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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.