Piet Heirbaut
Director General for legal Affairs, Belgium
Speaker session
Protection in urban warfare: Reducing risk to civilians, civilian infrastructure and humanitarian workers in conflict
Aquarium
This session aims to raise awareness of the humanitarian consequences of urban warfare, including of the use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas (EWIPA). It will discuss how to address the complex protection challenges of civilians and civilian infrastructure. In this context, it will debate the best practices to protect civilians and key infrastructure, both through preparedness and response. The session will also present concrete steps that need to be taken by various actors (states, donors, international organizations, civil society) in order to use the momentum created by the Political Declaration on EWiPA in November 2022 and contribute to its meaningful implementation, with regards to several aspects such as collecting data on harm, victims’ assistance, addressing the reverberating effects and protecting civilians through adapted military practices.
Alma Taslidžan
Disarmament and Protection of Civilians Advocacy Manager
Biography
Alma Taslidžan has devoted her career to humanitarian disarmament and protection of civilians, starting from 2007 working in South East Europe. At the moment she leads disarmament and protection of civilians international advocacy for Humanity & Inclusion. She contributed to the development of the political declaration to address the humanitarian consequences from explosive weapons in populated areas. She is in touch with survivors and conflict affected population through research projects and makes sure that assistance to victims is always on the agenda of disarmament discussions.
Organisation
Humanity & Inclusion - Handicap International
NGO
Speaker session
Protection in urban warfare: Reducing risk to civilians, civilian infrastructure and humanitarian workers in conflict
Aquarium
This session aims to raise awareness of the humanitarian consequences of urban warfare, including of the use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas (EWIPA). It will discuss how to address the complex protection challenges of civilians and civilian infrastructure. In this context, it will debate the best practices to protect civilians and key infrastructure, both through preparedness and response. The session will also present concrete steps that need to be taken by various actors (states, donors, international organizations, civil society) in order to use the momentum created by the Political Declaration on EWiPA in November 2022 and contribute to its meaningful implementation, with regards to several aspects such as collecting data on harm, victims’ assistance, addressing the reverberating effects and protecting civilians through adapted military practices.
Oleksandr Galkin
Director
Biography
Organisation
Right to Protection
NGO
Speaker session
Protection in urban warfare: Reducing risk to civilians, civilian infrastructure and humanitarian workers in conflict
Aquarium
This session aims to raise awareness of the humanitarian consequences of urban warfare, including of the use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas (EWIPA). It will discuss how to address the complex protection challenges of civilians and civilian infrastructure. In this context, it will debate the best practices to protect civilians and key infrastructure, both through preparedness and response. The session will also present concrete steps that need to be taken by various actors (states, donors, international organizations, civil society) in order to use the momentum created by the Political Declaration on EWiPA in November 2022 and contribute to its meaningful implementation, with regards to several aspects such as collecting data on harm, victims’ assistance, addressing the reverberating effects and protecting civilians through adapted military practices.