Cluster Munition Monitor 2018

Acronyms and Abbreviations

BAC

battle area clearance

CBU

cluster bomb unit

CHA

confirmed hazardous area

CCW

1980 Convention on Conventional Weapons

CMC

Cluster Munition Coalition

CRPD

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

DPICM

dual-purpose improved conventional munition

ERW

explosive remnants of war

HI

Humanity & Inclusion (formerly Handicap International)

HRW

Human Rights Watch

ICBL

International Campaign to Ban Landmines

ICRC

International Committee of the Red Cross

NGO

non-governmental organization

NSAG

non-state armed group

NTS

non-technical survey

SHA

suspected hazardous area

TS

technical survey

UN

United Nations

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNMAS

United Nations Mine Action Service

UXO

unexploded ordnance