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A Letter to the Serbian Ambassador on Cluster Munitions. (07/07/2010)
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On 11th June 2010, Pax Christi International sent a letter to the Serbian Ambassador in Belgium, urging Serbia to sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions.
The Convention will enter into force on 1st August and Lao will host the First Meeting of States Parties in November. Therefore, there can be no better time to join the Convention than this year.
Cluster munitions kill and injure innocent civilians during conflict and long after a conflict has ended.
The Convention on Cluster Munitions comprehensively prohibits cluster munitions, requires destruction of stockpiled cluster munitions within eight years and clearance of contaminated land within 10 years, and recognises the rights of individuals and communities affected by the weapon to receive assistance.
It also obliges all countries to support affected states in fulfilling their obligations.
Organisations who would like to send letters to the Serbian ambassador in their country or to the Serbian government, can find information here.
A copy of the letter sent by Pax Christi International is available in 2010-0395-en-gl-AC
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Pax Christi International - rue du Vieux Marché aux Grains, 21 - 1000 Brussels Belgium
Tel. +32 2 502 55 50 - Fax. +32 2 502 46 26
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