The Wikipedia page for Associated Press offers an overview and detailed information about the Associated Press (AP), which is one of the largest and most renowned news agencies in the world.

The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) is an international treaty that prohibits all use, transfer, production, and stockpiling of cluster munitions, a type of explosive weapon which scatters submunitions ("bomblets") over an area.

Demining or mine clearance is the process of removing land mines from an area.

The Wikipedia page for the European Union provides an in-depth overview of the supranational political and economic organization that consists of 27 member states located in Europe.

France is a country located in Western Europe.

The Geneva Conventions are a series of international treaties and protocols that establish the standards of humane treatment during armed conflicts and other emergencies.

The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) is a coalition of non-governmental organizations whose stated objective is a world free of anti-personnel mines and cluster munitions, where mine and cluster munitions survivors see their rights respected and can lead fulfilling lives.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a humanitarian organization that provides assistance and protection to victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence.