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Dec 6 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Tonight we will join @scottishwilpf, along with @iainoverton and @msominogue to examine what should happen next on #EWIPA, after 80 states signed on to an international declaration aimed at limiting their use in November
By signing on to the declaration, each state recognised the extremely harmful effects such weapons have on civilians. Our recent project mapping
urban conflict have shown, once again, just how harmful #EWIPA are to civilians caught in conflict
airwars.org/conflict-data/…
Yet any declaration is only as good as its implementation and now comes the time for states and nations to incorporate the declaration into their national policy frameworks.
Scotland has an important part to play in this, both in its own right and as a member of the UK. We look forward to discussing what Scotland can do now and in the future to help further a new standard on civilian protection and harm tracking

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