Malawi was not directly involved in the process to develop a Political Declaration on the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. It was, however, among the first group of states to endorse the Political Declaration in Dublin in November 2022. At the Dublin Conference in November 2022, Malawi expressed concern over the impact of the use of explosive weapons in populated areas on women and children and said that states need to make commitments to adopt and implement policies and practices by restricting and refraining from use of explosive weapons in populated areas in populated areas. 1
Malawi attended the first international follow-up conference on the Political Declaration in Oslo, Norway in April 2024, and the second implementation conference in San Jose, Costa Rica in November 2025.
Implementation of the Political Declaration
During workshops and meetings that took place during the intersessional period between the first and second international review conferences of the Political Declaration, Malawi described some of the actions it has taken towards implementation. These include integration of EWIPA awareness into peacekeeping preparation and professional military education and using African regional forums to encourage wider endorsement and to reinforce the Declaration’s humanitarian goals at the continental level. 2