Explosive Weapons Monitor
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A civil society initiative that conducts research and analysis on harms from and practices of #explosiveweapon use in populated areas for @explosiveweapon.
Joined June 2021
🔔 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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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. ➡️
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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. ➡️
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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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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 @InsecurityInsig 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 @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. ➡️ @eu_echo
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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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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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RT @reliefweb: Civilians continued to bear the brunt of bombing and shelling in towns and cities across the globe in 2024. @explosiveweapo….
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Civilian deaths caused by the use of #explosiveweapons remained alarmingly high in Palestine and increased in other countries and territories across the globe in 2024, including Lebanon, Myanmar, Syria and Ukraine. #EWIPA. ➡️
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RT @MAPW_Australia: 2024 data from our partners at @explosiveweapon shows extraordinary increase in civilian harm, destruction of health sy….
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The use of #explosiveweapons in attacks on healthcare increased by 64% in 2024 with incidents recorded in 26 countries and territories by @InsecurityInsig. About 90% of all incidents were recorded in Lebanon, Myanmar, Palestine and Ukraine. #EWM2024. ➡️
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RT @UNIDIR: UNIDIR’s report with @WeaponsMonitor offers practical recommendations to improve the documentation of the severe, widespread ha….
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RT @norskfolkehjelp: 📢 Bruk av eksplosive våpen mot sivilbefolkning og sivil infrastruktur nådde et alarmerende høyt nivå i 2024, viser sis….
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RT @redsehlac: #RecomendadoSEHLAC .Nuevo Monitor de Armas Explosivas➡️analiza los daños causados a la población civil x el uso de armas e….
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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 #EWM2024. 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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The Explosive Weapons Monitor is 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 on...
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