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Remnants of a War

2010-05-11

DVD cover for the film, Remnants of a War

In the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel, one million cluster bomb munitions rained down upon the fields, orchards and villages of South Lebanon. An estimated 30% failed to detonate. Three years later, teams of locally recruited and trained deminers race to clear the land before more civilians are injured or killed.

Remnants of a War is a feature documentary, photographed in beautiful high definition, that takes an intimate look into the lives of these brave men and women. Director Jawad Metni filmed for over two years in Lebanon, spending months embedded with the demining teams in the field, and capturing moments of joy, anxiety, and resilience. The film is a primer on the cluster munition problem, and a portrait of a people struggling to make a decent living and return the land to their fellow Lebanese.

Visit the Remnants of a War website to view a trailer and order copies of the film.

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Burden of Fear: Cluster bombs in Vietnam

2010-05-11

Quang Tri province Vietnam
Quang Tri province, Vietnam. Credit: Wikipedia

More than three decades after the Vietnam War ended, explosive remnants from the conflict are still injuring and killing civilians in Vietnam. Unexploded cluster submunitions are among the deadliest legacies of the war. Known locally as “bombies, ” these tennis ball-sized bomblets are filled with thumb tack-sized pieces of metal that disperse upon detonation, frequently causing civilian injuries and deaths.

The Convention on Cluster Munitions will become binding international law on 1 August 2010 after reaching 30 ratifications in February. Vietnam’s neighbor, Lao PDR, which suffered the effects of the same war and is the most heavily cluster-bombed country in the world, has been a leader on the treaty and is hosting the First Meeting of States Parties to the convention in November. However, Vietnam has yet to sign the Convention.

As the Cluster Munition Coalition counts down to the Convention’s entry into force, we’re urging affected countries like Vietnam to join the treaty without delay.

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Audio Slideshow

“Burden of fear: Cluster bombs in Vietnam” is a three-part audio slideshow highlighting the impact on civilians of Vietnam’s deadly legacy of unexploded cluster submunitions.

“Burden of Fear” reporting and production by Daysha Eaton. Photos by Amanda Koster.

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Video – Clearing The World Of Cluster Bombs

2009-01-05

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Cluster Bombs Banned In Oslo

2008-12-11

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Audio – Voices From Oslo – Conference MP3 FILES

2008-12-03

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Sound iconMaria Pia Devoto - Director, Asociación Para Politicas Publicas (APP), Argentina

Sound iconStan Brabant - Head, Policy Unit, Handicap International, Belgium

Sound iconGeorges Ntidendereza - Legal Representative, Association de Prise en Charge des Orphelins de Guerre (APECOG), Burundi

Sound iconPaul Hannon - Executive Director, Mines Action Canada

Sound iconAhmed Azis Buchar - Western Sahara

Sound iconMuoffak Alkhafaji - Director, Iraqi Handicapped Survivors Society,Iraq

Sound iconDaniel Aghan - Advocacy and Communications Officer, Handicap International Kenya

Sound iconGisela Lujan Andrade - Researcher, CMC Peru

Sound iconHéctor Guerra - Campaigner, CMC Mexico

Sound iconGustavo Guidobono - Director, Asociación de Lucha para el Desarme Civil (ALDUEC), Uruguay

Sound iconKennedy Mabasa - Steering Committe, Ceasefire Campaign, South Africa

Sound iconRobert Mtonga - Coordinator, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, Zambia

Sound iconMargaret Arach Orech - Director, Uganda Landmine Survivors Association (ULSA), Uganda

Sound iconAmadou Moussa Maiga - President, RJSDAO, Mali

Sound iconBranislav Kapetanović - Spokesperson, Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC), Serbia

Sound iconMaria Eugenia Villareal - Executive Director, ECPAT, Guatemala

Sound iconKim Hoa Nguyen Thi - Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Landmine Survivors Network, Vietnam

Sound iconJudith Majlath - Director, Austrian Aid for Mine Victi / CMC Austria

Sound iconAyman Sorour - Executive Director, Protection Against Armaments and their Consequences, Egypt

Sound iconNhar Ny - Landmines Advocacy Officer, Jesuit Service Cambodia / Cambodia Campaign to Ban Landmnies, Cambodia

Sound iconBoubine Toure - Campaigner, Senegalese Campaign to Ban Landmine / ICBL, Senegal

Sound iconRaza Shah Khan - Executive Director, Sustainable Peace and Development Organization, Pakistan

Sound iconLaura Lodenius - Executive Director, Peace Union of Finland

Sound iconMuteber Öğreten - Coordinator, Initiative for a Mine-Free Turkey

Sound iconMary Wareham - Coordinator, ANZCMC, New Zealand

Sound iconPamela Kehinde Cole - National Network Coordinator, West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), Gambia

Sound iconPurna Shova Chitrakar Coordinator, Ban Landmines Campaign, Nepal

Sound iconJo Perera - Lao PDR

Sound iconAlma Taslizan - Communication Officer, Handicap International, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Sound iconEtchen Sambu - National Coordinator, West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), Guinea-Bissau

Sound iconKhaled Yamout - Landmine Action Program Coordinator, Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA), Lebanon

Sound iconMaia Buchukuri - Coordinator, ICBL Georgia Committee, Georgia

Sound iconLora Lumpe - Coordinator, US Campaign to Ban Landmines and Cluster Bombs, USA

Sound iconShushira Chonhenchob - Disability and Development Manager, Handicap International Thailand/TCBL, Thailand

Sound iconCristian Wittman - Brazilian Campaign to Ban Landmines, Brazil

Sound iconYassir Chavarría Gutiérrez - Researcher, Institute of Strategic Studies and Public Policies, Nicaragua

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