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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.81,0:00:02.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I once had this nightmare:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.01,0:00:06.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm standing in the middle\Nof a deserted field full of land mines.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.57,0:00:10.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In real life, I love to hike,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.06,0:00:13.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but every time I want to go on a hike,\Nit makes me nervous.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.33,0:00:16.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have this thought in the back of my mind
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.88,0:00:18.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I might lose a limb.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.40,0:00:22.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This underlying fear started 10 years ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.12,0:00:25.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after I met Mohammed,\Na cluster bomb survivor
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.45,0:00:29.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the summer 2006\NIsrael-Hezbollah War in Lebanon.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.30,0:00:33.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mohammed, like so many\Nother survivors all around the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.58,0:00:38.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had to live through the horrifying\Nrepercussions of cluster munitions
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.59,0:00:40.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on a daily basis.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.12,0:00:43.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the one-month conflict\Nstarted in Lebanon,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.78,0:00:47.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was still working\Nat Agence France-Presse in Paris.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.84,0:00:50.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember how I was glued to the screens,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.46,0:00:52.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anxiously following the news.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.16,0:00:54.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to reassure myself
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.86,0:00:57.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the falling bombs\Nmissed my parents' home.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.77,0:01:02.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I arrived in Beirut\Non assignment to cover that war,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.34,0:01:04.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was relieved to be united\Nwith my family,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.83,0:01:07.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after they had finally managed\Nto escape southern Lebanon.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.74,0:01:10.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The day the war was over,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.57,0:01:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember seeing this image --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.74,0:01:14.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of blocked roads,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.21,0:01:18.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of displaced people eagerly rushing\Nsouth, back to their homes,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.36,0:01:20.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,regardless of what they would find.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.37,0:01:24.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An estimated four million\Ncluster submunitions
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.47,0:01:28.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were spread in Lebanon during\Nthe 34-day conflict.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.46,0:01:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mohammed lost both legs\Nduring the last week of the conflict.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.83,0:01:37.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fact that he lives a five-minute\Ndrive from my parents' home
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.90,0:01:40.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made it easier to follow\Nhim through the years.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.68,0:01:43.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was now almost 10 years\Nsince we first met.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.31,0:01:45.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw the young boy
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.88,0:01:49.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who had to endure\Nphysical and emotional trauma.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.28,0:01:53.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw the teenager who tried\Nto offer his friends tattoos,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.63,0:01:56.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in return for a set fee of five dollars.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.17,0:02:01.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I know the young, jobless man\Nwho spends hours surfing the Internet
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.34,0:02:04.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to meet a girl who might\Nbecome his girlfriend.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.41,0:02:08.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His fate and the effects\Nof losing his legs
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.95,0:02:10.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are now his daily reality.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.58,0:02:13.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Survivors of bomb trauma like Mohammed
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.99,0:02:17.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have to deal with so many details\Nthat never occur to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.82,0:02:18.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who would have imagined
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.02,0:02:21.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that so many daily tasks we do\Nor take for granted,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.78,0:02:26.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as going to the beach or even\Npicking up something from the floor,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.05,0:02:29.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would become sources\Nof stress and anxiety?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.89,0:02:32.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, that's what eventually\Nbecame of Mohammed,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.22,0:02:34.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,due to his inflexible prosthetic legs.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.46,0:02:40.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ten years ago, I had no clue\Nwhat a cluster bomb was,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.16,0:02:42.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nor its horrifying implications.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.84,0:02:45.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned that this indiscriminate\Nweapon was used
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.30,0:02:46.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in so many parts of the world
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.84,0:02:49.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and continues to kill on a regular basis,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.13,0:02:52.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without distinguishing\Nbetween a military target
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.19,0:02:53.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a child.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.14,0:02:55.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I naively asked myself,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.01,0:02:59.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"But seriously, who made those weapons?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.85,0:03:01.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what for?"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.69,0:03:04.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me explain to you\Nwhat a cluster bomb is.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.18,0:03:07.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a large canister\Nfilled with bomblets.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.38,0:03:09.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When it's dropped from the air,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.06,0:03:13.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it opens up in midair to release\Nhundreds of bomblets.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.63,0:03:15.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They scatter around wide areas
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.77,0:03:16.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and on impact,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.95,0:03:18.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many fail to explode.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.35,0:03:22.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those unexploded ones end up\Njust like landmines --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.59,0:03:23.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sitting on the ground,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.85,0:03:25.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,waiting for their next target.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.56,0:03:29.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If someone steps on them by accident
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.04,0:03:30.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or picks them up,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.22,0:03:31.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they can explode.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.28,0:03:35.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These weapons are extremely unpredictable,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.19,0:03:37.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which makes the threat even bigger.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.24,0:03:40.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day, a farmer can work\Nhis land without a problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.37,0:03:44.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The next day, he can make fire\Nand burn some branches,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.34,0:03:48.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the submunitions close by\Ncould be set off because of the heat.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.76,0:03:52.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The problem is children mistake\Nthose bomblets for toys,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.34,0:03:55.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they can look like\Nbouncy balls or soda cans.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.94,0:03:58.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Being a documentary photographer,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.83,0:04:02.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I decided to go back to Lebanon\Na few months after the conflict ended
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.100,0:04:04.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to meet cluster bomb survivors.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.99,0:04:06.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I met a few --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.17,0:04:07.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hussein and Rasha,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.76,0:04:09.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who both lost a leg to submunitions.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.14,0:04:14.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their stories are similar to so many\Nother kids' stories across the world
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.38,0:04:17.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and are a testimony\Nto the horrifying implications
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.46,0:04:20.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the continuous use of such weapons.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.33,0:04:24.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's when I met Mohammed,\Nin January 2007.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.43,0:04:26.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was 11 years old,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.73,0:04:30.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I met him exactly four months\Nafter his accident.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.78,0:04:31.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I first saw him,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.95,0:04:34.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was going through painful physiotherapy
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.10,0:04:36.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to recover from his fresh wounds.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.55,0:04:38.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Still in shock at such a young age,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.84,0:04:42.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mohammed was struggling\Nto get used to his new body.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.65,0:04:46.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He would even wake up sometimes\Nat night wanting to scratch his lost feet.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.19,0:04:51.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What drew me closer to his story\Nwas my instant realization
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.90,0:04:55.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the difficulties Mohammed\Nwas likely to face in the future --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.100,0:04:59.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that what he has been suffering\Nwhile adjusting to his injury
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.35,0:05:01.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the age of 11,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.04,0:05:02.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would increase manyfold.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.77,0:05:05.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even before his disability,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.38,0:05:07.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mohammed's life wasn't easy.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.63,0:05:10.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was born in the Rashidieh Camp\Nfor Palestinian refugees,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.93,0:05:13.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is where he still lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.10,0:05:16.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lebanon holds some 400,000\NPalestinian refugees,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.85,0:05:19.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they suffer from discriminatory laws.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.66,0:05:22.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're not allowed to work\Nin the public sector
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.26,0:05:24.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or practice certain professions
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.27,0:05:27.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and are denied the right to own property.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.28,0:05:28.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is one of the reasons
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.56,0:05:31.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why Mohammed doesn't really\Nregret dropping out of school
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.32,0:05:32.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right after his injury.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.40,0:05:36.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said, "What's the point\Nof a university degree
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.96,0:05:39.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I can't find a job to start with?"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.05,0:05:45.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cluster bomb use creates a vicious circle\Nof impact on communities,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.28,0:05:47.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not only the lives of their victims.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.99,0:05:51.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many who get injured by this weapon\Ndrop out of school,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.83,0:05:54.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can't find jobs or even lose their jobs,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.29,0:05:57.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,therefore losing the ability\Nto provide for their families.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.89,0:06:01.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is not to mention\Nthe continuous physical pain
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.24,0:06:04.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the experience of feeling isolated.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.51,0:06:08.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These weapons affect\Nthe poorest of the poor.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.62,0:06:11.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The high medical cost\Nis a burden to the families.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.88,0:06:14.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They end up relying\Non humanitarian agencies,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.96,0:06:17.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is insufficient and unsustainable,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.51,0:06:21.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially when injuries require\Nlifelong support to the injured.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.70,0:06:23.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ten years after Mohammed's injury,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.57,0:06:27.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he is still unable to afford\Nproper prosthetic legs.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.86,0:06:29.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's very cautious with his steps,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.68,0:06:31.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a couple of falls over the years
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.73,0:06:34.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,brought him embarrassment\Namong his friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.22,0:06:37.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He joked that since he doesn't have legs,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.32,0:06:39.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some days he tries to walk on his hands.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.05,0:06:44.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the worst yet invisible\Nimpacts of the weapon
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.44,0:06:46.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the psychological scars it leaves.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.35,0:06:49.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In one of Mohammed's\Nearly medical reports,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.69,0:06:52.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was diagnosed with signs of PTSD.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.76,0:06:57.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He suffered from anxiety,\Npoor appetite, sleep disturbance
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.01,0:07:00.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and showed signs of anger.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.20,0:07:05.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The reality is Mohammed never received\Nproper help to fully recover.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.27,0:07:10.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His current obsession\Nis to leave Lebanon at any cost --
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.51,0:07:13.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if it meant embarking\Non a hazardous journey
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.40,0:07:17.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,along with refugees drifting towards\NEurope today through the Mediterranean.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.03,0:07:21.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Knowing how risky such a journey would be,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.32,0:07:24.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he said, "If I were to die on the way,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.46,0:07:25.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it doesn't matter."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.75,0:07:28.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To Mohammed, he is dead here, anyway.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.29,0:07:33.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cluster bombs are a world problem,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.33,0:07:37.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as this munition keeps destroying\Nand hurting whole communities
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.01,0:07:39.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for generations to come.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.62,0:07:44.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In an online interview with the director\Nof the Mines Advisory Group,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.16,0:07:45.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jamie Franklin,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.33,0:07:46.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he said,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.51,0:07:51.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The US forces dropped over two million\Ntons of munitions over Laos.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.57,0:07:54.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If they couldn't find\Ntheir targets in Vietnam,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.28,0:07:58.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there were free-drop areas in Laos\Nwhere planes would drop their loads
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.60,0:08:00.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before going back to base,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.62,0:08:03.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it's dangerous to land\Nwith loaded planes."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.65,0:08:07.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to the International\NCommittee of the Red Cross,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.44,0:08:10.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Laos alone -- one of the poorest\Ncountries in the world --
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.82,0:08:15.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nine to 27 million unexploded\Nsubmunitions remain.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.24,0:08:21.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some 11,000 people have been killed\Nor injured since 1973.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.69,0:08:27.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This lethal weapon has been used\Nby over 20 states during armed conflicts
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.60,0:08:29.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in over 35 countries,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.78,0:08:33.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as Ukraine, Iraq and Sudan.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.40,0:08:38.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So far, 119 states have joined\Nan international treaty
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.71,0:08:40.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,banning cluster bombs,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.45,0:08:43.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is officially called\Nthe Convention on Cluster Munitions.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.42,0:08:47.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But some of the biggest producers\Nof cluster munitions --
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.89,0:08:51.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,namely, the United States,\NRussia and China --
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.25,0:08:53.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,remain outside of this lifesaving treaty
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.75,0:08:55.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and continue to produce them,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.71,0:08:58.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reserve the right to produce\Nthem in the future,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.55,0:09:01.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,keep those harmful weapons\Nin their stockpiles
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.30,0:09:04.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even possibly use them in the future.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.52,0:09:09.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cluster bombs have reportedly\Nbeen used most recently
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.74,0:09:13.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the ongoing conflicts\Nin Yemen and Syria.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.12,0:09:16.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to research\Non the worldwide investments
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.91,0:09:18.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in cluster munitions producers
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.56,0:09:20.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by Pax, a Dutch-based NGO,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.38,0:09:25.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,financial institutions invested\Nbillions of US dollars
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.28,0:09:28.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into companies that make\Ncluster munitions.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.66,0:09:32.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The majority of these institutions\Nare based in countries
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.53,0:09:36.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that have not yet signed\Nthe Convention on Cluster Munitions.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.11,0:09:39.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Getting back to Mohammed,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.16,0:09:42.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of the few jobs he was able\Nto find was picking lemons.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.50,0:09:47.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I ask him if it's safe\Nto work in the field he said,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.09,0:09:48.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I'm not sure."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.02,0:09:53.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Research shows that cluster munitions\Noften contaminate areas
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.72,0:09:56.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where agriculture is the main\Nsource of income.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.01,0:10:00.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to Handicap\NInternational's research,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.91,0:10:06.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,98 percent of those killed or injured\Nby cluster munitions are civilians.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.48,0:10:10.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eighty-four percent\Nof casualties are males.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.07,0:10:13.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In countries where\Nthese people have no choice
Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.83,0:10:15.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but to work in those fields,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.91,0:10:17.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they simply do it
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.59,0:10:18.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and risk it.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.91,0:10:22.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mohammed is the only male\Nto three sisters.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.01,0:10:26.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Culturally, he's expected\Nto provide for his family,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.36,0:10:27.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but he simply can't.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.12,0:10:30.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He tried to have so many different jobs,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.22,0:10:33.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but he couldn't keep any\Ndue to his physical disability
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.82,0:10:37.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the less-than-friendly environment\Nto people with disabilities,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.30,0:10:38.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to say the least.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.58,0:10:42.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It hurts him a lot when he goes\Nout looking for a job,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.94,0:10:44.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he's turned away
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.15,0:10:46.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a small amount of money\Npaid to him out of pity.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.65,0:10:50.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said, "I'm not here to beg for money,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.40,0:10:52.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just want to earn it."
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.76,0:10:56.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mohammed today is 21 years old.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.21,0:10:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's illiterate,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.43,0:11:00.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he communicates with voice messages.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.52,0:11:02.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here is one of his messages.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.23,0:11:08.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Audio) Mohammed: (Speaking in Arabic)
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.32,0:11:13.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Laura Boushnak:\NHe said, "My dream is to run,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.92,0:11:16.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm pretty sure once I start running,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.12,0:11:17.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would never stop."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.66,0:11:18.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.87,0:11:23.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)