Cluster Munition Monitor 2023
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 |
CMR |
cluster munition remnants |
CRPD |
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
DCA |
DanChurchAid |
DPICM |
dual-purpose improved conventional munition |
DRC |
Danish Refugee Council |
EOD |
explosive ordnance disposal |
EORE |
explosive ordnance risk education |
ERW |
explosive remnants of war |
HI |
Humanity & Inclusion (formerly Handicap International) |
HRW |
Human Rights Watch |
IED |
improvised explosive device |
IMSMA |
Information Management System for Mine Action |
IDP |
internally displaced person |
ICBL |
International Campaign to Ban Landmines |
ICRC |
International Committee of the Red Cross |
IMAS |
International Mine Action Standards |
NGO |
non-governmental organization |
NSAG |
non-state armed group |
SHA |
suspected hazardous area |
UN |
United Nations |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
UNICEF |
United Nations Children’s Fund |
UNGA |
United Nations General Assembly |
UNMAS |
United Nations Mine Action Service |
UNSC |
United Nations Security Council |
UXO |
unexploded ordnance |