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

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.

In an oped coinciding with the UN Security Council debate on the protection of civilians, the heads of OCHA, ODA and the ICRC call for action to prevent further deterioration of the world’s most fragile healthcare systems, including avoiding use of explosive weapons with wide area effects in populated areas.
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New report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict issued on 6 May 2020 In his new report on the Read More

In its latest briefing, INEW calls for immediate action to prevent human suffering from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas (EWIPA).
Image: A man inspects an unexploded missile in the rebel-held besieged al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria November 28, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

INEW today published comments on Germany’s Food for Thought Paper on national implementation of the future political declaration on ‘Strengthening the protection of Civilians from Humanitarian Harm arising from the use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas.”
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INEW has published key comments on the draft political declaration text (dated 17 March 2020), highlighting the most significant changes that INEW would like to see in the next version in order to provide stronger humanitarian protections. 

During consultations on “elements” for a political declaration on the protection of civilians from the use of explosive weapons in Read More

Report on the second round of consultations in Geneva, 10 February 2020 States were actively engaged in the second round Read More

On 10 February states met in Geneva for a second round of consultations on a political declaration on explosive weapons. INEW delivered a statement calling for a clear and unequivocal presumption against the use of explosive weapons with wide area effects in populated areas, increased recognition of reverberating effects, and a strengthened commitment to assist victims.

“Towards a political declaration to address the humanitarian harm arising from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas “ Read More