Laos Advances Preparations for Third Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Laos is advancing preparations for the Third Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department of International Organizations has organized technical consultations and briefings for stakeholders, aiming to strengthen a people-centered and community-based approach to unexploded ordnance (UXO) action and integrate issues like climate change. As the world's most heavily cluster munition-affected country, Laos is demonstrating its commitment to the CCM's humanitarian objectives.
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