Swiss help protect civilians from lethal detritus of war
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Following the uprising in Libya, many areas are littered with grenades and abandoned weapons. A Swiss demining foundation has launched an operation in the eastern oil port of Tobruk to ensure that civilians are not injured by this refuse, and that the weapons do not fall into the wrong hands. (SF/swissinfo.ch)
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Convention calls time on cluster bombs
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The treaty, adopted in Dublin in 2008, has been signed by 107 countries but only ratified by 37 states so far. The Swiss state-owned arms manufacturer Ruag has produced cluster bombs in the past using components built in the country or imported from Israel. Switzerland has an inventory of around 200,000 munitions. National legislation to…
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Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey said on Thursday that Switzerland wanted to hand over as soon as possible $420 million (SFr334 million) belonging to Libyan public entities “for the benefit of the Libyan people”. Speaking at an international conference on the future of Libya in Paris, she said the international community had the duty to hand…
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