Cluster Munitions Coalition

Lao PDR: Five children killed in cluster bomb blast
Rights of survivors, urgent clearance of remnants should be priorities at November meeting

(London, 11 March 2010) – Five children were killed and one injured when a cluster submunition exploded in a village in Lao PDR’s Champasak province on 22 February 2010. The incident highlights the need for urgent action to assist survivors and ensure the clearance of cluster munition remnants when states parties to the treaty banning cluster bombs gather for their first official meeting in the Lao capital, Vientiane, this November, the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) said today.

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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 there in November 2010.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing a project plan for the CMC’s work in Vientiane in the run up to and during the First Meeting of States Parties (1MSP) and will be responsible for high level relations with government agencies, international organisations and NGOs in Lao PDR.  This role will also require overseeing the organisation of events and activities as well as logistics for the CMC delegation in the run up to and during the 1MSP. The position is responsible for line management of the CMC Senior Liaison Officer (Lao PDR) and reports to the CMC Coordinator.

We are seeking to fill this consultancy position in the immediate future. For a full description of the post and instructions on how to apply, please see the attached terms of reference.

ToR CMC Project Manager (Lao PDR)

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Moldova among first 30 states to ratify cluster bomb ban treaty
Convention will become binding international law on 1 August

Representatives of the Moldovan delegation at the Oslo signing conference where they signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 3 December 2008.  Photo Credit:  Jan Lillehamre

(London, 16 February 2010) – The Republic of Moldova ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions today, joining the visionary group of 30 nations that have ratified to date, helping to trigger entry into force of the most significant disarmament and humanitarian treaty in over a decade, the Cluster Munition Coalition said. Burkina Faso also ratified today, reaching the milestone of 30 ratifications needed for the treaty to become binding international law and enter into force on 1 August 2010.

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