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