Media
This section of the site is aimed at members of the media interested in issues related to cluster munitions.
A central goal of the CMC is to raise public awareness about the importance of embracing the ban on cluster bombs. In collaboration with our CMC members in over 100 countries, we provide up to date and relevant information to journalists covering related topics.
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20 December 2010
Chile ratifies treaty banning cluster munitions
Soraj Ghulam Habib and other cluster munition survivors talk to the Chilean foreign minister.Photo credit: Mary Wareham(London, 20 December 2010) – Chile ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions o…
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02 December 2010
Wheelchair rugby exhibition Match 'Rumble in Cartagena' wins 2010 Sports Event for Peace Award
The 'Rumble in Cartagena' wheelchair rugby match was the most-talked-about event at the Cartagena Summit on a Mine-Free World. Photo credit: Giovanni Diffidenti(Monaco, 2 December 2010) – The internat…
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02 December 2010
CMC responds to leaked cable on US-UK cluster bomb policy talks
(London, 2 December 2010) – A leaked diplomatic cable published on 1 December by The Guardian newspaper reveals how the United States sought to influence United Kingdom policy ahead of a parliamentary…
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02 December 2010
Governments must promote rights of landmine and cluster bomb survivors
Women and men from the Lao Disabled Women's Development Center perform a dance to celebrate the entry into force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Vientiane. Photo credit: Tracie WilliamsCampa…
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25 November 2010
CMC opening remarks at the CCW Meeting of High Contracting Parties
The majority of the world's nations condemned cluster munitions at a milestone meeting this month in Vientiane, Lao PDR, yet some states outside the treaty banning cluster munitions want to roll back …
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12 November 2010
Cluster bombs: 66-point plan turns legal obligations into concrete actions
Cluster bomb and landmine survivors read a declaration at the closing ceremony of the First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Photo credit: Mary …
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10 November 2010
A powerful advocate for the cluster bomb ban: Thoummy Silamphan
Thoummy Silamphan, 22, lost part of his left arm in a cluster bomblet accident when he was 8, and now advocates against cluster bombs. Photo credit: Tracie Williams By Gemima HarveyThink of an issue y…
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09 November 2010
Governments must deliver action plan on cluster bomb ban
Delegates from over 110 governments attend the opening Plenary session at the First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, Vientiane, Lao PDR. Photo credit: John Rodsted/CMC…
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08 November 2010
Diplomats learn about scale of cluster bomb problem on visit to Xieng Khuang
Pink sandbags signal where unexploded cluster bomblets and other explosive remnants of war will be demolished at a clearance site in Xieng Khuang province, Lao PDR. Photo credit: Gemima Harvey/CMC.By …
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08 November 2010
In Lao PDR, cluster bomb survivors hopeful key meeting will help to end suffering
Chanthava Podbuly, 50, is among the Lao cluster munition survivors attending the First Meeting of States Parties in Vientiane. After losing her right leg in a cluster bomblet accident in Savannakhet p…
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06 November 2010
Lebanon ratifies cluster bomb ban
H. E. Mr. Nawaf Salam, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative of Lebanon, deposits Lebanon's instrument of ratification at the United Nations. Photo credit: UN PhotoMore…
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05 November 2010
CMC Newsletter October 2010
Cluster Munition Coalition Newsletter - October 20101. INTERNATIONAL NEWSConvention on Cluster Munitions promoted at UN disarmament discussionsA representative of the government of Swaziland speaks…
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01 November 2010
Swift implementation of cluster munition ban saves lives
According to Cluster Munition Monitor 2010 released today (Bangkok, 1 November 2010) – The destruction of millions of stockpiled cluster submunitions years before deadlines mandated under the Conventi…
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22 October 2010
UN Special event on the Convention on Cluster Munitions - 19 Oct. 2010
UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro. Migiro promoted the CCM at a special event on 19 October. Photo credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten Summary:On 19 October the Lao People’s Democratic Republic an…
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19 October 2010
Campaign urges governments to get on board cluster bomb ban
UXO Lao all-female clearance team. Lao PDR will host the First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Nov. 2010. Photo credit: Stanislas Fradelizi/CMC.Lao PDR to host hist…
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11 October 2010
Parliamentarians urged to support international cluster bomb ban
Ahmad Arafa (Lebanese mission to the UN in Geneva), Laura Cheeseman (CMC), Jacqui Dean (New Zealand), Pete Hodgson (New Zealand) Kukeo Akhamontri (Lao PR), David Clendon (New Zealand), Abdellatif Elz…
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08 October 2010
Disinvestment campaigners track success at Amsterdam workshop
Campaign to end investment in cluster bombs launched 1 year ago(Amsterdam, 8 October 2010) – Twenty campaigners active on disinvestment from around the world met in Amsterdam on 4-5 October to gain te…
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07 October 2010
CMC Newsletter September 2010
CMC September newsletterCOPE staff with François Sénémaud at a reception in Vientiane. The French Government and COPE signed an agreement to fund COPE's advocacy activities over the next year. Photo …
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01 October 2010
Tunisia ratifies international treaty banning cluster bombs
Tunisia's Foreign Minister holds up the Convention on Cluster Munitions after ratification at the UN Treaty Event in New York. Photo credit:Photo/Ky Chung (London, 1 October 2010) – The Republic of T…
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23 September 2010
Monaco ratifies international treaty banning cluster bombs
Franck Bianchéri (left), Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Principality of Monaco, holds up the Convention on Cluster Munitions with Patricia O’Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, afte…
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13 September 2010
Bosnia and Herzegovina ratifies cluster bomb ban treaty
Explosive Detection Dog (EDD) at work in an area affected by duds from cluster munitions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Photo credit: Damir Attikovic/Norwegian People's Aid.Serbia is only Balkan country…
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06 September 2010
States must act now to end the cluster bomb threat and assist victims
Lao PDR will host the First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions from 9-12 November, 2010.Nations meet in Geneva to plan implementation of ban treaty(Geneva, 6 September 20…
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03 September 2010
CMC Newsletter August 2010
Drummers in Japan join global actions to mark the entry into force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions. CMC August Newsletter1. INTERNATIONAL NEWSCampaigners celebrate entry into force of the Co…
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01 September 2010
CMC intervention at the CCW Group of Governmental Experts
The Broken Chair sculpture stands outside the UN Palais des Nations in Geneva as a symbol against landmines and cluster munitions. Photo credit: Handicap International(Geneva, 1 September 2010) - Foll…
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09 August 2010
CMC Newsletter July 2010
CMC Newsletter July 20101. INTERNATIONAL NEWSComoros ratifies and Djibouti signs cluster bomb ban treatyTwo African states took action on the Convention on Cluster Munitions in the days before 1 Au…
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04 August 2010
Comoros ratifies and Djibouti signs cluster bomb ban treaty
Comoros signs the Convention on Cluster Munitions at the Oslo signing ceremony in December 2008. Credit: Gunnar Mjaugedal/catchlight.no Convention became binding international law on 1 August 2010(Lon…
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29 July 2010
Cluster bomb ban treaty takes effect worldwide
Moldova's Ministry of Defence destroys cluster munition stocks in a controlled explosion at Bulboaca training ground, 29 July 2010. Photo credit: Asle Huse/NPACampaigners celebrate as Convention becom…
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26 July 2010
Countdown to entry into force - Week 14: Thailand
CMC campaign events in Thailand will celebrate the entry into force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 1 August 2010. As a leader on the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, Thailand participated in the “Oslo…
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19 July 2010
COUNTDOWN TO ENTRY INTO FORCE-WEEK 13: MOROCCO
The Kingdom of Morocco participated in the "Oslo Process" to develop and adopt the Convention on Cluster Munitions, but it has yet to sign the treaty."Morocco should set an example in the region by jo…
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12 July 2010
COUNTDOWN TO ENTRY INTO FORCE - WEEK 12: SLOVAKIA
Amnesty International campaign action calling on Slovakia to join the CCM.Photo Credit: Amnesty International Slovakia Slovakia should sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions, joining the majority of…
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09 July 2010
CMC Newsletter June 2010
CMC Newsletter June 20101. INTERNATIONAL NEWSSuccessful Chile conference paves the way for 1MSPThe Santiago International Conference on the Convention on Cluster Munitions took place from 7-9 June …
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08 July 2010
European Parliament urges all EU states to join cluster bomb ban treaty
Strong resolution calls for urgent action before 1 August(London, 8 July 2010) - The European Parliament passed a resolution on 8 July calling on European Union member states to sign and ratify the Co…
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05 July 2010
Countdown to Entry into Force – Week 11: Sudan
Contamination from unexploded Chinese-manufactured cluster submunitions found in southern Sudan in 2006. Photo credit: Lydia Poole/Landmine ActionSudan should follow through on its stated commitment t…
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02 July 2010
Mali ratifies cluster bomb ban treaty
(London, 2 July 2010) – The Republic of Mali ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 30 June 2010. Thirty-seven countries have now ratified the Convention, which enters into force and becomes …
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28 June 2010
Countdown to Entry into Force – Week 10: Papua New Guinea
As an active participant in the process leading up to the adoption of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, Papua New Guinea should follow through and join the treaty."It’s clear from Papua New Guinea’…
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21 June 2010
Countdown to Entry into Force – Week 9: Bangladesh
CMC campaigner Nadira Mallik of Bangladesh participates in a campaign action in Dublin, May 2008. Photo: Mary WarehamAs a country with no history of cluster munition use or stockpiling, Bangladesh fac…
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15 June 2010
COUNTDOWN TO ENTRY INTO FORCE-WEEK 8: GRENADA
Grenada has the unfortunate distinction of being the only country in the Caribbean where cluster munitions have been used. A decision by Grenada to join the Convention on Cluster Munitions would help …
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14 June 2010
CMC Newsletter May 2010
****1. INTERNATIONAL NEWSUK among record number of governments to ratify during MayFive additional countries will become full States Parties by 1MSPFive signatories ratified the 2008 Convention on Cl…
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08 June 2010
US: confirm or deny use of cluster munitions in Yemen
(Santiago, 8 June 2010) – The Cluster Munition Coalition calls on the United States to confirm or deny a reported use of US-manufactured cluster munitions in Yemen.On 7 June 2010, Amnesty Internationa…
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07 June 2010
Solution to cluster bomb problem is possible with ambitious plan
States meet in Chile to develop concrete actions to implement new global treaty(Santiago, 7 June 2010) – Governments at a global conference on the Convention on Cluster Munitions from 7-9 June in Sant…
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07 June 2010
Countdown to entry into force – Week 7: Serbia
Branislav Kapetanovic, spokesperson for the CMC, lost his four limbs during a cluster submunition clearance operation in Serbia while serving as a deminer in the Yugoslav Army. ©Ivan Petrovic/Norwegia…
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05 June 2010
Chile to host global conference on cluster bomb ban treaty
(Santiago, 3 June 2010) – The first international meeting on cluster bombs since the 2008 treaty banning the weapon was signed is due to open in Santiago, Chile next Monday, 7 June 2010. More than 80 …
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31 May 2010
Countdown to entry into force – Week 6: Argentina
Although the Republic of Argentina has publicly supported a broad ban on cluster bombs and was an active participant in the “Oslo Process” to negotiate the Convention on Cluster Munitions, it has stil…
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24 May 2010
Countdown to entry into force – Week 5: Jordan
Unexploded cluster bomblets in an olive grove in southern Lebanon. The Middle East is heavily contaminated by cluster bomb use from past conflicts. Photo credit: Simon Conway As a leader on the 1997 M…
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24 May 2010
Seychelles ratifies international treaty banning cluster bombs
(London, 24 May 2010) – The Seychelles ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 20 May 2010 at the United Nations, becoming the 34th country fully on board the treaty, which takes effect and be…
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20 May 2010
Ecuador ratifies international treaty banning cluster bombs
Ecuador signs the Convention on Cluster Munitions at the Oslo signing conference in December 2008. Photo credit: Gunnar Mjaugedal/catchlight.no Ecuador ratifies international treaty banning cluster b…
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17 May 2010
Countdown to Entry into Force - Week 4: Brazil
The Brazilian Campaign against Landmines and Cluster Munitions urges Brazil to stop producing cluster bombs and join the Convention on Cluster Munitions.As the only Latin American country that still r…
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10 May 2010
Countdown to entry into force - Week 3: Vietnam
Vietnamese cluster bomb survivor Phan Van Tu at work making fishhooks. At age 14, a cluster bomblet explosion destroyed his left arm and part of his left leg while he was fishing. Photo credit: Landmi…
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10 May 2010
CMC Newsletter April 2010
CMC Newsletter April 2010 ****1. INTERNATIONAL NEWSCMC kicks off 100-day countdownCampaigners worldwide are stepping up pressure on governments to join the Convention on Cluster Munitions in the fi…
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05 May 2010
UK ratifies international treaty banning cluster bombs
The United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary David Miliband signs the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 3 December 2008. Photo Credit: Gunnar Mjaugedal/catchlight.no (London, 5 May 2010) – The United Kingd…
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03 May 2010
Countdown to Entry into Force - Week 2: Tajikistan
Mahmad Khudoiev sustained severe damage to his right leg during a cluster bomb strike during the civil conflict in Tajikistan in 1993. His injuries became infected and his leg was amputated in 1995. M…
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29 April 2010
Samoa ratifies cluster bomb ban treaty
Samoa’s Ambassador Tuala Falani Chan Tung signs the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 3 December 2008. Photo credit: Gunnar Mjaugedal/catchlight.no(London, 29 April 2010) – Samoa became the 31st coun…
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23 April 2010
Countdown to Entry into Force - Week 1: Cambodia
Cambodian cluster bomb survivor Youen Sam En at the May 2008 Dublin Diplomatic Conference. Photo credit: Mary WarehamDespite being an early and prominent supporter of the "Oslo Process" to negotiate t…
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23 April 2010
Campaigners start countdown to cluster bomb ban
Convention on Cluster Munitions due to take effect on 1 August 2010(London, 23 April 2010) – Campaigners worldwide are stepping up pressure on governments to join the Convention on Cluster Munitions i…
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20 April 2010
Mauritania signs cluster bomb ban treaty
H. E. Mr. Abderrahim Ould Hadrami Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Mauritania, signs the Convention on Cluster Munitions in New York. Photo credit: UN Treaty S…
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14 April 2010
Banks urged to stop funding cluster bomb producers
Roos Boer of IKV Pax Christi and Esther Vandenbroucke of Netwerk Vlaanderen with their updated report on investment in cluster munitions, outside the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Photo credit: Mary W…
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12 April 2010
CMC Newsletter March 2010
CMC March 2010 Newsletter1. INTERNATIONAL NEWSAfrica Regional Conference held in PretoriaKennedy Mabasa and fellow delegates address the conference in Pretoria. Photo Credit: Kennedy MabasaThe Africa …
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08 April 2010
Mine and cluster bomb survivors urge governments to meet treaty obligations
Mine and cluster bomb survivors urge governments to meet treaty obligationsVienna expert conference on victim assistance opens today(Vienna, 8 April 2010) – Landmine and cluster munition survivors wor…
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08 April 2010
Registration now open for universal meeting in Chile, 7-9 June
The Government of Chile, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will host a conference on the Convention on Cluster Munitions from 7-9 June 2010 to foster ratification a…
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26 March 2010
South Africa, others urged to ratify cluster bomb ban; 15 African states yet to sign
South Africa, others urged to ratify cluster bomb ban; 15 African states yet to signAfrican countries discuss Convention on Cluster Munitions in Pretoria(Pretoria, 26 March 2010) – The 15 African stat…
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12 March 2010
Switzerland to ban investment in cluster munitions
Switzerland to ban investment in cluster munitions(London, 12 March 2010) – Switzerland is poised to join a number of countries that have outlawed investments in cluster munitions, after the Swiss Nat…
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11 March 2010
Lao PDR: Five children killed in cluster bomb blast
Lao PDR: Five children killed in cluster bomb blastRights of survivors, urgent clearance of remnants should be priorities at November meeting (London, 11 March 2010) – Five children were killed and on…
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08 March 2010
CMC Newsletter February 2010
Treaty Status:104 signatures and 30 ratifications.Ratifications in January: 3 (Denmark, Burkina Faso, Moldova)For the full list of signatures and ratifications, check out the Treaty Status page on the…
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26 February 2010
Job opportunity: CMC Project Manager (Lao PDR)
The Cluster Munition Coalition is seeking a Project Manager to be based in Vientiane, Lao PDR ahead of the First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which will be held th…
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16 February 2010
Cluster bomb ban treaty reaches 30th ratification milestone
Cluster bomb ban treaty reaches 30th ratification milestoneWill become binding international law on 1 August 2010(London, 16 February 2010) – Burkina Faso and Moldova ratified the international Conven…
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16 February 2010
Moldova among first 30 states to ratify cluster bomb ban treaty
Moldova among first 30 states to ratify cluster bomb ban treatyConvention will become binding international law on 1 AugustRepresentatives of the Moldovan delegation at the Oslo signing conference whe…
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16 February 2010
Burkina Faso among first 30 states to ratify cluster bomb ban treaty
Burkina Faso among first 30 states to ratify cluster bomb ban treatySix African countries helped treaty to take effectBurkina Faso signs the Convention on Cluster Munitions at the Oslo Signing Confere…
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12 February 2010
Denmark ratifies landmark convention banning cluster munitions
Denmark ratifies landmark convention banning cluster munitionsTwo more ratifications will trigger entry into forceH. E. Mr. Carsten Ulrich Staur Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent…
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12 February 2010
Job opportunity: CMC Senior Liaison Officer (Lao PDR)
The Cluster Munition Coalition is seeking a Senior Liaison Officer to be based in Vientiane, Lao PDR ahead of the First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which will b…
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08 February 2010
CMC Newsletter January 2010
Treaty Status:104 signatures and 27 ratifications.Ratifications in January: 1 (Montenegro)For the full list of signatures and ratifications, check out the Treaty Status page on the CMC website: http:/…
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08 February 2010
CMC Local Campaign Grants Project
CMC is launching a Local Campaign Grants Project. The purpose of the CMC Local Campaign Grants Project is to encourage and enable local campaigning in support of the universalisation of the 2008 Conve…
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04 February 2010
Montenegro joins nations leading cluster bomb ban treaty
Montenegro joins nations leading cluster bomb ban treatyGreece and Serbia are the only holdouts in southeastern Europe(London, 4 February 2010) – Montenegro’s ratification of the Convention on Cluster…
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08 January 2010
CMC Newsletter December 2009
CMC Newsletter December 20091. INTERNATIONAL NEWSConvention on the brink of 30th ratificationTwo new ratifications during December have put the Convention on Cluster Munitions on the brink of enter…