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Armed conflicts are increasingly taking place in urban areas, where the large-scale use of explosive weapons causes extensive collateral damage.
According to the Explosive Weapons Monitor, when explosive weapons are used in populated areas, 90% of the victims are civilians.
This extremely high percentage is largely due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the growing use of explosive weapons in conflicts in Ethiopia, Myanmar, and Somalia, and the ongoing war in Gaza since October 7, 2023.
The intensive and often systematic use of explosive weapons has become a hallmark of modern warfare. These weapons displace civilians, destroy livelihoods, and cause injuries, deaths, and lifelong disabilities. The destruction of housing and essential services deepens the long-term humanitarian crisis.
Humanity & Inclusion is committed to ensuring that innocent victims of conflict are not forgotten and to advocating for an end to the bombing of cities. Whether in Gaza, Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, or Afghanistan, the civilian victims of war are innocent people — including children, who are especially vulnerable.
In November 2022, Canada adopted the Political Declaration on Strengthening the Protection of Civilians from the Humanitarian Consequences arising from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas (EWIPA), marking a step forward in global efforts to protect civilians from these devastating weapons.
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, RESIDENTS OF CANADA, CALL UPON THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA TO:
Draft and publicly release a Chief of Defence Staff Directive to implement EWIPA
Encourage Canada's allies to endorse the Political Declaration and strengthen global civilian protection
Commit funding for the clearance of landmines, cluster munitions and other explosive remnants of war, as well as for assistance to victims of these weapons
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