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The latest information on key developments, past and upcoming events, research, policy and advocacy news on explosive weapons issues.
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
UN Security Council Open Debate on Urban Warfare: “War in cities: protection of civilians in urban settings”
Image: Francisco Leong/AFP/Getty Images
Statement by the International Network on Explosive Weapons UN General Assembly First Committee – Disarmament and International Security
INEW Statement – UNGA First Committee, October 8 2021
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Launch of the Explosive Weapons Monitor
The International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW) is launching a new civil society initiative – the Explosive Weapons Monitor – Read More
UN Security Council Virtual Debate on the Protection of Civilians in Conflict
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
INEW delivers statement to the UN Human Rights Council on the use of explosive weapons in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
INEW statement on the use of explosive weapons, delivered by Laura Boillot to the Human Rights Council – Special session to address the grave human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories including East Jerusalem
Media release: A decade’s data: 9/10 casualties in armed conflicts are civilians when explosive weapons are used in towns and cities
PDF version (Tuesday, May 25, 2021) – Over the past ten years Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), an INEW member, Read More