Ten Years of Progress Toward a World Free of Land Mines — ▪ 2008 Introduction by Jody Williams As those in the movement to ban antipersonnel land mines (the ban movement) celebrate this 10th anniversary year of the successful negotiating and signing of the Mine Ban Treaty and the Ottawa Process that… … Universalium
Land mine — For other uses, see Land mine (disambiguation). Minefield redirects here. For other uses, see Minefield (disambiguation). Examples of anti personnel mines. From left to right: an M14, Valmara 69 (a bounding mine), and VS 50 … Wikipedia
Cambodia — /kam boh dee euh/, n. a republic in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 11,163,861; 69,866 sq. mi. (180,953 sq. km). Cap.: Phnom Penh. Formerly, People s Republic of Kampuchea, Khmer Republic. * * * Cambodia Introduction Cambodia… … Universalium
Cambodia — Infobox Country native name = Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea Royaume du Cambodge conventional long name = Kingdom of Cambodia common name = Cambodia symbol type = Royal Arms national motto = Nation, Religion, King national anthem = Nokoreach… … Wikipedia
Land mine situation in Nagorno Karabakh — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Landmines in Nagorno Karabakh caption= HALO deminers clearing anti tank mines date=1991–1994 place=Nagorno Karabakh, Armenia, and Azerbaijan result=Thousands of mines laid by both sides. Till present mines still … Wikipedia
Mines Advisory Group — Type Non Governmental Organisation Industry Landmine relief Founded 1989 Headquarters … Wikipedia
Combating the Land Mine Scourge — ▪ 1997 by Douglas L. Clarke U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher has called them weapons of mass destruction in slow motion the 110 million land mines buried in 68 countries stretching from Cambodia to Costa Rica. The United Nations has… … Universalium
Economic history of Cambodia — Pre colonial economyColonial economySoon after establishing their protectorate in 1863, the French realized that Cambodia s hidden wealth was an illusion and that Phnom Penh would never become the Singapore of Indochina. Aside from collecting… … Wikipedia
Military history of Cambodia — History attests to Cambodia s martial origins. In antiquity Cambodia, having conquered Laos, parts of Thailand, and the Malay Peninsula, held sway over a vast area of Southeast Asia. Khmer martial prowess waned in the early 15th century, however … Wikipedia
Mineral industry of Cambodia — In 2006, Cambodia s mineral resources remained, to a large extent, unexplored. Between 2003 and 2006, however, foreign investors from Australia, China, South Korea, Thailand, and the United States began to express their interest in Cambodia s… … Wikipedia
