🛑 Stop the killing
🛑 Stop the maiming
🛑 Stop destroying schools
🛑 Stop demolishing hospitals

The use of #explosiveweapons in populated areas damages people’s rights to safety, education and health.

#EWIPAOslo

It was an honor to meet with so many esteemed colleagues and experts at #EWIPA Oslo to discuss the #EWIPA Declaration and the U.S. approach to civilian harm mitigation and response ( #CHMR ).

When heavy explosive weapons hit cities, the visible horrors are just the beginning.

Over and over again, in armed conflicts worldwide, we see ongoing suffering.

Let's call for all States to sign the EWIPA Political Declaration. #EWIPAOslo

A great round up of last week’s #EWIPAOslo conference from the MAG team, who reflected on the importance of

🔴 Protection of civilians
🔴 Promoting and upholding International Humanitarian Law ( #IHL )
🔴 Open dialogue

Watch for more 📽️

Vistas de nuestra participación en la primera Conferencia Internacional de Seguimiento de la Declaración Política sobre Armas Explosivas en Zonas Pobladas (EWIPA), celebrada en Oslo, Noruega del 22-24 de abril. #EWIPAOslo

Power testimonies such Marwa Mbayed’s are so important as they remind us that we are all part of the same humanity & it is unfair that those in some parts of the world have to go through the horrors of war & their long-term legacies. #EWIPAOslo

Today at #EWIPAOslo we discuss a dynamic shift where explosive weapons are replacing firearms as a leading threat to children in armed conflicts.
We must raise our voices and leverage our power to oppose their use in populated settings.

#ProtectChildrenInConflict
#NotATarget

We are an hour into #EWIPAOslo ➡️

We must ensure both humanitarian & environmental harm from #EWIPA use is addressed

Integrating measures to reduce harm is essential, along with evaluating & mitigating environmental damage & the risks it poses to people, livelihoods & ecosystems.

- Dr Anna McKean

#EWIPA Oslo 👇

Happening today! The first international follow-up conference on the #EWIPA Political Declaration in Oslo.

The declaration is a key step towards addressing the ongoing and severe patterns of civilian harm caused by the use of #explosiveweapons in populated areas.

#EWIPA Oslo

The use of #explosiveweapons in populated areas (EWIPA) is a practice that has horrific consequences for many children. Have a read of UNICEF's recommendations for what countries should be doing to stop this practice. #EWIPAoslo
unicef.org/press-releases…

🇸🇱 Sierra Leone is ready to play an active role to address the consequences of #EWIPA

#EWIPA Oslo
#StopBombingCivilians

We need to be principled in time of warfare and stand up for the norms. The declaration, if implemented can save lives & prevent civilian suffering. We are not advocating for warless utopia, we are protecting hum. principles in time of warfare. Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik at #EWIPAOslo opening.

Katherine Young of Explosive Weapons Monitor speaks at #EWIPA Oslo on how harm to civilians is widespread and a global issue, and that 2023 saw a significant increase in civilian casualties, attacks on education and humanitarian aid.

#EWIPA

We are here and LIVE at the #EWIPAOslo Conference, the first official follow-up conference of the Political Declaration on #explosiveweapons in populated areas.

Follow our feed or the hashtag for live updates throughout the day.

“The effects of the use of #EWIPA on children cannot be understated.” - HE Amb. Ammar Hijazi on understanding direct & indirect effects of EWIPA

#EWIPA Oslo
#StopBombingCivilians

‘I found my child under concrete and twisted metal amongst the rubble. His head was split open, one of his legs barely connect to his body, his face burnt, but was was alive. We pulled him out. He died in the ambulance’
A mother in Gaza. January 2024.

#EWIPAOslo

We are LIVE! The #ProtectionForum24 has begun.

Follow the hashtag or our feed for updates on each panel ➡️

#EWIPAOslo #StopBombingCivilians

That's a wrap from INEW! The conference has come to a close with incredible final remarks setting the tone for the work going forward and universalisation.

Relive all updates and key moments under the hashtag #EWIPAOslo , until next year at #EWIPACostaRica .

#StopBombingCivilians

Our dialogue with the civil society is crucial to understanding the consequences of #EWIPA

Foreign Policy CAN
#EWIPA Oslo