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Landmines and Cluster Munitions
Antipersonnel mines and cluster
munitions are indiscriminate weapons that injure and kill civilians
in every corner of the globe, every day. They don't recognize
ceasefires and claim victims long after the end of conflicts. They
instill fear in communities and are a lethal barrier to development
The Mine Ban Treaty (1997) is the best framework for solving the
problems still posed by antipersonnel mines all over the world. The
mobilization of thousands of ordinary citizens, through the
International Campaign To Ban Landmines (ICBL) and the Cluster
Munitions Coalition (CMC) campaign network, has played a crucial
part in the adoption of this international treaty and the 2008
Convention on Cluster Munitions.
SPADO being the official contact point of the International Campaign
To Ban Landmines (ICBL), laureate of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize and
Cluster Munitions Coalition (CMC) is striving for the
universalization of the Mine Ban Treaty and the Convention on
Cluster Munitions. At the same time the organization is promoting
and creating awareness, providing risk education to the conflict
affected communities and striving for the rehabilitation of landmine
victims in Pakistan.
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