Published on Pambazuka News (https://www.pambazuka.org)

Home > Global: Protocol Requires Nations to Clean Up Deadly Leftovers of War

Contributor [1]
Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 02:00
Categories: 
Conflict & emergencies [2]
Issue Number: 
278 [3]
Article-Summary: 

A law that will enter into force on November 12 mandating that states clear their territory of explosive remnants of war will help reduce civilian casualties following conflict, but states should go further and agree to a treaty on cluster munitions, Human Rights Watch said today.

Category: 
Human Security [4]
Oldurl: 
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/conflict/38291 [5]

Source URL: https://www.pambazuka.org/node/37388

Links
[1] https://www.pambazuka.org/author/contributor
[2] https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/3278
[3] https://www.pambazuka.org/article-issue/278
[4] https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/3271
[5] http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/conflict/38291