iReport Award: UXO + Ho Chi Minh trail - 1st chance for govts. to destroy cluster bombs worldwide

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未爆彈藥 + 胡志明小徑

各國政府首次進行集束彈藥未爆彈排除

 

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越戰結束後的近40年，寮國境內仍然有8千萬顆集束彈藥遺留下的未爆彈。這些未爆彈仍然有爆炸的可能，並且持續造成人員死亡。全世界有超過30個國家受到這些未爆彈的影響。

Nearly 40 years after the end of the Vietnam war, Laos is still contaminated with 80 million unexploded bomblets from cluster bombs. These indiscriminate weapons remain active and continue to kill for years after they are used. Over 30 countries around the world are affected.

這週在寮國首都永珍，來自全球110國政府代表與400個民間組織代表將一同商定未來五年的65條實行計劃。

This week in Vientiane, Laos PDR, representatives from over 110 governments and 400 civil society organizations will agree on a 65 point concrete plan for the next five years.

自從地雷與集束彈藥被禁止後，各國政府第一次將法律文字轉化為實際行動，來催毀地雷與彈藥庫存，執行除雷任務，與進行受難者援助。

This is the first time since the weapons were banned,  governments now have the opportunity to turn legal words into concrete action to destroy stockpiles, clear land and assist victims.

集束彈藥公約已在2010年8月1日成為具有拘束力的國際法規定。

The treaty banning cluster bombs became binding under international law on August 1st,2010.

根據估計，越戰之後，未爆彈藥造成寮國約有20,000人死亡。另外，因未爆彈藥造成傷害的人數則不得而知。

It is estimated that 20,000 people have been killed since the end of the Vietnam war in Laos from unexploded ordnance. Nobody knows how many have been injured.

一個集束彈藥可在一天內完成排除，但是一位受難者卻需要一輩子的支持。
A cluster bomb can be cleared in a day, but a cluster bomb victim needs help for life.

更多資訊：http://ireportawards.cnn.com/nominees/9 或 www.stopclustermunitions.org 或 www.ccm1msplaos.la 

For more information go to :  http://ireportawards.cnn.com/nominees/9 or www.stopclustermunitions.org or www.ccm1msplaos.la