Location of explosive violence within the Norm Life Cycle

Explosive violence is already an issue that has been taken into consideration by gatekeepers in the UN.

In particular, the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, UNIDIR, held the seminar "Explosive Weapons and Civilians: Framing the Problem" in Geneva, Switzerland this year. For this purposes, UNIDIR developed both a background paper and a summary report.

Moreover, the UN Under-Secretary General (USG) for Humanitarian Affairs, John Holmes recently called for action on the problem of explosive weapon in populated areas. In his statement to the Security Council debate on the protection of civilians on 7 July 2010, he highlighted the fact that this phenomenon was one of five main issues regarding the protection of civilians in armed conflict. (See the correspondent statement).

Therefore, a long way has this issue undergo, and likelihood of further success appears to be high.