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Explosive remnants of war and international humanitarian law |
| ICRC |
Large numbers of civilians are killed or injured each year by "explosive remnants of war." These are the unexploded artillery shells, hand grenades, mortars, cluster submunitions, rockets and other explosive ordnance that remain after the end of an armed conflict. Like anti-personnel mines, the presence of these weapons has serious consequences for civilians and their communities.
The Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War was concluded to help address the problem. It requires each party to an armed conflict to remove and to provide assistance for the removal of these weapons and to take other measures to reduce the threat to civilians. Along with the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-personnel Mines, the Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War is an important element in the efforts to minimize death, injury and suffering in war-torn areas.
Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War comes into force (Protocol V to the 1980 Convention)
The Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War takes effect on 12 November 2006 - This is the first international agreement to require the parties to an armed conflict to clear all unexploded munitions that threaten civilians, peacekeepers and humanitarian workers once the fighting is over.
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