BBC: New bomb clean-up treaty begins
Posted by: James Hathaway
New bomb clean-up treaty begins
By Imogen Foulkes
BBC News, Geneva
A new international law is coming into force requiring countries to clear up unexploded bombs and mines or pay teams of de-miners to do it. The treaty on explosive remnants of war covers ordnance such as land mines and cluster bombs.
At the same time, in Geneva, a UN arms review conference is under way amid growing pressure on member states to discuss a ban on cluster bombs.
Read more here on the BBC web site here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6140530.stm
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