Understanding Civilian Harm from the Indirect or Reverberating Effects of the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas: Strengthening Data Collection to Implement the Political Declaration

On 29 February and 1 March 2024, UNIDIR and the Explosive Weapons Monitor organized a multi-stakeholder workshop on “Implementing the data-collection provisions of the EWIPA Political Declaration: Effective measures and practices for strengthening the collection of data on reverberating effects”.

The workshop brought together policymakers and practitioners from across the peace and security, humanitarian and development fields to explore how to enhance data collection efforts on the indirect or reverberating effects of the use of explosive weapons in populated areas (EWIPA). It promoted discussions on how the collection and sharing of data on these effects can contribute to the implementation of the EWIPA Political Declaration, as well as on how the Declaration can be leveraged to strengthen efforts to document and address emerging patterns of civilian harm.

This report summarizes the key findings from the workshop’s discussions. It identifies opportunities for improved collaboration among relevant stakeholders and provides recommendations for advancing the implementation of the Declaration’s commitments on data collection on indirect or reverberating effects.

Citation: Bárbara Morais Figueiredo and Katherine Young, “Understanding Civilian Harm from the Indirect or Reverberating Effects of the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas: Strengthening Data Collection to Implement the Political Declaration”, UNIDIR and the Explosive Weapons Monitor, Geneva, 2024.