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More than 130 countries came together on Nov 29 to review a 5-year-old treaty banning anti-personnel landmines and agreed on a 70-point action plan for further treaty implementation. Conference participants hailed past achievements but warned that more remains to be accomplished, particularly the safe disposal of countless landmines sowed in the soil of nearly 50 states-parties.
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Clearing Mined Areas Now Treaty Aim
More than 130 countries came together Nov. 29 to review a five-year-old treaty banning anti-personnel landmines (APLs) and agreed on a 70-point action plan for further treaty implementation. The United States, which announced nearly a year ago that it would not join the treaty,...
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