A civil society initiative that conducts research and analysis on harms from and practices of #explosiveweapon use in populated areas for @explosiveweapon.

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Today 🇮🇪 hosted an event on protecting children from the impacts of explosive weapons in populated areas (EWIPA). With partners, we: 🔹recognised that nothing kills or injures more children in conflict than explosive weapons 🔹pressed for a collective response by supporters of the Children in Armed Conflict agenda and the EWIPA Political Declaration 🔹called for further endorsements of the Declaration and effective implementation of it and IHL @_VanessaFrazier @childreninwar @IbrahimOlabi @NorwayMFA @UNHumanRightsUA @ICRC_NYC @UNICEFpalestine @PaulreavleyPaul @DisarmamentIRL
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Next Thursday, Ireland 🇮🇪 will host a Protection of Civilians Week side-event highlighting the devastating harm that explosive weapons in populated areas cause children. @ICRC explains the harm caused by #EWIPA ⬇️ youtu.be/ImEseoqWpm8
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Civilians continued to bear the brunt of bombing and shelling in towns and cities across the globe in 2024. @explosiveweapon's new report finds alarming levels of civilian harm resulting from use of explosive weapons in 2024. See the report here: buff.ly/J6No9qp 📷:OCHA
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2024 data from our partners at @explosiveweapon shows extraordinary increase in civilian harm, destruction of health systems, in #Palestine #Myanmar #Syria #Sudan #Ukraine and beyond. Preventing conflict is key.
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UNIDIR’s report with @WeaponsMonitor offers practical recommendations to improve the documentation of the severe, widespread harm caused by the use of explosive weapons in populated areas 📊🛡️ 📘 unidir.org/EWIPA
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Explosive Weapons Monitor retweeted
📢 Bruk av eksplosive våpen mot sivilbefolkning og sivil infrastruktur nådde et alarmerende høyt nivå i 2024, viser siste utgave av Explosive Weapons Monitor. Minst 74 land og områder ble rammet, og rapporten peker på både statlige og ikke-statlige aktører. @explosiveweapon
🔔 New Report! Explosive Weapons Monitor 2024 This report takes stock of harm to civilians from the use of explosive weapons across the globe in 2024 and identifies state and non-state actors reportedly responsible for this use. ➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024
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#RecomendadoSEHLAC Nuevo Monitor de Armas Explosivas➡️analiza los daños causados ​​a la población civil x el uso de armas explosivas en el🌎en 2024 e identifica a los actores estatales y no estatales presuntamente responsables de este uso @WeaponsMonitor bit.ly/ewm2024
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Explosive Weapons Monitor retweeted
1/6 Today marks two years of conflict in #Sudan where civilians continue to bear the brunt. The indiscriminate bombardment of civilian areas has further exacerbated the humanitarian crisis, leading to destruction of civilian infrastructure and provision of essential services.
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Explosive Weapons Monitor retweeted
📢 INEW is looking for a Global Campaign Lead! If you are motivated by the prospect of leading an international network of NGOs that work to prevent human suffering from the use of #EWIPA, read the job description here and apply by April 11 ➡️ charityjob.co.uk/jobs/articl…
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Explosive Weapons Monitor retweeted
#NuevoReporte @WeaponsMonitor Al menos 326 incidentes registrados de uso de #armasexplosivas que afectaron #accesoaayuda, #educación y #salud en noviembre. La mayoría ocurrieron en #Palestina, #Líbano y #Ucrania. Los incidentes aumentaron en #Etiopía ➡️ bit.ly/40pinnw
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Explosive Weapons Monitor retweeted
📢NEW REPORT: Since 2023 the use of #drone-delivered explosives impacting #humanitarian operations have increased. In 2024, incidents more than tripled compared to 2023 in #Ukraine #opt #Lebanon #Myanmar #Sudan. Read our latest report➡️ bit.ly/DronesGlobalJan2025 #EWIPA
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Civilians in 9 countries and territories – Lebanon, Myanmar, Pakistan, Palestine, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and Yemen – were heavily impacted across multiple areas of harm by the use of explosive weapons in 2023, according to @WeaponsMonitor. CIVIC joins @INEW’s call for all states to endorse the Political Declaration, demonstrate their commitment to strengthening the protection of civilians in armed conflict and begin implementing the Declaration’s commitments. 📸: Mahmoud Sulaiman
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Explosive Weapons Monitor retweeted
6/11 🌏 Currently, 87 states have endorsed the Political Declaration on #EWIPA, committing to reducing harm to civilians and the infrastructure they depend on by reviewing and revising their national policies and practices ➡️ explosiveweaponsmonitor.org/…
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4/11 Civilians in 9 countries and territories were heavily impacted across multiple areas of harm by the use of explosive weapons in 2023, according to @WeaponsMonitor’s 2023 report ➡️ bit.ly/ewm2023
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1/11 📅 Today, 18 November 2024, marks the 2-year anniversary of the adoption of the Political Declaration on #EWIPA in Dublin, Ireland by 83 states. We call on all states to endorse the Declaration and begin its implementation. Read our thread below to find out more ⬇️
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Explosive Weapons Monitor retweeted
Remarks from @alma_osta of @HI_Advocacy today on the second anniversary of the adoption of the Political Declaration on Explosive Weapons. “The need to protect civilians has never been more pressing. The Political Declaration stands as a vital step in this mission.”
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🚨 Between 08 Oct 2023 + 27 Oct 2024 we recorded 194 incidents of violence against health care in #Lebanon. Health facilities were damaged/destroyed on 75 occasions, ALL involving the #Israeli Defense Forces (#IDF) using explosive weapons 💥 Read more ➡️ bit.ly/16-29Oct2024LBNHealth
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Explosive Weapons Monitor retweeted
1/8 🏙️ Today is #WorldCitiesDay. In several contexts across the globe, armed conflict is increasingly taking place in cities and #explosiveweapons are being used in densely populated areas, resulting in devastation & suffering.
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