Explosive Weapons Monitor
@weaponsmonitor.bsky.social
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.
The use of #EWIPA had severe consequences for water systems in 2025. Insecurity Insight recorded 87 incidents in which #explosiveweapons damaged water infrastructure and affected civilian access to safe drinking water in 15 countries and territories.
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July 20, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The use of #EWIPA had severe consequences for water systems in 2025. Insecurity Insight recorded 87 incidents in which #explosiveweapons damaged water infrastructure and affected civilian access to safe drinking water in 15 countries and territories.
➡️ bit.ly/EWM-2025
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The use of #explosiveweapons in attacks affecting aid operations, workers and camps increased by 52% in 2025, to 2,541 incidents recorded by Insecurity Insight.
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June 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The use of #explosiveweapons in attacks affecting aid operations, workers and camps increased by 52% in 2025, to 2,541 incidents recorded by Insecurity Insight.
➡️ bit.ly/EWM-2025
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🔔 NEW REPORT
Civilians around the world continued to experience severe harm from the use of explosive weapons in 2025, as widespread bombing and shelling extended a three-year pattern of elevated harm.
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Civilians around the world continued to experience severe harm from the use of explosive weapons in 2025, as widespread bombing and shelling extended a three-year pattern of elevated harm.
➡️ bit.ly/EWM-2025
June 10, 2026 at 12:29 PM
🔔 NEW REPORT
Civilians around the world continued to experience severe harm from the use of explosive weapons in 2025, as widespread bombing and shelling extended a three-year pattern of elevated harm.
➡️ bit.ly/EWM-2025
Civilians around the world continued to experience severe harm from the use of explosive weapons in 2025, as widespread bombing and shelling extended a three-year pattern of elevated harm.
➡️ bit.ly/EWM-2025
🔔 NOW UPDATED! STATE PROFILES
@weaponsmonitor.bsky.social tracks state positions on the use of #EWIPA and the Political Declaration.
Read more in state profiles updated with statements through 31 December 2025:
explosiveweaponsmonitor.org/state-positi...
@weaponsmonitor.bsky.social tracks state positions on the use of #EWIPA and the Political Declaration.
Read more in state profiles updated with statements through 31 December 2025:
explosiveweaponsmonitor.org/state-positi...
April 7, 2026 at 2:10 PM
🔔 NOW UPDATED! STATE PROFILES
@weaponsmonitor.bsky.social tracks state positions on the use of #EWIPA and the Political Declaration.
Read more in state profiles updated with statements through 31 December 2025:
explosiveweaponsmonitor.org/state-positi...
@weaponsmonitor.bsky.social tracks state positions on the use of #EWIPA and the Political Declaration.
Read more in state profiles updated with statements through 31 December 2025:
explosiveweaponsmonitor.org/state-positi...
📢 Vol. 3, Issue 3 of Fragments: Explosive Weapons Monitor Quarterly is out now.
Read here: bit.ly/4uEc0tB
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March 19, 2026 at 2:02 PM
📢 Vol. 3, Issue 3 of Fragments: Explosive Weapons Monitor Quarterly is out now.
Read here: bit.ly/4uEc0tB
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📢 Vol. 3, Issue 2 of Fragments: Explosive Weapons Monitor Quarterly is out now!
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February 6, 2026 at 1:56 PM
📢 Vol. 3, Issue 2 of Fragments: Explosive Weapons Monitor Quarterly is out now!
Read here: bit.ly/4ajmO78
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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.
A home should be a safe haven, not a target.
No child should ever have to experience this.
August 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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.
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
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@ec.europa.eu
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.
➡️ bit.ly/ewm2024
@ec.europa.eu
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@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
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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@ec.europa.eu
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@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
#EWIPA @ec.europa.eu
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.
#EWIPA @ec.europa.eu
#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
#EWIPA
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
#EWIPA
#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
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@ec.europa.eu
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@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
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@ec.europa.eu
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📢 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.
🔔 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 1:29 PM
📢 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.
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📢 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
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May 21, 2025 at 10:29 AM
📢 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
➡️ 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
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
May 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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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.
The indiscriminate bombardment of civilian areas has further exacerbated the humanitarian crisis, leading to destruction of civilian infrastructure and provision of essential services.
The Sudan Conflict, 2 Years On
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April 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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.
The indiscriminate bombardment of civilian areas has further exacerbated the humanitarian crisis, leading to destruction of civilian infrastructure and provision of essential services.
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📢 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...
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...
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March 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
📢 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...
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
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
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March 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
🔔 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
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.
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.
📢 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
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