While Europe’s media hones in on the devastating conflict in Ukraine, parallel conflicts involving state and non-state actors go under-reported and forgotten. AOAV’s data shows that, as Ukraine burns, the world is still on fire – and civilians still suffer the brunt of explosive violence everywhere.

AOAV’s work in monitoring data on explosive weapons and casualties is the backbone of our own advocacy work and research, but it’s also a key driver behind the widespread civil society push to end the use of explosive weapons in populated areas (EWIPA). To this end, our data is used in vital resolutions and consultations […]