Explosive Weapons Monitor: Global Impacts on Civilian Infrastructure

Insecurity Insight provides event-based data documenting the impact of explosive weapons on aid access, education, food systems, and health care services. This dataset aggregates agency reports and open-source intelligence categorized by country, with the most recent update recorded in March 2026. It is produced in collaboration with the International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW) to monitor humanitarian harm.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the frequency of explosive weapon impacts on health care services by country
• Mapping the disruption of food systems and aid access in conflict-affected regions
• Correlating explosive weapon incidents with interruptions in education services

Strengths

• Aggregates data from both humanitarian agencies and open-source monitoring
• Categorized by specific impact sectors such as food systems and health care
• Developed through a specialized partnership with the International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW)

Limitations

• Specific column schema and row counts are not provided in the metadata
• Potential reporting bias inherent in open-source event monitoring in conflict zones

Provenance

Source

Insecurity Insight and the International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW)

Collection Method

Aggregation of agency reports and open-source event monitoring

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Global