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Adoption of explosive weapons declaration to mark major milestone in protection of civilians
(This post originally appeared on humanitariandisarmament.org in its Disarmament Dialogue blog. The original post can be accessed here.) States, civil Read More
UN Secretary General publishes his latest report on protection of civilians reiterating long-standing concerns over explosive weapon use in populated areas
UN Secretary-General’s (UNSG) annual report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict was published this week. The report first Read More
PRESS RELEASE : States near agreement committing to reduce civilian harm from use of explosive weapons in towns and cities
Over 65 states with 200 delegates participated in negotiations of a new international agreement, at the United Nations in Geneva Read More
Geneva consultations – a summary of proceedings on day 3
8 April 2022 Geneva Consultations
INEW Daily Summary
Committing to civilian casualty tracking in the future political declaration on use of explosive weapons in populated areas
New briefing: “Committing to civilian casualty tracking in the future political declaration on the use of explosive weapons in populated Read More
Geneva consultations – a summary of proceedings on day 2
7 April 2022 Geneva Consultations
INEW Daily Summary
Geneva consultations – a summary of proceedings on day 1
6 April 2022 Geneva Consultations: INEW Daily Summary
Press Release: Use of heavy explosive weapons, killing civilians in towns and cities, must be prevented
PRESS RELEASE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK ON EXPLOSIVE WEAPONS – (INEW) Use of heavy explosive weapons, killing civilians in towns and cities, Read More
Negotiations of the political declaration on strengthening the protection of civilians from use of explosive weapons in populated areas
State representatives, international and civil society organisations will meet in Geneva from 6-8 April 2022 to resume negotiations (under Ireland’s Read More
Ukraine: Use of explosive weapons will be disastrous for civilians
Ukraine: Use of explosive weapons will be disastrous for civilians 24 February 2022 The military invasion of Ukraine, including use Read More
Launch of the ICRC report “Explosive Weapons with Wide Area Effects: A Deadly Choice in Populated Areas”
On 27 January 2022, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) launched a comprehensive report on explosive weapons with Read More