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Norwegian People’s Aid is in Vientiane for the Third Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, bringing together States Parties and partners to take stock of progress and set the direction for the next five years. Throughout the week, NPA will contribute to discussions on some of the key issues facing the Convention. Explore our events, new research and work in Lao PDR and around the world.

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Side events

Explore the side events hosted or co-hosted by Norwegian People’s Aid during the Third Review Conference to the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

Monday 14 September

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Cluster Munition Monitor 2026 and Clearing Cluster Munition Remnants 2026: Briefing

12:00–14:00 | Room 7

The Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor and Mine Action Review present the latest evidence on the global impact of cluster munitions and progress in addressing their legacy. The briefing will highlight key findings from the Cluster Munition Monitor 2026 and Mine Action Review’s Clearing Cluster Munition Remnants 2026, providing an up-to-date picture of casualties, contamination, clearance and implementation of the Convention.

Organised by: Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor and Mine Action Review.

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Cluster Munition Remnants in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam: A Common Approach to a Regional Challenge

12:00–14:00 | Room 17

Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam continue to face a major legacy of cluster munition contamination. This event will bring together governments and mine action organisations to share experiences from the three countries and explore common approaches to survey, clearance and the long-term management of cluster munition remnants across the region.

Organised by: NPA, MAG and government representatives from Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam.

Tuesday 15 September

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Inclusion and Gender Equality in the CCM: Connecting Local Action with Global Ambition

12:15–13:45 | Room 6

Light lunch is served from 12:00

How can commitments to gender equality and inclusion under the Convention translate into meaningful change on the ground? Drawing on operational experience and international policy, the event will explore how gender and diversity considerations can strengthen implementation of the Convention and ensure that different needs, experiences and perspectives are reflected in mine action.

Organised by: Austria, UNIDIR, GICHD and NPA.
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Converting Commitments into Action: Climate and Environmental Considerations in the Vientiane Capital Action Plan

12:15–13:30 | Room 7

Light lunch is served from 12:00

Climate change and environmental degradation increasingly affect the implementation of the Convention – influencing contamination patterns, clearance operations, the safety of affected communities and the sustainable use of released land. This event will explore practical approaches to turning the climate and environmental commitments in the new Vientiane Capital Action Plan into effective action.

Organised by: Conflict and Environment Observatory, Mine Action Review, NPA and UNDP.

Wednesday 16 September

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Reaffirming the Case Against Cluster Munitions: What Does Past and Recent Evidence Tell Us?

12:15–13:45 | Room 7

Light lunch is served from 12:00

Nearly two decades after NPA’s landmark study on the reliability of M85 submunitions helped inform the negotiations leading to the Convention, this event will revisit the evidence underpinning the comprehensive ban on cluster munitions. Drawing on the 2007 study, a new report conducted with Fenix Insight and evidence from recent conflicts, the discussion will examine claims of technological advances in cluster munitions and consider what past and present evidence tells us about their humanitarian consequences and the continued importance of the Convention.

Organised by: Norwegian People’s Aid.