Explosive Weapons Monitor
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A civil society initiative that conducts research and analysis on harms from and practices of explosive weapon use in populated areas for the International Network for Explosive Weapons.
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 #InsecurityInsight.
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June 13, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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 #InsecurityInsight.
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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.
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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.
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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
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
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June 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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
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2/2 The highest numbers of incidents affecting schools and teachers were recorded by #InsecurityInsight in Ukraine, Palestine and Myanmar.
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June 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
2/2 The highest numbers of incidents affecting schools and teachers were recorded by #InsecurityInsight in Ukraine, Palestine and Myanmar.
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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 #InsecurityInsight.
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June 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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 #InsecurityInsight.
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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.
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June 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
2/2 About 90% of all incidents affecting health facilities, workers and ambulances were recorded by @InsecurityInsig in Lebanon, Myanmar, Palestine and Ukraine.
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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 #InsecurityInsight
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June 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
1/2 The use of #explosiveweapons in attacks on healthcare increased by 64% in 2024 with incidents recorded in 26 countries and territories by #InsecurityInsight
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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.
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June 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
2/2 About 90% of all incidents affecting health facilities, workers and ambulances were recorded by @InsecurityInsig in Lebanon, Myanmar, Palestine and Ukraine.
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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.
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June 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
2/2 About 90% of all incidents affecting health facilities, workers and ambulances were recorded by @InsecurityInsig in Lebanon, Myanmar, Palestine and Ukraine.
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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
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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
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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.
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To do so, states should endorse and implement the Declaration and avoid the use of #EWIPA.
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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.
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To do so, states should endorse and implement the Declaration and avoid the use of #EWIPA.
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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.
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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.
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@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.
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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
3/4 @alma_osta of @HI_Advocacy examines the impact of #EWIPA on healthcare access and underscores the need for coordinated advocacy, innovative healthcare solutions, and sustainable funding to address them.
May 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
3/4 @alma_osta of @HI_Advocacy examines the impact of #EWIPA on healthcare access and underscores the need for coordinated advocacy, innovative healthcare solutions, and sustainable funding to address them.
2/4 @WeaponsMonitor explores the use of air- and ground-launched explosive weapons by Israeli armed forces in densely populated areas in Lebanon, in response to rocket fire from Hezbollah and other armed groups, since 7 Oct. 2023.
May 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
2/4 @WeaponsMonitor explores the use of air- and ground-launched explosive weapons by Israeli armed forces in densely populated areas in Lebanon, in response to rocket fire from Hezbollah and other armed groups, since 7 Oct. 2023.
May 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
4/5 “The planes and missiles ripped away all my dreams and possessions, but they could not take away my passion and love for drawing. I have been drawing every day, and I still do, sending a message that challenges death, destruction, and the machinery of killing.”
March 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
4/5 “The planes and missiles ripped away all my dreams and possessions, but they could not take away my passion and love for drawing. I have been drawing every day, and I still do, sending a message that challenges death, destruction, and the machinery of killing.”
3/5 “Like many others, I have been displaced from Gaza City to the far south for the fifteenth time, moving between the city’s narrow spaces in an attempt to survive the massacre, searching for lost safety and escaping death.
I lost everything I owned.”
I lost everything I owned.”
March 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
3/5 “Like many others, I have been displaced from Gaza City to the far south for the fifteenth time, moving between the city’s narrow spaces in an attempt to survive the massacre, searching for lost safety and escaping death.
I lost everything I owned.”
I lost everything I owned.”
2/5 “The occupation destroyed everything beautiful in my small city, leaving things trapped in a disfigured memory beneath the rubble.”
March 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
2/5 “The occupation destroyed everything beautiful in my small city, leaving things trapped in a disfigured memory beneath the rubble.”
1/5 Maisara Baroud, a visual artist living in Gaza, has used art as a way to document the war as he experiences it.
Every day he draws, frequently posting his art on social media, to reassure his friends that he is still alive.
Every day he draws, frequently posting his art on social media, to reassure his friends that he is still alive.
March 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
1/5 Maisara Baroud, a visual artist living in Gaza, has used art as a way to document the war as he experiences it.
Every day he draws, frequently posting his art on social media, to reassure his friends that he is still alive.
Every day he draws, frequently posting his art on social media, to reassure his friends that he is still alive.
4/5 Rowena De Silva shares the open-source investigative methods of @airwars.bsky.social used in their recent investigation of IDF strike footage in Gaza, where more than 400 civilians were likely killed in just 17 strikes.
February 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
4/5 Rowena De Silva shares the open-source investigative methods of @airwars.bsky.social used in their recent investigation of IDF strike footage in Gaza, where more than 400 civilians were likely killed in just 17 strikes.
3/5 Maisara Baroud, a visual artist living in Gaza, has used his art to document his experience of the war - a daily exercise of humanity, perseverance and documentation.
This article shares some of his 500 artworks published alongside a letter to the reader, penned by Baroud.
This article shares some of his 500 artworks published alongside a letter to the reader, penned by Baroud.
February 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
3/5 Maisara Baroud, a visual artist living in Gaza, has used his art to document his experience of the war - a daily exercise of humanity, perseverance and documentation.
This article shares some of his 500 artworks published alongside a letter to the reader, penned by Baroud.
This article shares some of his 500 artworks published alongside a letter to the reader, penned by Baroud.
2/5 Kaya Nadesan of @explosiveweapon.bsky.social shares testimonies of civilians under bombardment in Gaza.
These stories help contextualise casualty figures, underscore the reality of this data and highlight the human impact of bombing and shelling in densely populated areas.
These stories help contextualise casualty figures, underscore the reality of this data and highlight the human impact of bombing and shelling in densely populated areas.
February 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
2/5 Kaya Nadesan of @explosiveweapon.bsky.social shares testimonies of civilians under bombardment in Gaza.
These stories help contextualise casualty figures, underscore the reality of this data and highlight the human impact of bombing and shelling in densely populated areas.
These stories help contextualise casualty figures, underscore the reality of this data and highlight the human impact of bombing and shelling in densely populated areas.
📢 1/5 Vol. 2, Issue 4 of Fragments: Explosive Weapons Monitor Quarterly is out now!
This issue shares the impacts on civilians of #EWIPA during nearly 500 days of conflict in Gaza, including life-changing injuries, devastating losses and destroyed civilian infrastructure.
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This issue shares the impacts on civilians of #EWIPA during nearly 500 days of conflict in Gaza, including life-changing injuries, devastating losses and destroyed civilian infrastructure.
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February 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
📢 1/5 Vol. 2, Issue 4 of Fragments: Explosive Weapons Monitor Quarterly is out now!
This issue shares the impacts on civilians of #EWIPA during nearly 500 days of conflict in Gaza, including life-changing injuries, devastating losses and destroyed civilian infrastructure.
➡️ bit.ly/41aa3Hz
This issue shares the impacts on civilians of #EWIPA during nearly 500 days of conflict in Gaza, including life-changing injuries, devastating losses and destroyed civilian infrastructure.
➡️ bit.ly/41aa3Hz