Date : 19/11/2025

Country/Region : COSTA RICA

Title : San José. Statement delivered by ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric to the second conference on the Political Declaration on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas.

Duration : 00:01:15

Editor : SAAD, Lamiaa

Keyword : TRAINING AND INFORMATION; ICRC PRESIDENT; IHL (INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW); HEADQUARTERS STAFF; ICRC SIGN; ORAL REPORT

Person appearing :
SPOLJARIC EGGER, Mirjana (president, ICRC)

Confidentiality level : public

Publication restrictions : publication without restrictions

Copyright : ICRC

Production company : ICRC

Description : "Around the world, from Sudan to Gaza, Ukraine, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and beyond, civilians bear the brunt of armed conflict. Children are killed and maimed. Families are uprooted. Homes, hospitals, markets, water systems and schools are reduced to rubble. The abhorrent level of suffering we see inflicted on civilians today reflects a dangerous erosion of compliance with international humanitarian law, and an unacceptable tolerance for the devastation caused by the use of heavy explosive weapons in populated areas. Today, we must ask ourselves: What kind of warfare are we prepared to accept? Because wars fought without limits on civilian harm cannot be allowed to become the new norm. This is a global issue that requires a collective response. The Political Declaration on the use of explosive weapons in populated areas offers a pathway to that response."

Original language : English

Other language : International soundtrack

Colour/B&W : colour

SD/HD : HD

Resolution : 1080 x 1080

Aspect ratio : square

Original material/format : H264

Best material/format available : ProRes 422