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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🔔 NEW REPORT Civilians around the world continued to experience severe harm from the use of explosive weapons in 2025, as widespread bombing and shelling extended a three-year pattern of elevated harm. Read more: bit.ly/EWM-2025
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Explore the report's data and view country-specific analysis in a new interactive dashboard from @WeaponsMonitor. ➡️ explosiveweaponsmonitor.org/…
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Explosive Weapons Monitor retweeted
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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Explosive Weapons Monitor retweeted
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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🔔 NOW UPDATED! STATE PROFILES @WeaponsMonitor tracks state positions on the use of #EWIPA and the Political Declaration. Read more in state profiles updated with statements through 31 December 2025: explosiveweaponsmonitor.org/…
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📢 Vol. 3, Issue 3 of Fragments: Explosive Weapons Monitor Quarterly is out now. Read here: bit.ly/4uEc0tB
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📢 1/4 Vol. 3, Issue 2 of Fragments: Explosive Weapons Monitor Quarterly is out now! Read here: bit.ly/4ajmO78
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3/4 Article 36 and Airwars make clear the need for evidence-driven implementation of the #EWIPA Declaration, including restraint and avoidance, weapon-specific restrictions, civilian harm tracking, and learning that translates data into concrete operational and policy change.
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Explosive weapons contributed to food insecurity in at least nine countries and territories in 2024, affecting civilians’ ability to access and produce food, according to @InsecurityInsig. ➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024
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1/2 #Explosiveweapons were used in at least 1,631 attacks affecting humanitarian aid operations, aid workers and camps in 2024 - nearly five times more than the previous year. #EWIPA
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2/2 @InsecurityInsig recorded incidents affecting aid operations and workers in 16 countries and territories - 90% of which occurred in Palestine. ➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024
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The use of #explosiveweapons by armed forces of 28 states caused harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure in 30 countries and territories in 2024. #EWIPA ➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024
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1/2 The use of #explosiveweapons in attacks on education more than doubled in 2024 with at least 861 incidents recorded in 22 countries and territories by @InsecurityInsig. #EWIPA
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2/2 The highest numbers of incidents affecting schools and teachers were recorded by @InsecurityInsig in Ukraine, Palestine and Myanmar. ➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024
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1/2 The use of #explosiveweapons in attacks on healthcare increased by 64% in 2024 with incidents recorded in 26 countries and territories by @InsecurityInsig #EWIPA
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2/2 About 90% of all incidents affecting health facilities, workers and ambulances were recorded by @InsecurityInsig in Lebanon, Myanmar, Palestine and Ukraine ➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024 @eu_echo
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