It states that participants in an armed conflict bear responsibility of all explosive remnants of war in territory under their control. Ocha coordinates the global emergency response to save lives and protect people in humanitarian crises. 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 erw are explosive munitions left behind after a conflict has ended. Each year large numbers of civilians are killed and injured by explosive remnants of war. Pdf on mar 1, 20, antony duttine and others published landmines and explosive remnants of war. 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.
In 2003, the international community adopted a treaty to help reduce the human suffering caused by explosive remnants of war and bring rapid assistance to affected. In 2015, at least 159 new accidents caused by mines or explosive remnants of war were reported. Another six standalone pdf documents available for the. Explosive remnants of war in stability operations core. Explosive remnants of war in afghanistan costs of war. Vconf201411, the discussions on articles 3 and 4 of the protocol, were led by the coordinator, ms. In palau, the threat posed to human safety and the environment is clear, as is the impact on development. Protocol on explosive remnants of war to the convention on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons which may be deemed to be excessively injurious or to have indiscriminate effects protocol v. Explosive remnants of war means unexploded ordnance and abandoned explosive ordnance. Raising awareness about explosive remnants of war youtube. In 2003, the international community adopted a treaty to reduce the suffering caused by erw and to help affected communities.
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. Long after armed conflicts are over, explosive remnants of war continue to cause. Unexploded ordnance means explosive ordnance that has been primed, fused, armed, or otherwise prepared for use and used in an armed conflict. In addition, this handbook is not designed as a standalone document, but should be used in support of a safety briefing about explosive devices by qualified. 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. Explosive remnants of war every year, large numbers of civilians are killed and injured by explosive remnants of war unexploded shells, grenades, bombs, etc. The year 2017 was the third in a row of an exceptionally high number of mine victims. Weapon contamination manual reducing the impact of explosive. The impact of landmines and explosive remnants of war on.
We advocate for effective and principled humanitarian action by all, for all. Explosive remnants of war challenges for victim assistance. Palau builds national capacity against explosive remnants. Landmines and explosive remnants of war erw continue to kill, injure and destroy lives and livelihoods.
Explosive remnants of war how is explosive remnants of. Palau builds national capacity against explosive remnants of war in addition to the immense work that cleared ground demining has been doing for the republic for many years, further progress has been made since the republic of palau and the norwegian peoples aid entered into partnership in 2015 to build the nations capacity to selfmanage. Explosive remnants of war in stability operations core reader. Explosive remnants of war include hand grenades, land and sea mines, cluster bombs. Despite the positive fact that the number of accidents is declining, almost 500,000 survivors of accidents involving landmines and unexplod. The authors of the book recommend a number of technical, legal and policy approaches to mitigating. To the maximum degree possible, high contracting parties and parties to an armed conflict. Mar 01, 20 landmines and explosive remnants of war erw continue to kill, injure and destroy lives and livelihoods.
Vietnam war remnants museumsaigon ho chi minh city duration. 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. A mine comprises a quantity of explosive material contained within some form 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.
Photo cleared ground demining and todd essicks 252932693. Afghanistan, asia and the pacific, central asia, military, military intervention, nato, occupation, usa, violence, war, west, world. Explosive remnants of war erw include uxo and abandoned explosive ordnance axo, devices that were never used and were left behind after a conflict. Article 3 requires high contracting parties and parties to a conflict to contribute to the. Landmines dont distinguish between soldier and civilian, farmers at work or children at play. Explosive remnants of war how does law protect in war. Explosive ordnance disposal technology and training. Every year, large numbers of civilians are killed and injured by explosive remnants of war unexploded shells, grenades, bombs, etc. It also seeks to establish when this information would be required, in what form it should be provided, and through which line of communication it should be passed. In accordance with the decision of the eighth conference of the high contracting parties to protocol v on explosive remnants of war, as contained in paragraph 27 of its final document ccwp. They cause an estimated 11 to 12 casualties daily and are not confined to a single part of the world. According to the united nations, over 2 million people are still displaced and over 8 million are in need of humanitarian aid. It is the first multilateral agreement to deal with the wide range of unexploded and abandoned ordnance that regularly threaten civilians, peacekeepers and humanitarian workers after the end of an armed conflict.
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. 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. Treaties, states parties, and commentaries ccw protocol v. 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. Australia is supporting cleared ground demining to. In 2003, the international community adopted a treaty to help reduce the human suffering caused by explosive remnants of war and bring rapid. Protocol on explosive remnants of war united nations office. Accidents involving these weapons occur on an almost daily basis, resulting in deaths and severe injuries. Weapon contamination manual reducing the impact of. In 2003, the international by entering this website, you consent to the use of technologies, such as cookies and analytics, to customise content, advertising and provide social media features.
Explosive remnants of war international committee of the. Assistance to victims of landmines and explosive remnants of war. Nov 30, 2011 each year large numbers of civilians are killed and injured by explosive remnants of war. 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.
This report, explosive remnants of war erw a threat analysis, is a contribution to efforts of the. Unexploded ordnance and other explosive remnants of war erw continue to have a detrimental effect on communities long after the wars have ended. Under the international legal definition, erw consist of unexploded ordnance uxo and abandoned explosive. A guide to mine action and explosive remnants of war. The syria needs analysis project welcomes all information that could complement this report. According to the international campaign to ban landmines report, myanmar is one of the countries with the highest number of casualties of antipersonnel mines and unexploded devices more than 3,600 since 1999. Vietnam war remnants museumsaigon ho chi minh city. Impacts of explosive remnants of war the effect of explosive remnants of war on global public health. The final pdf file, chapter 6, contains resources and references that users may find helpful. Explosive remnants of war in the pacific the diplomat. The impact of mines and explosive remnants of war on gender. The protocol on explosive remnants of war was adopted by states parties on 28 november 2003. 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.
The human and financial costs of the explosive remnants of war. Although the icrc is aware that civilian c asualties in armed conflicts are regrettably not always avoidable, it believes that a large proportion of the deaths and injuries from explosive remnants of war in the postconflict context is both predictable and. Introduction landmines and explosive remnants of war. In their simplest form, landmines, or simply mines, are explosive traps. All too frequently they kill and injure the most vulnerable members of society and impede the reconstruction of a wartorn country or region. A health threat not to be ignored find, read and cite all. Survey and clearance of explosive remnants of war erw.
Treaties, states parties, and commentaries ccw protocol. It consists of three parts, or books, and is designed to serve as. According to the landmine and cluster munition monitor, in 2017 alone, 7,239 people became casualties of landmines or explosive remnants of war erw, of which at least 2,793 were killed. Mine action and the implementation of the ccw protocol v. May 01, 2017 palau builds national capacity against explosive remnants of war in addition to the immense work that cleared ground demining has been doing for the republic for many years, further progress has been made since the republic of palau and the norwegian peoples aid entered into partnership in 2015 to build the nations capacity to selfmanage. The effects of explosive remnants of war erw, defined here as landmines victimactivated explosive traps that target people and vehicles, unexploded ordnance uxo. The effect of explosive remnants of war on global public. Explosive ordnance disposal technical information center. Explosive remnants of war erw and antipersonnel landmines have a devastating impact on children and represent a significant contributing factor to child disability. Raising awareness to realize the goal of darfur free of. Explosive remnants of war consisting of abandoned explosive ordnance and unexploded ordnance as a result of armed conflicts pose significant threats to the survival and development of civilian populations. The presence of massive quantities of explosive remnants of war erw in wartorn countries is a serious threat to the civilian population and a real burden to the humanitarian actors. Mine action and the implementation of the ccw protocol v on. Find out whats happening in the world as it unfolds.
This report is based on a questionnaire circulated to the clearance community in march and april 2003 to ascertain their information requirements for dealing with erw. This article originally appeared on transcend media service tms on 30 sep 2019. The international committee of the red crosswhich has had an important role in the global effort to eradicate and ease the impact of landmines and explosive remnants of warreleased its weapon contamination manual. In laos, for instance, erw have injured or killed more than 50 000 people since the end of the. Reducing the impact of explosive remnants of war and landmines through field activities in august 2007. For countries recovering from conflict, these devices impede socioeconomic development and the achievement of the sustainable development goals.
They include unexploded artillery shells, grenades, mortars, rockets, airdropped bombs, and cluster munitions. The geneva international centre for humanitarian demining gichd supports the efforts of the international community in reducing the impact of mines and unexploded ordnance uxo. Raising awareness about explosive remnants of war unicef. To measure a knowledge of children and their families b attitudes to the problem, and c practices, in terms of their stated behaviour towards explosive hazards 2. Palau builds national capacity against explosive remnants of war. Sep 28, 2012 raising awareness about explosive remnants of war unicef. Australia is supporting cleared ground demining to remove explosive remnants of war in peleliu, palau. 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. To better understand the sociocultural and socioeconomic factors that influence the risktaking behaviour of those living in affected communities 3. Assistance to victims of landmines and explosive remnants. Report on article 3 clearance, removal or destruction 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. 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 shows suspected contaminaton of erw and landmines. Protocol v has made a significant contribution to international humanitarian law. Isbn 2884870067 the geneva international centre for humanitarian demining gichd supports the efforts of the international community in reducing the impact of mines and unexploded ordnance uxo. The human and financial costs of the explosive remnants of. Explosive remnants of war erw undesired explosive events in ammunition storage areas, gichd, geneva, november 2002. This report, explosive remnants of war erw information requirements, is a contribution to the efforts of the international community to address this important issue. What is the impact of landmines, explosive remnants of war. Various documents on cambodia, laos, kosovo, bosnia. 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. An overview of the guide to mine action and explosive remnants of war a guide to mine action and explosive remnants of waris not an operational handbook, rather it is an information resource on mine action that can assist in decisionmaking, programme planning and research.