The protocol on explosive remnants of war is an international treaty concluded in geneva in 2003 that aims to limit the impact of cluster bombs and other unexploded devices on civilian populations after a conflict ends. This brochure highlights the risks posed by unexploded and abandoned ordnance in waraffected countries, and. Explosive remnants of war erw and antipersonnel landmines have a devastating impact on children and represent a significant contributing factor to child disability. Autonomous weapon systems, drone swarming and the explosive. It found that he presence of explosive remnants of war in postconflict communities has undeniable socioeconomic impacts. The authors of the book recommend a number of technical, legal and policy approaches to mitigating. Protocol on explosive remnants of war the high contracting parties, recognising the serious postconflict humanitarian problems caused by explosive remnants of war, conscious of the need to conclude a protocol on postconflict remedial measures of a generic nature in order to minimise the risks and effects of explosive remnants of war. Explosive remnants of war include hand grenades, land and sea mines, cluster bombs. This article originally appeared on transcend media service tms on 30 sep 2019. Explosive remnants of war erw and landmines overview syria needs analysis project august 2014 purposenomic costs of lost livelihoods, mine action activities and casu this thematic report. Do you have suggestions about activities or field practices. They include unexploded artillery shells, grenades, mortars, rockets, airdropped bombs, and cluster munitions.
This report examines the impact of explosive remnants of war erw and mines other than antipersonnel mines. Afghanistan, asia and the pacific, central asia, military, military intervention, nato, occupation, usa, violence, war, west, world. The 2006 conflict, in which israel bombarded southern leba non with 4 million cluster munitions in the space of 2 months resulted in 14 of lebanons arable land. Mine action and the implementation of ccw protocol v on. Explosive remnants of war exist in many shapes and sizes, from small fuze detonators to large freefall bombs or missiles, weighing up to hundreds of kilograms. Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visit the webmasters page for free fun content. The uks ambassador to libya, frank baker, has signed a contract with libyan ngo free fields foundation 3f, in a joint ukswiss funded campaign to raise awareness of the dangers posed by explosive remnants of war erw.
This is the introduction to landmines and explosive remnants of war safety training, the interactive dvd produced by the united nations and the ucla center for international medicine. International humanitarian law, autonomous weapon systems, drone swarming, explosive remnants of war, convention on cluster munitions, protocol v to the convention on certain conventional weapons, amended protocol ii to the convention on certain conventional weapons. Explosive remnants of war draws attention to the terrible unexploded remnants of mines and other highexplosive munitions that remain hidden in former theatres of war and which claim so many innocent victimsoften childrenfor so many years. New york, 4 april 2006 ridding the world of landmines and other explosive remnants of war could be accomplished in years instead of decades, saving thousands of children from devastating injuries and death, unicef said today on the first international day for mine awareness and assistance in. The state of the worlds children 20 explosive remnants.
Minefree world, human rights watch, washington dc, august 2002. In addition to raising awareness of the impact and legacy of conflict pollution. A study of on submunitions and other unexploded ordnance, icrc, geneva, 2000. The list of acronyms and abbreviations related to erw explosive remnants of war. Explosive remnants of war international committee of the. Explosive remnants of war how is explosive remnants of war abbreviated. Areas affected by explosive remnants of war which are assessed pursuant to paragraph 3 of this article as posing a serious humanitarian risk shall be accorded priority status for clearance, removal or destruction. They cause an estimated 11 to 12 casualties daily and are not confined to a single part of the world. Sep 28, 2012 unicef correspondent rachel warden reports on a programme to protect children displaced by violence in mali.
During the year, the organization also increased its risk education about the dangers posed to civilians by small arms, to which they now have access, by teaching safety precautions to take to prevent accidents. The african union mine action and explosive remnants of war strategic framework project document april 2014 december 2017. In an emergency situation, information gathering must also be conducted, but will certainly be more difficult and more limited than in other contexts. This brochure highlights the risks posed by unexploded and abandoned ordnance in war affected countries, and summarizes the protocol on explosive remnants of war, a treaty adopted by states in 2003 to minimize the impact of these weapons. Overview of landmines and explosive remnants of war in. Itself a product of the humanitarian advocacy framing promoted by the civil societyled campaign against antipersonnel landmines. Explosive remnants of war erw and landmines reliefweb. Explosive remnants of war international humanitarian law. The military effectiveness and impact on civilians, uk working group on landmines, london, 2000. Following heavy rains, it is not uncommon for some mines to wash out of minefields into previously minefree areas, or into waterways where they can be swept. Each year large numbers of civilians are killed and injured by explosive remnants of war.
Unexploded ordnance and other explosive remnants of war erw continue to have a detrimental effect on communities long after the wars have ended. Every year, large numbers of civilians are killed and injured by explosive remnants of war unexploded shells, grenades, bombs, etc. The human and financial costs of the explosive remnants of war. A guide to mine action and explosive remnants of waris available for free in hard copy in arabic, english, french, russian and spanish, and these versions can also be accessed online at the project was funded by the swiss government whose support is gratefully acknowledged. Pdf the effect of explosive remnants of war on global public.
Learning how to avoid landmine and explosive remnant of war erw accidents is the responsibility of each individual travelling to a mine erw affected area. Explosive remnants of war and mines other than anti. The national clearance agency uxolao has been working with international ngos to clear unexploded bombs left behind from the vietnam war image source. Since the signing of the 1997 mine ban treaty, however, vast tracts of land have been cleared of these munitions and returned to productive use. Although the majority of reported casualties are male, women and girls may be disproportionally disadvantaged as a result of mineerw incidents and suffer multiple forms of discrimination as survivors.
They affect far more civilians than military personnel and continue to do so long after the conflict has ended. Unicef correspondent rachel warden reports on a programme to protect children displaced by violence in mali. A study on submunitions and other unexploded ordnance, report commissioned by the icrc, august 2000, pp. In palau, the threat posed to human safety and the environment is clear, as is the impact on development. Countless antipersonnel landmines and explosive remnants of war erwunexploded devices and missileslitter libyas former combat zones, homes, schools and public spaces. A guide to mine action and explosive remnants of war. Mines and explosive remnants of war key message in many of todays conflicts landmines kill and mutilate more civilians than any other weapon. Eradication of landmines, cluster munitions and explosive. Employers however, also have a responsibility to ensure that everyone receives proper safety training before they commence working in their new environment. Explosive remnants of war erw are explosive munitions left behind after a conflict has ended. Jan 04, 2012 this is the introduction to landmines and explosive remnants of war safety training, the interactive dvd produced by the united nations and the ucla center for international medicine music and.
Pdf on mar 1, 20, antony duttine and others published landmines and. Explosive remnants of war in the pacific the diplomat. Explosive remnants of war means unexploded ordnance and abandoned explosive ordnance. A health threat not to be ignored find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. In laos, for instance, erw have injured or killed more than 50 000 people since the end of the.
Under the international legal definition, erw consist of unexploded ordnance uxo and abandoned explosive. These are the unexploded weapons such as artillery shells, mortars, grenades, bombs and rockets, left behind after an armed conflict. Raising awareness to realize the goal of darfur free of. To better understand the context to which the approaches are applied a description. A guide to mine action and explosive remnants of war is available for free in hard copy in arabic, english, french, russian and spanish, and these versions. August 1, 2017 november 15, 2017 michael hart leave a comment. Protocol v on explosive remnants of war entered into force in 2006, three years after it was agreed at during the meeting of states parties of the convention on conventional weapons ccw in geneva. Unamid and the government of sudan gos on 10 december 2018 officially declared the registered contaminated areas at kulbus locality, west darfur, free of explosive remnants of war erw and unexploded ordnance uxo. Nov 30, 2011 each year large numbers of civilians are killed and injured by explosive remnants of war. To the maximum degree possible, high contracting parties and parties to an armed conflict. Explosive remnants of war in afghanistan costs of war. Mar 01, 20 landmines and explosive remnants of war erw continue to kill, injure and destroy lives and livelihoods.
This followed the successful implementation of a project to clear the land of erw and uxo, in line with unamids mandate to protect civilians. Pdf the effect of explosive remnants of war on global. Afghanistans overarching goal that looks past the fiveyear plan is to achieve minefree. Explosive remnants of war how does law protect in war. In 2000 in nyon, switzerland, state parties to the ccw were called on to negotiate a new protocol on explosive remnants of war erw. Protocol v on explosive remnants of war is the most recent protocol to be annexed to the 1980 convention on certain conventional weapons ccw. Since 2011, states and civil society have sought to draw attention to the health and environmental risks from the toxic remnants of war. Explosive remnants of war means unexploded ordnance and abandoned explosive ordnance with the exception of antipersonnel mines, boobytraps, other devices and mines other than antipersonnel mines as defined in protocol ii as amended on 3 may 1996.
Executive summary outline of the mines and explosive remnants of war situation in iraq in 2008, iraq became state party to the ottawa antipersonnel mine ban convention. The 2003 protocol on explosive remnants of war recognizes the serious postconflict humanitarian impacts of explosive remnants of war erw and addresses measures to clear, remove, or destroy unexploded ordnance uxo and abandoned exploded ordnance axo. Explosive remnants of war how is explosive remnants of. It is the fifth protocol to the convention on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons the protocol came into effect on 12 november 2006. It states that participants in an armed conflict bear responsibility of all explosive remnants of war in territory under their control. T h e s c o p e o f th e p r o b l e m unfortunately, the major group affected by these explosives, surprisingly are not the combatants themselves, but the civilians who reside in the area. This brochure highlights the risks posed by unexploded and abandoned ordnance in waraffected countries, and summarizes the protocol on explosive remnants of war, a treaty adopted by states in 2003 to minimize the impact of these weapons. Explosive remnants of war and mines other than antipersonnel mines. Explosive remnants of war every year, large numbers of civilians are killed and injured by explosive remnants of war unexploded shells, grenades, bombs, etc. Explosive remnants of war and mines other than antipersonnel. The human and financial costs of the explosive remnants of. A guide to mine action and explosive remnants of war global.
Landmines and explosive remnants of war pose a serious threat to. Unexploded ordnance uxo, sometimes abbreviated as uo, unexploded bombs uxbs, or explosive remnants of war erw are explosive weapons bombs, shells, grenades, land mines, naval mines, cluster munition, etc. While the term has not been specifically defined, it is understood by the icrc to correspond to the term unexploded ordnance uxo which has been defined in several. Raising awareness about explosive remnants of war youtube. Pdf on mar 1, 20, antony duttine and others published landmines and explosive remnants of war. Introduction landmines and explosive remnants of war. The effect of explosive remnants of war on global public health. Explosive remnants of war erwlandmines, unexploded ordnance. To prevent accidents from these weapons, which are scattered throughout the country, our nongovernmental organization, handicap international, is raising awareness of. Existing explosive remnants of war means unexploded ordnance and abandoned explosive ordnance that existed prior to the entry into force of this protocol for the high contracting party on whose territory it exists. The impact of mines and explosive remnants of war on. Explosive remnants of war four decades on, laos grapples with vietnam wars explosive legacy. In 2003, the international community adopted a treaty to reduce the suffering caused by erw and to help affected communities. This is the third of a sevenpart series, which comprises.
In addition to raising awareness of the impact and legacy of conflict pollution, the process has helped to reverse the historical decoupling of explosive remnants of war from other physical and toxic war remnants. Accurate and rapid collection of information such as munitions used, location. Explosive remnants of war how is explosive remnants of war. According to 3f, its aim is to eventually eliminate the social, economic and environmental impact.