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A major political declaration that aims to protect civilians against heavy explosives in built-up areas has been adopted at a Dublin conference. A total of 77 s...

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Eighty countries including the United States, Britain and France signed a declaration in Dublin on Friday pledging to refrain from urban bombing, the first time states have

The Irish-led declaration will require militaries to consider the impact of their actions on civilians in populated areas.

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Eighty countries including the United States, Britain and France signed a declaration in Dublin on Friday pledging to refrain from ...

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Eighty countries including the United States, Britain and France signed a declaration in Dublin on Friday pledging to refrain from urban bombing, the first time states have agreed to curb the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. The international agreement is the product of more than three years of negotiation and is intended to address the devastating impact of attacks on civilians and critical civilian infrastructure. Todays Political Declaration sets out actions to ...

The United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are urging countries to protect civilians from explosive weapons in populated areas. In a joint statement released on Nov. 15, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu, UN Under-Secretary-General for H

NEW YORK/GENEVA, 14 November 2022 – The heads of three UN entities and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today urged States to support a new political declaration to protect civilians from explosive weapons in populated areas.

South Africa can and must speak up loudly and proudly for the greater protection of civilians in conflict and to help end the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.

New means and methods of warfare must prompt the international community to review the adequacy of existing rules in light of persistent and new challenges.

All countries should endorse a new political commitment aimed at protecting civilians from the bombing and shelling of cities and towns during wartime, Human Rights Watch said today in a report released with Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic.