Thursday, March 19, 2009

Laos ratifies cluster bomb ban treaty

New York, 18 March 2009 – The Lao people’s democratic republic, the country most affected by cluster bombs in the world today ratified the treaty banning the deadly munitions and requiring their clearance. The ratification took place at a special event at the United Nations in New York on the Convention on Cluster Munitions attended by 75 countries.

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http://en.handicapinternational.be/Laos-ratifies-cluster-bomb-ban-treaty_a581.html?PHPSESSID=719b0d8c023a117d605114e15e759a5d

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