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The International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW) is an NGO partnership calling for immediate action to prevent human suffering from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.
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Protecting Civilians from Explosive Weapons Webinar
At the occasion of the International Day of Peace on September 21st the European Chapter of Mayors for Peace and Read More
UN Secretary-General calls on parties to ‘refrain from use of explosive weapons in populated areas’ in report that highlights severe impact on children
The UN Secretary-General’s annual report on ‘Children and Armed Conflict’, June 27 2023, states that among factors that have the Read More
SIDE EVENT: Poc Week on protecting civilians from explosive weapons in populated areas
For the fifteenth consecutive year, the 2023 UN Secretary-General’s report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict will highlight Read More
UN Secretary-General issues latest protection of civilians report, reiterates concern over explosive weapon use in populated areas, calls on states to join the political declaration “without delay”
The UN Secretary-General’s (UNSG) annual report to the UN Security Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict was Read More
PRESS RELEASE: Dying under bombs and shells: New report finds escalation in armed conflicts worldwide causes over 80 percent surge in civilian casualties from explosive weapons
The number of civilians killed or injured by bombing and shelling in urban areas globally soared by 83 percent in Read More
The use of explosive weapons in urban areas must stop
This op-ed is by disability and refugees rights advocate Nujeen Mustafa and was first published on Al-Jazeera. For almost two Read More
SIDE EVENT: Reducing harm from explosive weapons in populated areas (EWIPA): Data collection as a basis for effective harm reduction
‘Reducing harm from explosive weapons in populated areas (EWIPA): Data collection as a basis for effective harm reduction’ will take Read More
REPORT LAUNCH: Explosive Weapons Monitor: Documenting Two Years of Global Harm to Civilians from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas (2021-2022)
The Explosive Weapons Monitor will launch its new report ‘Two Years of Global Harm to Civilians from the Use of Read More
Ukraine – A year of civilian suffering from bombing and shelling in towns and cities
24 February 2023 – When the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the International Network on explosive Weapons Read More
Statement by Nujeen Mustafa at the Dublin Conference to adopt the political declaration
Statement delivered by disability rights advocate Nujeen Mustafa at the Dublin Conference to adopt the political declaration on explosive weapons on 18 November 2022.
Dublin Conference to Adopt the Political Declaration on Explosive Weapons
19 November 2022 – Today in Dublin 82 countries officially endorsed the Political Declaration on the Protection of Civilians from Read More
Global Civil Society Forum on Protecting Civilians from Explosive Weapons
On 17 November, the eve of the signing conference for the “Political Declaration on Strengthening the Protection of Civilians from the Humanitarian Consequences arising from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas”, INEW and Dóchas (the Irish Association of Non-Governmental Development Organisations) will co-host a Civil Society Forum.
International Parliamentary Appeal
About the Appeal Parliamentarians have a vital role to play in enhancing the protection of civilians in armed conflict and Read More
Acknowledgement of harm
A growing number of states have acknowledged the issue of harm in their national statements to international forums. Read more.
Media centre
Information and resources for journalists and media representatives