We’re horrified to hear reports that three children have been killed in Kyiv after an airstrike hit a residential building overnight. A home should be a safe haven, not a target. No child should ever have to experience this.

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. ➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024 @ec.europa.eu

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 ➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024 @ec.europa.eu

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. #EWIPA @ec.europa.eu

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 #EWIPA

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

📢 Bruk av eksplosive våpen mot sivilbefolkning og sivil infrastruktur nådde et alarmerende høyt nivå i 2024, viser siste utgave av Explosive Weapons Monitor. Minst 74 land og områder ble rammet, og rapporten peker på både statlige og ikke-statlige aktører.

📢 Der neue @weaponsmonitor.bsky.social (mitverantw. durch HI) zeichnet ein düsteres Bild: 2024 wurden in 74 Ländern und Gebieten weltweit Zivilist*innen durch den Einsatz von Explosivwaffen in bevölkerten Gebieten #EWIPA getötet, verletzt oder wichtige zivile Infrastruktur zerstört. ➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024

🔔 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

📢 1/4 Vol. 3, Issue 1 of Fragments: Explosive Weapons Monitor Quarterly is out now! bit.ly/4iZpaua

1/6 Today marks two years of conflict in #Sudan where civilians continue to bear the brunt. The indiscriminate bombardment of civilian areas has further exacerbated the humanitarian crisis, leading to destruction of civilian infrastructure and provision of essential services.

📢 INEW is looking for a Global Campaign Lead! If you are motivated by the prospect of leading an international network of NGOs that work to prevent human suffering from the use of #EWIPA, read the job description here and apply by April 11 ➡️ www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/article...

🔔 NOW UPDATED! STATE POSITIONS Explosive Weapons Monitor tracks state positions on the use of #EWIPA and the Political Declaration. Read more in the state profiles updated through 31 December 2024 ➡️ explosiveweaponsmonitor.org/state-position

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.

📢 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