Lobby your government to sign and ratify the Convention on Cluster Munitions! Here are some resources to help you.
- CMC BRIEFING PAPER ON THE CONVENTION: KEY OBLIGATIONS, HOW TO SIGN AND RATIFY
A summary of the key obligations on states under the Convention on Cluster Munitions. The document includes practical guides for campaigners, governments and parliamentarians on how governments can sign, ratify and accede the Convention and why ratification is important to bring the Convention into force.
CMC Briefing Paper on the Convention (English)
CMC Briefing Paper on the Convention (French)
CMC Briefing Paper on the Convention (Spanish)
- THE CONVENTION EXPLAINED
A short overview of what’s in the Convention and the obligations on states that join it.
The Convention Explained (ENGLISH)
- FAQs
Twelve Facts and Fallacies about the Convention on Cluster Munitions (Human Rights Watch, April 2009)
- TEMPLATE LETTERS
A set of template letters for campaigners and supporters to adapt and send to governments calling on them to sign and ratify the Convention if they have not done so already. Find out which governments have signed and ratified the Convention here.
Template letters to governments that HAVE signed the Convention urging them to RATIFY the Convention:
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Template letter to parliamentarians_ratify
“Template letter to governments_ratify”>Template letters to governments that HAVE NOT signed the Convention urging them to SIGN and ratify:
Template letter to governments_sign
Template letter to parliamentarians_sign
- TALKING POINTS
Talking points for campaigners to use when lobbying governments that have not yet signed the Convention.
Talking points (ENGLISH)
- FACT SHEETS
A series of fact sheets on the problem, the campaign and the countries that are active in the process to rid the world of cluster bombs.
Taking action for a world without cluster bombs (English)
Taking action for a world without cluster bombs (French)
Taking action for a world without cluster bombs (Spanish)
Cluster bombs and the world at a glance
Cluster munition stockpiles of signatories
- ICRC RATIFICATION TOOLKIT
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has produced a Ratification Toolkit for governments to support their domestic ratification processes. This kit includes a model instrument of ratification to be deposited with the UN Secretary General.
ICRC Ratification Toolkit (ARABIC)
ICRC Ratification Toolkit (CHINESE)
ICRC Ratification Toolkit (ENGLISH)
ICRC Ratification Toolkit (FRENCH)
ICRC Ratification Toolkit (SPANISH)
- ICRC MODEL LEGISLATION FOR COMMON LAW STATES
The ICRC has produced model national legislation for Common Law states to implement the Convention.
ICRC Model Law (only available in English)