Geneva (ICRC) – A recent outbreak of fierce fighting between the Chadian armed forces and armed opposition groups in the eastern part of the country has taken a heavy toll in dead and wounded, mostly among those who took part in the hostilities

Geneva (ICRC) – States party to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), ending their annual meeting today in Geneva, could only agree to begin negotiating a "proposal" in 2008 on how to address the growing humanitarian impact of cluster munitions.

Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is holding an international meeting of experts on cluster munitions from 18 to 20 April in Montreux, Switzerland.

Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today called for an immediate end to the use of inaccurate and unreliable cluster munitions and renewed its call for a prohibition on the use of all cluster munitions in populated areas

Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) welcomes the 20th ratification on May 12 of the 2003 Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War.

Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) welcomes the adoption today of a new treaty on explosive remnants of war (ERW) – the first international agreement to require the parties to an armed conflict to clear all unexploded munitions that threaten civilians, peacekeepers and humanitarian workers once the fighting is over.

Geneva (ICRC) – Government experts meeting in Geneva will resume talks today aimed at drawing up a new international instrument on the "explosive remnants of war."

Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) welcomes today's decision by governments to begin negotiations on a new international agreement to deal with the explosive remnants of war.

A meeting of government experts on explosive remnants of war and anti-vehicle mines was held from 21 to 24 May in Geneva to discuss ways of addressing the humanitarian problems caused by these weapons.