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Global

 

ReliefWeb - Secretary-General, in Mine Awareness Day message, says upcoming review offers opportunity for renewed commitment to global action

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MYAI-7QG52S?OpenDocument

 

Alertnet - Landmines and cluster munitions: a safer future within reach

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/220224/c5572c18ced41a7b399def9e75da8d03.htm

 

Organisation de la presse africaine - Mines terrestres et armes à sous-munitions : perspective d’un avenir plus sûr

http://appablog.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/mines-terrestres-et-armes-a-sous-munitions-perspective-d%E2%80%99un-avenir-plus-sur/

 

Earth Times - More work needed on landmine clearance, Red Cross says

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/262900,more-work-needed-on-landmine-clearance-red-cross-says.html

 

Netnewsledger.com - Fight Against Landmine Continues

http://netnewsledger.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2504&Itemid=52

 

UN News Centre - Ban hails 'life-saving work' of eliminating landmines on International Day

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=30397&Cr=landmines&Cr1

 

FARS News Agency (Iran) - UN Chief Stresses Collective Efforts to Free World From Landmines

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8801150448

 

UNICEF - Landmines and explosive remnants of war continue to threaten children

http://www.unicef.org/media/media_49079.html

 

Austria

 

APA - Spindelegger: "Rasche Ratifizierung der Streumunitionskonvention belegt Österreichs Vorreiterrolle in der humanitären Abrüstung"

http://www.ots.at/presseaussendung.php?schluessel=OTS_20090403_OTS0072&ch=politik

 

Kathweb - Österreich ratifiziert internationalen Anti-Streubomben-Vertrag

http://www.kathweb.at/content/site/nachrichten/database/25253.html

 

Oberösterreich-Schwerpunkt  - Österreich hinterlegt als sechster Staat Ratifikationsurkunde in New York 

http://www.oe-journal.at/index_up.htm?http://www.oe-journal.at/Aktuelles/!2009/0309/W5/20304bmeia.htm

 

Daily Times (Pakistan) - Austria signs cluster bomb ban convention

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\04\04\story_4-4-2009_pg7_14

 

Nigeria

 

Champion News - Norway tasks FG on land mine ban treaty

http://www.champion-newspapers.com/news/article10_310309.htm

 

UK/Australia

 

The Australian - Closer military co-operation in Afghanistan under security agreement

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25268113-31477,00.html

 

Australian govt - Joint Statement with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Strengthening the Strategic Partnership between the United Kingdom and Australia

http://www.pm.gov.au/media/Release/2009/media_release_0891.cfm

 

Canada

 

NDP MP renews stand against unethical weapons

http://www.ndp.ca/press/ndp-mp-renews-stand-against-unethical-weapons

 

USA

 

The Nation - Ban Cluster Bombs

http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20090330/cm_thenation/4422392;_ylt=A0wNcxPaE9FJIWkA4wT9wxIF

 

Arms control Association - U.S. Limits Clusters; Global Efforts Ongoing

http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2009_04/cluster

 

The American Reporter - THE BRIDGE WOMAN

http://www.american-reporter.com/3,648/280.html

 

Counter Punch - The First Lady Syndrome

http://www.magentanews.com/cache.asp?n=5876799

 

Counter Punch - A Joke Called "Justice" (book review)

http://www.magentanews.com/cache.asp?n=5876489

 

مقالات الكتـّاب: ماذا يحمل هذا الربيع للبشر من أخبار؟

http://www.albadeal.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9324

(a few Iraqi media relayed the US export ban, based on Guardian article)

 

Spiegel Online - The Pentagon Official Who Came in From the Cold

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,617279,00.html

 

The American reporter - PUBLIC FINALLY GETS A PEEK AT POOH v. MICKEY

http://www.american-reporter.com/3,650/2316.html

 

Serbia

 

Novosti - South Stream: les sapeurs russes démineront la ville serbe de Paracin

http://fr.rian.ru/world/20090330/120823105.html

 

Spain

Kaosenlared.net - Las bombas de racimo quedan fuera de la ley

http://www.kaosenlared.net/noticia/88257/bombas-racimo-quedan-fuera-ley

 

Workers World - Rally in Belgrade marks 10 years since NATO bombing

http://www.workers.org/2009/world/belgrade_0409/

 

Lebanon

 

Hezbollah - "...Between the yellow daisies" "Israeli" bomb tears boy΄s limbs off "I am not able to play anymore"

http://english.hizbollah.tv/essaydetails.php?eid=8099&cid=214

 

Il Tempo - Sminare sotto il sole tra le api

http://iltempo.ilsole24ore.com/interni_esteri/2009/03/31/1008063-sminare_sotto_sole.shtml

 

ReliefWeb - Lebanon: Conventional weapons destruction and landmine clearance

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/LSGZ-7QRGRG?OpenDocument

 

Daily Star - Landmine victims defeat diplomats in soccer match: Game highlights cluster-bomb issue

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=100694

Naver - Mideast Lebanon Mines International Day

http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=108&oid=077&aid=0002051239

 

Reliefweb (Unifil) - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on 4 Apr 2009

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/MYAI-7QT57H?OpenDocument

 

Holy See

 

Zenit - Il Papa invoca un futuro di pace per i popoli africani

http://www.zenit.org/article-17773?l=italian

 

Pontiff Calls for Mines and Cluster Bombs Ban

http://www.zenit.org/rssenglish-25582

 

Newstin - Il Papa invita gli Stati a bandire mine antiuomo e cluster bomb

http://www.newstin.ae/show-document.a?edition=it&document_id=114502974

 

Spero News - Pope wants ban on cluster munitions and landmines

 http://www.speroforum.com/a/18732/Pope-wants-ban-on-cluster-munitions-and-landmines

 

Asianews.it - Pope: "great sadness" for drowned refugees and for the victims of anti-personnel mines

http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=14915&size=A

 

ABC News (AFP) - Pope calls on states to sign cluster bomb ban

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/06/2535445.htm?section=justin

 

NOUVELOBS.COM -  Le pape encourage l'interdiction des armes à sous munitions

http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/actualites/international/afrique/20090405.OBS2173/le_pape_encourage_linterdiction_des_armes_a_sous_muniti.html

(news covered by a lot of French national and regional media)

 

Italy

 

MRieti - LAZIO: CONSIGLIO APPROVA MOZIONE CONTRO CLUSTER BOMBS

http://rieti.metropolisinfo.it/article/articleview/22229/1/35/

 

Israel/Gaza

 

Pulse - Kafka Era Double Standard

http://pulsemedia.org/2009/03/31/kafka-era-double-standard/

 

Islam Online - New Yorkers Boycott Motorola for Palestinians

http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1237705716315&pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout

 

Motorola drops bomb fuse unit following boycott campaign

http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m53188&hd=&size=1&l=e

 

Turkey

 

Bianet - Every Three Days Mines Kill or Maim a Person

http://www.bianet.org/english/kategori/english/113630/every-three-days-mines-kill-or-maim-a-person