Organized by OCHA together with Norway, ICRC, Humanity and Inclusion, INEW, UNICEF and UNMAS as part of Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW), this event on ‘Strengthening the protection of civilians from explosive weapons: Addressing specific challenges to humanitarian access in contexts where explosive weapons are being used in populated areas’ will provide a space to continue to build dialogue among humanitarian actors, Member States, and other relevant actors on actions aimed at strengthening the protection of civilians from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.

It has two main objectives:

• To highlight efforts around the adoption and implementation of the EWIPA Political Declaration as a tool that can drive practice by different actors to prevent and reduce the devastating civilian harm caused such weapons.
• To unpack and focus in on challenges, good practice and actions that can be taken to implement the commitment to facilitate rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access to people in need in contexts where explosive weapons are being used in populated areas (in conjunction with related humanitarian commitments in the declaration).

The event will be held in person and online on Monday 6 May from 16h00 – 17h30 Geneva time. Please register here. For any questions on this event, please contact Dina Abou Samra, OCHA, email: abousamrad@un.org