UNICEF and Mine Action UNICEF as a strong advocate against landmines and other indiscriminate weapons promotes the signing, ratification and implementation of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty (APMBT), the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) and other related treaties.
But that process has been in stalemate for six years.In this section Stopping the wrong sort of chain reaction Blown away Thin gruel and hungry stomachs Correction: Humanitarian intervention Reprints Related items Cluster munitions: A change of heart, or of tactic?Jun 21st 2007Nonetheless, campaigners think the treaty will reduce and stigmatise the use of cluster munitions.
In particular, the ideas Germany floated with U.S. representatives on the margins of the last round of CCW negotiations - including that the NAC recognize that: CCM States Party request the Alliance not use cluster munitions; the CCM has a different definition of cluster munitions; and CCM states have taken certain obligations related to the Convention - are viewed as unhelpful.
Scientists studying the Mediterranean identified problems related to increased litter from shipping and munitions across the sea as well as bombs discharged during the Kosovo war.
We found that several occupations may increase the risk of acute leukemia, particularly occupations related to petroleum products, rubber, nuclear energy, munitions, plastics, and electronics manufacturing.
Scientists studying the Mediterranean also identified problems related to increased litter from shipping and munitions across the sea as well as bombs discharged during the Kosovo war.
"We don't know if we can pay next month's salaries," says a senior finance official.Related topics Iran IraqThe need for fresh munitions is compounded by a new weapon IS is deploying against government forces.
The 2011 edition includes 238 projects covering all five "pillars" of mine action: clearance and marking of hazardous areas, mine risk education, victim assistance, destruction of stockpiled landmines, and advocacy for international agreements related to landmines and explosive remnants of war, including cluster munitions.
Costner noted that the new timeline may have little practical effect on our primary concerns related to operations at Diego Garcia because most of the cluster munitions there are permanently stored on ships, but must transit the base.
While the four incidents were not related, they reminded people that even though Germans have spent decades digging out rusty munitions, their landscape remains something of a minefield.
