Clearing Cluster Munition Remnants 2020

Global Cluster Munition Clearance Levels at New High as the Convention on Cluster Munitions Marks Tenth Anniversary

This year marks ten years since the Convention on Cluster Munitions (also known as the Oslo Convention) became legally binding. During this period, close to one million submunitions have been destroyed during survey and clearance operations globally and more than 766 square kilometres of cluster munition-contaminated area has been cleared. This averages over 250 submunitions destroyed every single day for 10 years.

Countless lives and limbs have undoubtedly been saved as a direct result, an untold number of communities have been freed from the fear of unexploded submunitions, and a significant contribution has been made to development through the handing back of land for safe and productive use.

The Clearing Cluster Munition Remnants 2020 report was prepared by Mine Action Review for the Second Review Conference of the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions (Lausanne, 23–27 November 2020).

It contains:

• A Foreword from the heads of Mine Action Review’s three Advisory Board members: The HALO Trust, Mines Advisory Board (MAG), and Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA).
• Key Findings   
• An Overview of global cluster munition remnant contamination and the progress being made in survey and clearance.
• Country reports for all cluster munition remnant affected states and other areas globally. N.B the country reports for the State Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions each contain a two-page analysis of progress in Article 4 implementation, including Recommendations for Action.