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Write to your government - most often the Minister of Foreign Affairs is responsible for this issue - requesting they sign and ratify the Convention on Cluster Munitions.
1. Letters to countries that need to RATIFY the Convention
Countries that have signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions must now ratify it to make it legally-binding on that country and to bring the Convention into force. 30 countries must ratify the Convention for it to pass the threshold needed to enter into force.
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Click here to find out whether your country has signed and ratified the Convention
2. Letters to countries that need to SIGN the Convention
Countries that have not yet signed the Convention must now sign it at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. So far, 96 countries have signed the Convention. If they have completed all necessary procedures, countries can sign and ratify at the same time.
Template letter to governments_sign
Click here to find out whether your country has signed and ratified the Convention