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

In its 2017 annual report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Read More

In his speech and report to launch the new agenda for disarmament , “Securing our Common Future – An Agenda for Read More

On 23 May in New York, the day after the UN Security Council open debate on the Protection of Civilians, Read More

New report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict issued on 14 May 2018 In his new report on the Read More

Most recently, in early 2018, the opposition-stronghold of Eastern Ghouta came under heavy bombardment – including artillery shelling, mortar fire, Read More

Maputo Regional Meeting on Protecting Civilians from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Communique Representatives of 19 African Read More

Statement by the International Network on Explosive Weapons to the UN Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) Mr. Steve Goose, 24 Read More

This paper presents various aspects of the harm and suffering that civilians experience resulting from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, and considers how an international political declaration on explosive weapons could be a powerful tool to respond to this harm.

Briefing event: Strengthening the protection of civilians from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas Thursday 23 November 2017, Read More