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The International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW) is an NGO partnership for action to prevent suffering from use of explosive weapons in populated areas.
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Today marks Day 1 of the Second International EWIPA Follow-Up Conference in San José, Costa Rica.
INEW stands with states, international organizations, and civil society to advance the Political Declaration and reduce civilian harm.
#StopBombingCivilians
INEW stands with states, international organizations, and civil society to advance the Political Declaration and reduce civilian harm.
#StopBombingCivilians
Day 2 of the Second International Follow-Up Conference on EWIPA kicks off in San José
We’re about to start Session 4: From policy to action, focused on operational practices and training to strengthen civilian protection — moderated by @annieshiel.bsky.social.
#StopBombingCivilians #EWIPA
We’re about to start Session 4: From policy to action, focused on operational practices and training to strengthen civilian protection — moderated by @annieshiel.bsky.social.
#StopBombingCivilians #EWIPA
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Day 2 of the Second International Follow-Up Conference on EWIPA kicks off in San José
We’re about to start Session 4: From policy to action, focused on operational practices and training to strengthen civilian protection — moderated by @annieshiel.bsky.social.
#StopBombingCivilians #EWIPA
We’re about to start Session 4: From policy to action, focused on operational practices and training to strengthen civilian protection — moderated by @annieshiel.bsky.social.
#StopBombingCivilians #EWIPA
Today marks Day 1 of the Second International EWIPA Follow-Up Conference in San José, Costa Rica.
INEW stands with states, international organizations, and civil society to advance the Political Declaration and reduce civilian harm.
#StopBombingCivilians
INEW stands with states, international organizations, and civil society to advance the Political Declaration and reduce civilian harm.
#StopBombingCivilians
November 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Today marks Day 1 of the Second International EWIPA Follow-Up Conference in San José, Costa Rica.
INEW stands with states, international organizations, and civil society to advance the Political Declaration and reduce civilian harm.
#StopBombingCivilians
INEW stands with states, international organizations, and civil society to advance the Political Declaration and reduce civilian harm.
#StopBombingCivilians
We’re about to begin the Protection Forum in Costa Rica, a space to discuss civilian harm, share experiences, and strengthen action under EWIPA.
Stay tuned for updates, speakers’ insights, and highlights throughout the day.
#StopBombingCivilians
Stay tuned for updates, speakers’ insights, and highlights throughout the day.
#StopBombingCivilians
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
We’re about to begin the Protection Forum in Costa Rica, a space to discuss civilian harm, share experiences, and strengthen action under EWIPA.
Stay tuned for updates, speakers’ insights, and highlights throughout the day.
#StopBombingCivilians
Stay tuned for updates, speakers’ insights, and highlights throughout the day.
#StopBombingCivilians
1/2 Muhannad Alnajjar was 14 years old when explosive violence began in Syria in 2012. Throughout the war, the Syrian government and other parties to conflict made extensive use of #explosiveweapons in urban areas.
August 7, 2025 at 8:18 AM
1/2 Muhannad Alnajjar was 14 years old when explosive violence began in Syria in 2012. Throughout the war, the Syrian government and other parties to conflict made extensive use of #explosiveweapons in urban areas.
1/10 From Gaza to Ukraine, from the Sahel to Sudan, and Myanmar, “conflict is raging” says Antonio Guterres.
The use of #explosiveweapons in populated areas across these contexts are having devastating and horrific effects on civilians.
The use of #explosiveweapons in populated areas across these contexts are having devastating and horrific effects on civilians.
‘Peace is a choice’: UN chief urges diplomacy as wars spread from Gaza to Ukraine
Warning that the world is failing to uphold international law as wars stretch from Gaza to Ukraine, UN Secretary‑General António Guterres urged all nations to choose diplomacy over division and recomm...
news.un.org
July 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
1/10 From Gaza to Ukraine, from the Sahel to Sudan, and Myanmar, “conflict is raging” says Antonio Guterres.
The use of #explosiveweapons in populated areas across these contexts are having devastating and horrific effects on civilians.
The use of #explosiveweapons in populated areas across these contexts are having devastating and horrific effects on civilians.
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A Russian missile and drone attack killed at least 10 people in Ukraine’s Kyiv and Kyiv region on June 23, 2025.
Targeted and deliberately indiscriminate attacks on civilians and civilian objects are war crimes.
Targeted and deliberately indiscriminate attacks on civilians and civilian objects are war crimes.
June 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A Russian missile and drone attack killed at least 10 people in Ukraine’s Kyiv and Kyiv region on June 23, 2025.
Targeted and deliberately indiscriminate attacks on civilians and civilian objects are war crimes.
Targeted and deliberately indiscriminate attacks on civilians and civilian objects are war crimes.
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To save lives from the use of #ExplosiveWeapons In Populated Areas #EWIPA, we must act before, during & after conflict.
On June 11-12, @hi-federation.bsky.social held an impactful workshop on Explosive Ordnance Risk Education #EORE and Conflict Preparedness and Protection #CPP in EWIPA settings
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On June 11-12, @hi-federation.bsky.social held an impactful workshop on Explosive Ordnance Risk Education #EORE and Conflict Preparedness and Protection #CPP in EWIPA settings
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June 23, 2025 at 6:53 AM
To save lives from the use of #ExplosiveWeapons In Populated Areas #EWIPA, we must act before, during & after conflict.
On June 11-12, @hi-federation.bsky.social held an impactful workshop on Explosive Ordnance Risk Education #EORE and Conflict Preparedness and Protection #CPP in EWIPA settings
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On June 11-12, @hi-federation.bsky.social held an impactful workshop on Explosive Ordnance Risk Education #EORE and Conflict Preparedness and Protection #CPP in EWIPA settings
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1/5 📅 Today is World Refugee Day
The use of #explosiveweapons in populated areas is a key driver of displacement, owing to the devastating consequences on civilians and civilian infrastructure that is essential to their survival.
#WorldRefugeeDay
The use of #explosiveweapons in populated areas is a key driver of displacement, owing to the devastating consequences on civilians and civilian infrastructure that is essential to their survival.
#WorldRefugeeDay
June 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
1/5 📅 Today is World Refugee Day
The use of #explosiveweapons in populated areas is a key driver of displacement, owing to the devastating consequences on civilians and civilian infrastructure that is essential to their survival.
#WorldRefugeeDay
The use of #explosiveweapons in populated areas is a key driver of displacement, owing to the devastating consequences on civilians and civilian infrastructure that is essential to their survival.
#WorldRefugeeDay
“The use of #explosiveweapons in populated areas risks severe harm to civilians, especially children, and should be avoided at all costs."
Read here ⬇️ www.savethechildren.net/news/escalat...
Read here ⬇️ www.savethechildren.net/news/escalat...
ESCALATION OF HOSTILITIES ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST PUTS MILLIONS OF CHILDREN AT RISK
“Save the Children is deeply concerned by recent developments and Israeli and Iranian air strikes with reports emerging that children have already been killed, adding to an already fragile and volatil...
www.savethechildren.net
June 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
“The use of #explosiveweapons in populated areas risks severe harm to civilians, especially children, and should be avoided at all costs."
Read here ⬇️ www.savethechildren.net/news/escalat...
Read here ⬇️ www.savethechildren.net/news/escalat...
1/3 Remarks from UNICEF on “Protecting Water in Armed Conflict” and “Protecting Civilian Lives” said that "Water infrastructure is especially vulnerable when conflict parties use #explosiveweapons in populated areas.”
June 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
1/3 Remarks from UNICEF on “Protecting Water in Armed Conflict” and “Protecting Civilian Lives” said that "Water infrastructure is especially vulnerable when conflict parties use #explosiveweapons in populated areas.”
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2/2 #InsecurityInsight recorded incidents affecting aid operations and workers in 16 countries and territories - 90% of which occurred in Palestine.
➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024
@ec.europa.eu
➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024
@ec.europa.eu
June 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
2/2 #InsecurityInsight recorded incidents affecting aid operations and workers in 16 countries and territories - 90% of which occurred in Palestine.
➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024
@ec.europa.eu
➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024
@ec.europa.eu
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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
June 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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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Almost two-thirds of all civilian deaths globally from explosive weapons in 2024 occurred in Palestine where civilians continued to be killed at a high rate following a year of unprecedented civilian death and injury in 2023. #EWIPA
➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024
@ec.europa.eu
➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024
@ec.europa.eu
June 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Almost two-thirds of all civilian deaths globally from explosive weapons in 2024 occurred in Palestine where civilians continued to be killed at a high rate following a year of unprecedented civilian death and injury in 2023. #EWIPA
➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024
@ec.europa.eu
➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024
@ec.europa.eu
1/4 The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in #Ukraine has deplored a deadly wave of Russian missile and drone strikes that reportedly killed at least 13 civilians and injured 65 others ➡️ news.un.org/en/story/202...
#EWIPA
#EWIPA
UN rights mission deplores deadly Russian strikes in Ukraine
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has deplored a deadly wave of Russian missile and drone strikes that reportedly killed at least 13 civilians and injured 65 others, warning th...
news.un.org
May 29, 2025 at 9:44 AM
1/4 The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in #Ukraine has deplored a deadly wave of Russian missile and drone strikes that reportedly killed at least 13 civilians and injured 65 others ➡️ news.un.org/en/story/202...
#EWIPA
#EWIPA
1/3 The UN Secretary General’s 2025 Protection of Civilians Report, highlights widespread harm caused to civilian and civilian infrastructure, including from the use of heavy explosive areas in populated areas and as a result of unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices.
#PoCWeek2025
#PoCWeek2025
May 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM
1/3 The UN Secretary General’s 2025 Protection of Civilians Report, highlights widespread harm caused to civilian and civilian infrastructure, including from the use of heavy explosive areas in populated areas and as a result of unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices.
#PoCWeek2025
#PoCWeek2025
Join the #PoCWeek2025 Side Event TODAY on Protecting Civilians from the Humanitarian Consequences of the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas (EWIPA) ➡️ bit.ly/poc2025ewipa
#StopBombingCivilians #NotATarget
#StopBombingCivilians #NotATarget
May 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Join the #PoCWeek2025 Side Event TODAY on Protecting Civilians from the Humanitarian Consequences of the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas (EWIPA) ➡️ bit.ly/poc2025ewipa
#StopBombingCivilians #NotATarget
#StopBombingCivilians #NotATarget
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It remains a critical humanitarian priority to bring the #EWIPA Declaration into effect to prevent and reduce harm to civilians, finds @weaponsmonitor.bsky.social #EWM2024.
To do so, states should endorse and implement the Declaration and avoid the use of #EWIPA.
➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024
To do so, states should endorse and implement the Declaration and avoid the use of #EWIPA.
➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024
May 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
It remains a critical humanitarian priority to bring the #EWIPA Declaration into effect to prevent and reduce harm to civilians, finds @weaponsmonitor.bsky.social #EWM2024.
To do so, states should endorse and implement the Declaration and avoid the use of #EWIPA.
➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024
To do so, states should endorse and implement the Declaration and avoid the use of #EWIPA.
➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024
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@WeaponsMonitor finds alarming levels of civilian harm from the use of explosive weapons in 2024, with harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure occurring in at least 74 countries and territories.
➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024
@ec.europa.eu #InsecurityInsight
➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024
@ec.europa.eu #InsecurityInsight
May 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
@WeaponsMonitor finds alarming levels of civilian harm from the use of explosive weapons in 2024, with harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure occurring in at least 74 countries and territories.
➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024
@ec.europa.eu #InsecurityInsight
➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024
@ec.europa.eu #InsecurityInsight
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🔔 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
@ec.europa.eu #InsecurityInsight
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
@ec.europa.eu #InsecurityInsight
May 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🔔 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
@ec.europa.eu #InsecurityInsight
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
@ec.europa.eu #InsecurityInsight
1/4 The humanitarian situation in Gaza has been significantly exacerbated as a result of the use of #explosiveweapons in populated areas. A new offensive has resulted in devastating harm to civilians and vital infrastructure they depend on.
May 21, 2025 at 9:03 AM
1/4 The humanitarian situation in Gaza has been significantly exacerbated as a result of the use of #explosiveweapons in populated areas. A new offensive has resulted in devastating harm to civilians and vital infrastructure they depend on.