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VIDEO BLOG: Global talks to ban cluster bombs (day 2-3)
22 May 2008 16:24:00 GMT
Written by: Cluster Munition Coalition
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On days two and three of the international negotiations to ban cluster bombs in Dublin the issue of victim assistance was high on the agenda. The CMC is calling for a treaty that will not only ban cluster bombs but also provide financial, medical, socio-economic and psychological support to affected families, communities and individuals, including clearance of contaminated land. A group of survivors are involved in the negotiations to ensure the rights of affected people are at the heart of the treaty.

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Cluster Munition Coalition is a global network of more than 250 civil society organisations working in 70 countries to try to ban the use of cluster bombs.

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