since the agreement, aimed at reducing civilian harm, was adopted in November 2022.

INEW’s Implementation Framework on the Political Declaration aims to provide governments and their armed forces with a non-exhaustive series of Read More

21 April 2024: Cinema Screening A cinema screening of ‘For Sama’ will be held at Cinemateket on Sunday, 21 April Read More

The first international review conference on the implementation of The Political Declaration on Strengthening the Protection of Civilians from the Read More

On 24-25 January, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence and the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs held Read More

Originally published as part of the Forum on the Arms Trade’s Looking Ahead 2024 blog series. Prioritising the protection of Read More

On 23 April 2024, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will hold the first international follow-up conference to review implementation Read More

On 9 November 2023, the State of Palestine held a briefing in Geneva for representatives of states that have endorsed Read More

Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Katherine Young | Explosive Weapons Monitor, International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW) First Committee meetings Read More