An appeal to that effect is expected to be made on Friday, as part of a conference in Dublin, the capital of Ireland, which marks the end of three years of consultations, according to a joint statement released by the ICRC.
The UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today called on states to commit to protecting civilians from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas during a conference in Dublin on Friday.
An appeal to that effect is expected to be made on Friday, as part of a conference in Dublin, the capital of Ireland, which marks the end of three years of consultations, according to a joint statement released by the ICRC.
UN High Commissioner for Disarmament Izumi Nakamitsu, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths, UNICEF Director-General Catherine Roussel and ICRC President Miriana Spoliarić call for support for a “strengthening of protection of civilians from the humanitarian consequences of the use of explosive weapons in populated areas”.
Explosive weapons designed for battlefields are increasingly being used in urban areas where they have devastating effects on civilians, they point out.
“Civilians are already the worst affected by conflict, and the use of explosive weapons in towns, villages and urban centers only exacerbates their suffering in the short and long term,” said Martin Griffiths, deputy secretary-general of the UN Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Coordinator.
“This new political statement is an important step in action to resolve this horrific humanitarian disaster,” he stressed.
For the director general of UNICEF, “nothing can justify the bombing of a home, a school or a hospital, any place where children are accommodated, educated, treated. We call on countries to guarantee the safety of children by protecting them from suffering and conflicts in urban centers. Their lives and their future depend on it.”
“With this new declaration, countries will take a stand on the importance of protecting civilians, limiting harm and saving lives,” said Izumi Nakamitsu, the United Nations High Commissioner for Disarmament.
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