Cabo Verde 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.
Statements and positions
At the signing ceremony, Cabo Verde committed to the full and effective implementation of the Political Declaration through the adoption of concrete and long-lasting measures and strategies to limit the devastating consequences of explosive weapons in populated areas. It said that in particular in Africa, it is imperative that all countries become more involved in the adoption of concrete policies and effective strategies to systematically eliminate the use of explosive weapons through regional policies and international cooperation. Recognizing the indirect and long-term effects of the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, Cabo Verde highlighted that they undermine not only the achievement of sustainable development goals, but all development efforts and prospects, as they contribute to the fragility and generalize insecurity of states. It called for the renunciation of the use of explosive weapons in populated areas in order to alleviate the suffering of hundreds of millions of victims around the world.1