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CLUSTER MUNITION MONITOR 2010 GLOBAL RELEASE
1 NOVEMBER 2010
Cluster Munition Monitor will be released globally at a press conference hosted by Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor in Bangkok, Thailand.
This is the first Cluster Munition Monitor report, the sister publication to the Landmine Monitor report, which has been issued annually since 1999. Cluster Munition Monitor 2010 covers cluster munition ban policy, use, production, trade, and stockpiling for every country in the world, and also includes information on cluster munition contamination, casualties, clearance, and victim assistance. The report focuses on the period from May 2009, with information included up to August 2010 when possible.
Cluster Munition Monitor 2010 is being released in advance of the First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, being held in Vientiane, Lao PDR from 9–12 November 2010.
For Bangkok-based media
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WHAT:
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Press conference to launch the first Cluster Munition Monitor
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WHO:
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Members of the Monitor’s Editorial Team, some of the world’s leading experts on cluster munitions, will be on hand to answer media questions and conduct interviews in English.
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WHEN:
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Monday 1 November, 10:00-10:45 am
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WHERE:
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Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand
Penthouse, Maneeya Center, 518/5 Ploenchit Road,
Patumwan, Bangkok, Thailand
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The entire report is embargoed until after the press conference. Hard copies of the report and a media kit in English, French, Spanish, and Thai will be available at the press conference and posted online at www.the-monitor.org.
For media not based in Bangkok
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WHAT:
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Online media briefing
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WHO:
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Members of the Monitor’s Editorial Team, some of the world’s leading experts on cluster munitions, will be on hand to answer media questions and conduct interviews in English.
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WHEN:
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Monday 1 November, 9:00 GMT/ 10:00 Geneva
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HOW:
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Go to www.dimdim.com, “Join Meeting,” and enter the meeting room (MinesActionCanada) and your name and organization.
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For more information or to schedule an interview, contact:
- Conor Fortune, CMC Communications and Media Officer, Email: conor@stopclustermunitions.org, Mobile +44-75-1557-5174 or +66-88-091-9372
- Jacqueline Hansen, Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor Program Manager, Email: jackie@icbl.org, Mobile +1-613-851-5436 or +66-88-091-9373
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