The Government of Lebanon hosts the Second Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Beirut
BASIC INFORMATION
 Approximately 150 million square meters of land have been affected by mines and Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) since the beginning of the Lebanese civil war in 1975. During the conflict of 2006, Lebanon suffered severe cluster munitions contamination. It is estimated that 4.2 millions of cluster munitions were used,
contaminating large inhabited areas, houses, school yards, hospitals, and farmland. Confirmed CBU strike locations totaled 1,277 contaminating approximately 54.9 square kilometers of land.
After the 2006 conflict, and due to the established coordination capacities, existing clearance capacities, the presence of UN and Lebanese forces and the timely disbursement of funding by the international donor community, there was a rapid and structured response to cluster munitions contamination. Explosive Ordnance
Disposal (EOD) teams and Battle Area Clearance (BAC) teams were mobilized and commenced clearance operations. Approximately 33% of the contaminated land remains to be cleared.
The Convention on Cluster Munitions is a critical step toward ridding the world of the threat of these indiscriminate weapons, which maim and kill civilians, and hinder access to property, vital infrastructure, basic social services, and local livelihoods, further inhibiting development.
Lebanon ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions in November 2010, and has been actively engaged from the very beginning of the diplomatic Oslo Process to negotiate the Convention, which began in February 2007. Globally, 109 countries have joined by signing the treaty, including the majority of former producers and users of cluster munitions as well as affected states.
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