Statement to Annual Meeting of Convention on Conventional Weapons Annual High Contracting Parties

By Human Rights Watch

Thank you Mr. PresidentAhead of this meeting, Human Rights Watch released a 28-page report, Beyond Burning, detailing how incendiary weapons, including white phosphorus, have been used in four armed conflicts in the past year, endangering civilian lives and livelihoods:Since October 2023, the Israeli military has used airburst, ground-launched white phosphorus munitions in populated areas of Lebanon and Gaza.Syrian government forces continue to use ground-launched incendiary weapons in Syria.Ground-launched and air-dropped incendiary weapons continue to be used in Ukraine. Both Russia and Ukraine…

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