World in Progress | 02.12.2008 | 00:30
Banning Cluster Bombs Will Put Pressure On Governments
Cluster bombs have been used in many wars and armed conflicts around the world. Most of the victims are civilians, many of them children.
When detonating, the bombs set off thousands of smaller bomblets, so called sub-munition, many of which don´t explode right away but can remain lethal for decades. This week in Oslo more than 100 countries are signing an international treaty to ban cluster-bombs. However, several influential countries, including the United States, are not likely to adopt the convention. And the latest generation of so called intelligent cluster bombs will most probably be excluded from the ban. Southern Lebanon is one of the regions that still has to cope with the aftermath of extensive cluster Bomb use.
Report: Ulrike Hummel/ Dagmar Breitenbach
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