Laos Grapples with Unexploded Ordnance Ahead of Cluster Munitions Conference

Laos continues to deal with unexploded ordnance from past conflicts, as decommissioning teams work to clear fields and forests. The country is preparing to host a review conference for the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

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Weapons of long-ago conflicts still haunt people of Laos

As decommissioning teams seek out unexploded ordnance in paddy fields, forests and rural pastures, Laos prepares to host a review conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

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Laos Grapples with Unexploded Ordnance Ahead of Cluster Munitions Conference

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Weapons of long-ago conflicts still haunt people of Laos

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