![]() ![]() This represents a 73% increase in recorded incidents of explosive weapon use from the 2,500 incidents recorded in 2021, and a corresponding 83% increase from the 11,343 reported civilian casualties in 2021. ![]() 67% (20,776) of those casualties were civilians. In total, AOAV - which records global incidents of explosive violence from reputable English language media sources - listed 4,324 incidents of explosive weapon use around the globe in 2022, and 31,162 reported casualties. Given 2022 saw a marked rise in explosive violence used against civilians, with Russia’s unprovoked attacks on Ukraine causing international outrage and untold suffering, AOAV has set out its predictions for 2023 and the anticipated impact of explosive violence around the world.ĭespite hopeful steps taken in 2022, not least the late Autumn signing by over 80 states of Ireland's Political Declaration in Dublin on the protection of civilians from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas (EWIPA), analysis of the explosive violence which characterised this turbulent year paints a bleak picture for the year to come. ![]()
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