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Give small football heroes a safe childhood
The Vietnam War ended almost 35 years ago but there 40 bombs per citizen are still left in the worst affected areas. Bombs go off on football fields and playgrounds. Parents are living in constant fear that their children will be killed or injured by landmines and cluster bombs.
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NPA clears 5 million square meters since start of its clearance operations in South Lebanon
Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) crossed an important milestone last week, clearing and returning back for safe use to local population 5 million square meters of land previously contaminated by cluster munitions and finding and destroying more than 4.600 cluster submunitions in the process.
Read more about NPA clears 5 million square meters since start of its clearance operations in South LebanonFinland becomes 159th country to join global landmine ban
Finland has become the latest nation to join the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, which comprehensively bans the use, production, trade, and stockpiling of antipersonnel landmines. That means that one million more mines will be destroyed
Read more about Finland becomes 159th country to join global landmine banCommunities mobilise against restricting bill
Activists from across Cambodia last month unrolled thumbprints from 10,000 fellow citizens on the streets of Phnom Penh demanding that new laws restricting their rights and freedom are stopped.
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