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Headline: Convention on Cluster Munitions takes firm hold says Cluster Munition Monitor 2011: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011, #Monitor2011

General: Expert report launched as governments meet in Geneva for #CCW4 shows #clusterbombs ban has taken hold: http://bit.ly/tGyrUk #Monitor2011

Cluster Munition Monitor 2011 released 16 November—read the full report online: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

Cluster Munition Monitor 2011 released 16 November—read the press release: http://bit.ly/tGyrUk #Monitor2011

Use, production, transfer: 38 former cluster munition users, producers, exporters, or stockpilers banned #cluster bombs: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

Thailand and Libya used cluster munitions in 2011 confirms report: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

Stockpile destruction: 64.5 million submunitions destroyed: Cluster Munition Monitor 2011. Read more: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

#Germany & #UK destroy half their #clusterbombs: Cluster Munition Monitor 2011. Read more: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

Contamination: Deadly #clusterbombs contaminate 31 states & areas reports Cluster Munition Monitor 2011: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

Clearance: 18.5km2 cleared of cluster munitions, 59,978 submunitions destroyed in 2010 says expert report: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

Lives depend on improved clearance programs in cluster-munition-affected states says report: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

Casualties: 16,921 casualties of #clusterbombs reported, but real figure could be as high 54,000 says report: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

Each year researchers record higher numbers of survivors of #clusterbombs: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

Victim Assistance: Vast majority of #clusterbombs victims lack assistance, reports Cluster Munition Monitor 2011: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

Support: A record $20.5million spent on #clusterbombs clearance & advocacy in 2010 says expert report: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

Newsmaking: Wikileaks reveals negative US influence on plan to #banclusterbombs, says expert report: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

Report outlines Australia & Canada’s plans for weak national legislation to #’banclusterbombs: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

Region-specific:

Africa: Angola confirms it destroyed #clusterbombs stocks says report: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

Americas: Americas: 21 nations joined #clusterbombs ban—but not the USA, Brazil, or Argentina: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

Report outlines controversy around Canada’s draft legislation on #clusterbombs ban: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

Asia-Pacific: Southeast Asia one of regions most affected by #clusterbombs says Monitor report: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

More than 50% of casualties from #clusterbombs in 2010 were from Cambodia, Vietnam, and Lao PDR: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

Thailand used #clusterbombs in Cambodia in February 2011 confirms report: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

Report outlines controversy around Australia’s draft legislation on cluster munition ban: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

Europe-CIS: Europe badly affected by unexploded #clusterbombs says Cluster Munition Monitor 2011: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

Middle-East & North Africa: Gaddafi’s forces used #clusterbombs in Libya in April 2011 confirms report: www.the-monitor.org/cmm/2011 #Monitor2011

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