In the field, with our teams, I have had the opportunity to observe how difficult and dangerous demining is, and I have had the chance to work closely with Ban Advocates, these survivors or families of survivors of cluster munition accidents, who endlessly tell us of their experiences: Thoummy, from Laos who lost his hand while looking for food for his family around his village; Raed from Lebanon whose son was killed by an unexploded cluster munition during a picnic organized to celebrate his fifth birthday; young Aynalem from Ethiopia who lost his leg when some cluster munitions were released on his school, and so many others.
Sur le terrain, auprès de nos équipes, j'ai eu l'occasion de constater à quel point la dépollution est un travail difficile et dangereux, et j'ai eu la chance de côtoyer les Ban Advocates, ces survivants ou familles de survivants d'accidents par sous- munitions, qui n'ont de cesse de témoigner de leurs expériences : Thoummy, du Laos qui a perdu sa main alors qu'il cherchait de la nourriture pour sa famille aux alentours de son village; Ra
ed du Liban dont le fils a été tué par une sous-munition non explosée lors du pique-nique organisé pour ses cinq ans; la jeune Aynalem d'Éthiopie qui a perdu sa jambe lors du largage de sous-munitions
...[+++]sur son école, et tant d'autres.