<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td width="299" height="0"><img alt="explosive events webinar.png" src="cid:DDADD581-E91A-4043-913E-4B0DCEE4B008"></td></tr><tr><td><br></td></tr></tbody></table><font color="#5856d6" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><br></font><font color="#5856d6" face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="3"><br></font><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;">We are delighted to announce the launch of the GAWCH webinar series!</span><br><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center;">The GAWCH Webinar Series – Webinar 1</span><br><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 22pt; color: rgb(109, 203, 216);">Explosive Events in Urban Areas</span></b><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Thursday, April 13, 2023</span><br><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt;">10:00 to 11:00 EDT / 15:00 to 16:00 BST</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Register on Eventbrite </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gawch-webinar-series-explosive-events-in-urban-areas-tickets-560257032867__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jFivi10WHesICV_s4uR0_dx7HqGgPl7QycKzUzqLXe7Lq-z-7wK303PO3hxJGOWcG31-gn7h6KMx2naMH8Jj$" target="_blank" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;">A discussion on the widespread use of explosive weapons on civilian populations, focusing on a decade of harm, patterns, and predictions, particularly on Ukraine. Our speakers will discuss the hazards of poor storage methods for explosive material and the reverberating effects of major blast events in urban areas.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="3"><br></font></div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Speakers:</span><br><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Roboto;">Dr Iain Overton</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Roboto;"> is the Executive Director of Action on Armed Violence. </span><br><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Roboto;">Mr Jake Tacchi</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Roboto;"> is an investigative journalist working with the BBC World Service. </span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Moderator:</span><br><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); letter-spacing: 0.05pt;">Dr Samar Al-Hajj </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); letter-spacing: 0.05pt;">is the director of the NIH-funded MENA Program on Advanced Injury Research (MENA-PAIR) at the American University of Beirut. </span></div><div><font color="#1a1a1a" face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); letter-spacing: 0.066667px;"><br></span></font><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">More information can be found on the</span> <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/560257032867__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jFivi10WHesICV_s4uR0_dx7HqGgPl7QycKzUzqLXe7Lq-z-7wK303PO3hxJGOWcG31-gn7h6KMx2qN634v8$" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">event page</a> <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">and we look forward to your participation.</span></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.666667px;"><br></span></font><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Hosted by the </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.warconflicthealth.org*2F&data=05*7C01*7Crebecca.brown*40soton.ac.uk*7C005c8b587200499cc0b208db25f4a21c*7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8*7C0*7C0*7C638145504858717063*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=oxm1mdr5BrrUXGfOO*2Bq*2B5YH*2B*2F1LELraLMH*2FGtJU2nJE*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jFivi10WHesICV_s4uR0_dx7HqGgPl7QycKzUzqLXe7Lq-z-7wK303PO3hxJGOWcG31-gn7h6KMx2j5dpZ_t$" target="_blank" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><span style="color: blue;">Global Alliance on War, Conflict, and Health</span></a><br><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">If you are interested in becoming a member of the Global Alliance on War, Conflict and Health please visit our<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.warconflicthealth.org/join-us__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jFivi10WHesICV_s4uR0_dx7HqGgPl7QycKzUzqLXe7Lq-z-7wK303PO3hxJGOWcG31-gn7h6KMx2goNfbq-$" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;">website</a>.</span></div></div></div><br></div></body></html>