(Source: United Nations General Assembly) Concerned that cluster munition remnants killed or maimed civilians including women and children, obstructed economic and social development, impeded post-conflict rehabilitation, and delayed or prevented the return of refugees and internally displaced persons, the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) today approved a draft resolution urging all States outside the Convention on Cluster Munitions to join as soon as possible. Also by that text, 'L.49/Rev.1', among six approved in the Committee's cluster on conventional weapons, the General Assembly would stress the importance of the full and effective implementation of and...
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