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Austria Participates in Conference to Strengthen Protection Against Explosive Weapons
The high-level international conference to sign the Political Declaration on Strengthening the Protection of Civilians from the Humanitarian Consequences of the Use of Explosive Weapons in Inhabited Areas was held in Dublin. Austria was also represented at this conference.
Between January 2022 and September 2022, approximately 15,000 civilians have been killed or injured by explosive weapons, such as landmines. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Gaines [Public Domain]
Austria, represented at the conference by a delegation led by Ambassador Alexander Kmentt, joined some 80 other states in making a clear commitment to protecting civilians in urban conflicts and strengthening the implementation of international humanitarian law.
"I am proud of today's adoption of a Political Declaration against the use of explosive weapons in populated areas,"…
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