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Nations target cluster-munitions funding; Netherlands, Belgium go after banks, investors.(WORLD)(BRIEFING: GLOBAL ISSUES)
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The Washington Times
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May 21, 2007
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Byline: John Zarocostas, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
GENEVA - Targeted policies by Norway against investments in cluster-munitions companies and a new law in Belgium that prohibits financial institutions from offering credit or services to cluster-munition manufacturers are expected to bring similar steps by more governments and corporations, arms-control diplomats and specialists say.
These efforts are likely to gather momentum in Canada, the Netherlands, and other countries as advocacy groups intensify efforts to end the use of such weapons, most of whose victims for years after the cessation of hostilities are overwhelmingly civilians, studies show.
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