CCM/77 30 May 2008 DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS Original: ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH DUBLIN 19 – 30 MAY 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions The States Parties to this Convention, Deeply concerned that civilian...
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CCM/77 30 May 2008 DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS Original: ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH DUBLIN 19 – 30 MAY 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions The States Parties to this Convention, Deeply concerned that civilian populations and individual civilians continue to bear the brunt of armed conflict, Determined to put an end for all time to the suffering and casualties caused by cluster munitions at the time of their use, when they fail to function as intended or when they are abandoned, Concerned that cluster munition remnants kill or maim civilians, including women and children, obstruct economic and social development, including through the loss of livelihood, impede post-conflict rehabilitation and reconstruction, delay or prevent the return of refugees and internally displaced persons, can negatively impact on national and international peace-building and humanitarian assistance efforts, and have other severe consequences that can persist for man
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