The Cluster Munition Coalition has developed new campaign resources to support campaigning work for the next phase of the campaign.
The Convention on Cluster Munitions was signed by 94 countries at the Oslo Signing Conference in December 2008, and it will enter into force on 1 August 2010, after 30 states ratified it by 16 February 2010. The CMC urges as many states as possible to get in on the ground floor of the Convention by signing or ratifying this year - there will never be a better time to join the treaty.
You can help make sure that your government gets on board the most significant humanitarian and disarmament treaty of the decade. The time to act is now. We have a range of easy-to use, adaptable and informative campaign materials to support this work, including:
Tools to help campaigners and supporters with letter-writing actions and meetings with governmental representatives. This section includes information on the steps governments must take to sign and ratify the Convention.
We have a range of tools for campaigners and supporters for public mobilisation, outreach and events. This section includes real life stories from survivors of cluster bombs, fact sheets and slideshows on the problem and the campaign to ban cluster bombs as well as other resources including ideas for holding events.
On 10-12 June 2010 campaigners gathered in Santiago Chile to participate in a Campaigners’ Forum. Presentations, documents and notes from this event are available here.
The Cluster Munition Coalition monitors implementation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions through the Landmine & Cluster Munition Monitor. You can access the most recent country profiles, fact sheets and maps on the Landmine & Cluster Munition Monitor website.
This section includes videos showing the problem of cluster bombs including interviews with cluster bomb survivors and actions being taken by the campaign to ban cluster bombs including footage of the treaty negotiations and signing conference.
This section includes photos of campaign actions as well as high resolution images for media illustrating the problem, the people who have been injured by these weapons and the work of the international campaign.
Read policy papers outlining the Cluster Munition Coalition’s views on various aspects of the Convention on Cluster Munitions and related issues.
Read about the problems cluster bombs pose and the impact these weapons have had in countries where they have been used.