Posted in Civilian Casualties, Clusters/Mines, Displacement, Government, Mali, Middle-East, tagged Civilian Casualties, cluster munitions, Libya, unexploded ordance on May 17, 2011 |
AlertNet
16 May, 2011
CAIRO, 16 May 2011 (IRIN) – There is so much ammunition and unexploded ordnance (UXO) scattered across eastern Libya that local people will face a serious threat when they return home. However, it is difficult to determine the exact quantities because of ongoing fighting, experts say. (more…)
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Clusters/Mines, Government, Libya, Middle-East, NGOs, United Nations, tagged Civilian Casualties, cluster munitions, human rights, Human Rights Watch, humanitarian law, United Nations, war crimes on April 20, 2011 |
Reuters
April 20, 2011
The Libyan government’s reported use of cluster munitions and heavy weapons in Misrata has caused substantial civilian casualties and may amount to crimes under international law, the United Nations said on Wednesday. (more…)
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Clusters/Mines, Laos, Unexploded Ordinances, tagged children, Children casualties, Civilian Casualties, cluster ban, cluster bombs, cluster munitions, Laos, viantiane on November 12, 2010 |
November 11, 2010
VIENTIANE (AFP)
A 10-year-old girl died and her sister was injured when a leftover cluster munition exploded, an official said Thursday as global delegates met in Laos aiming to speed removal of the bombs.
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Clusters/Mines, East Asia, NGOs, Southeast Asia, Unexploded Ordinances (UXO), United Nations, World, tagged Article 5, civilian injuries, cluster munitions, Laos, meeting, survivors, UXO, war victims on November 8, 2010 |
VIENTIANE, 8 November 2010 (IRIN)
Delegates from more than 100 countries are discussing the Convention on Cluster Munitions at the First Meeting of States Parties on 9 November in Vientiane, Laos, the world’s most affected country.
Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Clusters/Mines, Country, Government, Iran, Iraq, Middle-East, Military, Region, Tactics, Type of Harm, United Nations, tagged Afghanistan, cluster bombs, cluster munitions, clusters, de-miners, Iran, Iraq, Iraq-Iran War, Kurdistan, land mines, unexploded ordance, UNICEF, United Nations, United States on July 2, 2009 |
By PATRICK QUINN – 18 hours ago
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi government’s failure to grasp the scope of its land mine and bomb problem has derailed efforts to clear what is considered one of the world’s most contaminated countries, two United Nations agencies said Wednesday. (more…)
