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.
News
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19 December 2013
UK destroys last stockpiled cluster munition
The Cluster Munition Coalition warmly congratulates the United Kingdom on completing the destruction of its stockpile of cluster munitions, in line with its duties under the Convention on Cluster Muni…
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14 December 2013
Santiago conference commits to a cluster munition-free zone in Latin America and the Caribbean
Representatives from 24 Latin American and Caribbean states met in Santiago from 12-13 December seeking the establishment of a cluster-munitions free zone in Latin America and the Caribbean. States ag…
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12 December 2013
Over US$24 billion invested in cluster bomb producers worldwide: Financial institutions and governments urged to stop explosive investments
CMC(Copenhagen, 12 December 2013): 139 financial institutions worldwide are investing over US$24 billion in companies producing cluster munitions according to a report launched today by Cluster Muniti…
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12 December 2013
Over US$24 billion invested in cluster bomb producers worldwide: Financial institutions and governments urged to stop explosive investments
Press release
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03 December 2013
Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende shared his perspective on the CCM
On the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, in Oslo, the Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende shared his perspective on the significance of the Convention to pre…
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03 December 2013
Thousands of civilian lives being saved by the Convention on Cluster Munitions
(London, December 3, 2013) – Thousands of civilian lives are being saved by the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions since it opened for signature five years ago today, said the Cluster Munition Coali…
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03 December 2013
Thousands of civilian lives being saved by the Convention on Cluster Munitions
(London, December 3, 2013) – Thousands of civilian lives are being saved by the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions since it opened for signature five years ago today, said the Cluster Munition Coa…
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03 December 2013
Thousands of civilian lives being saved by the Convention on Cluster Munitions
(London, December 3, 2013) – Thousands of civilian lives are being saved by the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions since it opened for signature five years ago today, said the Cluster Munition Coa…
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27 November 2013
ICBL-CMC Executive Director Awarded French Legion of Honor Award for Disarmament Work
Sylvie Brigot-Vilain, Executive Director of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and Cluster Munition Coalition (ICBL-CMC), was presented with the French Legion of Honor award yesterday. The o…
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13 November 2013
The Cluster Munition Coalition turns ten
10 years since the launch of the Cluster Munition Coalition
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12 November 2013
The Cluster Munition Coalition turns ten
Today, November 13, marks 10 years since the launch of the Cluster Munition Coalition in The Hague, Netherlands at a conference hosted by Pax Christi with campaigners from around the world coming toge…
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30 October 2013
CMC Statement at the UN First Committee on Disarmament
On 29 October 2013 the Cluster Munition Coalition delivered the below statement at the United Nations’ First Committee on Disarmament and International Security. The statement emphasized the preventat…
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29 October 2013
Different name, same deadly consequences
The highly contested draft Bill C-6, (formerly referred to as Bill S-10) is back on the agenda of the Canadian parliament after a long summer break and a one-month prorogation period. The bill, that s…
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28 October 2013
Macedonia Completes Stockpile Destruction
25th October 2013 the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYR Macedonia) completed destruction of its stockpiled cluster m unitions, well ahead of the 2018 deadline mandated by the Convention on C…
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22 October 2013
"London 11" core group calls on Syria to stop using cluster munitions
The Cluster Munition Coalition welcomes the Communique issued today by the "London 11" Friends of Syria Core Group of countries that states that:"(iii) ‘the Syrian regime must end the siege of urban …
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16 October 2013
2014 Grant Programme launched - supporting CMC campaigners world-wide
The CMC proudly announces that ICBL-CMC has launched its Investing in Action 2014 grant programme that will support ICBL and CMC member organisations with funding for campaign activities. With the gr…
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14 September 2013
Saint Kitts and Nevis joins global cluster bomb ban
Mr Michael Penny, the government delegate for Saint Kitts and Nevis, with CMC Campaign Manager Amy Little, at the Fourth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, Lusaka, Zambi…
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13 September 2013
Zambian Presidency Calls for Africa-Wide and Universal Cluster Munition Ban at Global Treaty Meeting
(Lusaka, Zambia: 13 September 2013): More than half the world’s nations met in Zambia this week to express their support for the international ban on cluster munitions. In addressing the Fourth Meetin…
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13 September 2013
Zambian Presidency Calls for Africa-Wide and Universal Cluster Munition Ban at Global Treaty Meeting
(Lusaka, Zambia: 13 September 2013): More than half the world’s nations met in Zambia this week to express their support for the international ban on cluster munitions. In addressing the Fourth Meet…
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09 September 2013
100 Countries Gather for Cluster Munition Ban Meeting Amid Backdrop of Ongoing Use in Syria
(Lusaka, Zambia: 9 September 2013) The more than 100 governments attending the Fourth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions this week should strongly condemn Syria’s use of …
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04 September 2013
Record-breaking Progress as States Race to Eliminate the Scourge of Cluster Bombs.
Syria’s use of the banned weapon strongly condemned (Geneva, 4 September 2013): Governments are making record-breaking progress as they race to fulfill the 2008 treaty banning cluster munitions, whil…
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29 August 2013
Campaigners call on South Korea’s poisoned pension scheme to disinvest from cluster munition producers
Did you know your National Pension Fund is funding illegal weapons? This is the title of the recent campaign of South Korea’s Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) member Weapon Zero and partners. Target…
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28 August 2013
Say no to possible US use of cluster munitions in Syria intervention
(London, 28 August 2013) - The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) urges all 112 countries that have joined the Convention on Cluster Munitions to help ensure that the weapons are not used by the United …
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26 August 2013
Survivors bring crucial voice for Victim’s Rights and Full Implementation of Mine Ban Treaty and Convention on Cluster Munitions
Survivor co-ops in El Salvador generate income for their members. © Network of Landmine Survivors and Persons with Disabilities, El Salvador Victims of landmines, cluster munitions and other explosive…
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22 August 2013
US Export of Cluster Bombs to Saudi Arabia at Odds with International Ban Treaty
The announcement this week that the U.S. has agreed to supply cluster munitions to Saudi Arabia is at odds with the international treaty banning these weapons, said the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC…
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12 August 2013
Anniversary of Cluster Bomb Strikes in Lebanon Highlights Urgency of Global Ban
On the seventh anniversary of Israeli cluster bomb strikes on Lebanon, the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) remembers those killed and injured during the attacks and in the years since, and urges all …
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01 August 2013
CMC Marks 3 Years of Success for the Convention on Cluster Munitions
(London 1 August 2013): Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) members from around the world are today celebrating three years of the Convention on Cluster Munitions’ life-saving achievements and calling on…
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01 August 2013
CMC Marks 3 Years of Success for the Convention on Cluster Munitions
CMC Campaigners from Weapon Zero draw attention to the issue of cluster munitions on the subway in Seoul. South Korea is a cluster munition producer. (c) Weapon Zero (London 1 August 2013): Cluster …
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02 July 2013
An inspiration: Lynn Bradach ten years on
Lynn Bradach began campaigning against cluster munitions following the death of her eldest son Travis, a United States Marine, killed 2 July 2003, by a cluster submunition while clearing unexploded …
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27 June 2013
Governments meet in Brisbane to identify a road map for a Pacific free of unexploded ordnance
From 27-29 June 2013, governments of Pacific Island States, including those affected by World War II ordnance, will join Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the United States, civil society and mine act…
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26 June 2013
Bangkok Symposium on Enhancing Cooperation and Assistance
What do we know about funding dedicated to assisting victims of landmine and cluster munitions? How can states exchange knowledge at the regional level to increase their ability to deal with the clea…
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25 June 2013
HI Workshop Bolsters Landmine and Cluster Munition Ban Community in Libya
Last month, thirteen people representing Libyan civil society organizations attended a two-day training on the Mine Ban Treaty and Convention on Cluster Munitions, hosted by Handicap International in …
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20 June 2013
Landmines, cluster munitions and other unexploded ordnance add threat to refugees fleeing Syria and worldwide says new Landmine and Cluster Munition briefing paper on World Refugee Day
(20 June 2013) On World Refugee Day the Nobel Prize winning International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) is calling on states to eliminate the harrowing risk…
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20 June 2013
Landmines, cluster munitions and other unexploded ordnance add threat to refugees fleeing Syria and worldwide says new Landmine and Cluster Munition briefing paper on World Refugee Day
Marked, mined and deadly: no-man’s land on the Turkey-Syria border © Loren Persi/ICBL, March 2013.(20 June 2013) On World Refugee Day the Nobel Prize winning International Campaign to Ban Landmines …
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12 June 2013
Proposed Canadian cluster bomb bill cause for alarm
(Geneva 12 June 2013): The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) joins member Mines Action Canada in calling on the Canadian Government to modify the flawed Bill S-10, so that it properly and fully serves …
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12 June 2013
Proposed Canadian cluster bomb bill cause for alarm
Press release
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30 May 2013
Five years since historic adoption of Convention on Cluster Munitions
Today marks five years since the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) was adopted at the Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions. The 107 states that adopted the Convention set aside long-h…
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24 May 2013
Lomé Conference Sets Course for Africa-Wide Cluster Munition Ban
(Lomé, Togo - 23 May 2013 ) Representatives from 35 African states have been outspoken in calling for a ‘concerted and accelerated effort’ towards an Africa-wide ban on cluster bombs at a meeting in L…
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24 May 2013
Lomé Conference Sets Course for Africa-Wide Cluster Munition Ban
CMC Campaigners Kokou Aklavon and Anyalem Zenebe with Togo Minister Charles Kondi Agba (c) CMC(Lomé, Togo - 23 May 2013 ) Representatives from 35 African states have been outspoken in calling for a …
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23 May 2013
Survivor Network Project (SNP) 2013-2014 Call for Proposals
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines and Cluster Munition Coalition (ICBL-CMC), through its Survivor Network Project (SNP) and with financial support from the Norwegian government, is launching…
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22 May 2013
AFRICA UNITE: LOMÉ REGIONAL CONFERENCE
Government representatives from across Africa will meet in Lomé, Togo from 22-23 May at a conference on the eradication of cluster munitions on the continent and beyond. CMC campaigners attending the …
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22 May 2013
AFRICA UNITE: LOMÉ REGIONAL CONFERENCE
Government representatives from across Africa will meet in Lomé, Togo from 22-23 May at a conference on the eradication of cluster munitions on the continent and beyond. CMC campaigners attending th…
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15 May 2013
Iraq ratifies cluster bomb ban
The Republic of Iraq has ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions, after depositing its instrument of ratification on 14 May.Iraq’s ratification represents a landmark moment for the Convention, gi…
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03 May 2013
Bolivia Ratifies Cluster Bomb Ban
The Plurinational State of Bolivia has become the latest country to join the global ban on cluster munitions, after depositing its instrument of ratification on 30 April. Bolivia will become the 82nd …
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30 April 2013
The inspirational ‘Voices from Laos’ US tour ends today in Washington DC, on the anniversary of the end of the Vietnam war
The ‘Voices from Laos: Clearing Bombs. Protecting Lives" national speakers tour, organised by CMC member organisation Legacies of War, culminates in Washington DC today, on the anniversary of the end …
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26 April 2013
Internship Opportunity with the CMC: International Campaigns and Advocacy Assistant
The Cluster Munition Coalition is seeking an International Campaigns and Advocacy Assistant to support our work with an international network of campaigners to end the unacceptable harm caused by thes…
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18 April 2013
More Governments Condemn Use of Cluster Munitions by Syria
(Geneva-18 April) In a strong rebuke of Syria’s ongoing and widespread use of cluster munitions, country after country this week condemned the Syrian government for this blatant disregard for the well…
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18 April 2013
More Governments Condemn Use of Cluster Munitions by Syria
Plenary session at the Intersessional Meeting to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, Geneva, 15-18 April 2013 (Geneva-18 April) In a strong rebuke of Syria’s ongoing and widespread use of cluster m…
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17 April 2013
Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) Intersessional Meeting
From the 15-18 April the Cluster Munition Coalition will join close to 100 governments at the Intersessional Meeting of the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions. To read all about the meetings, pleas…
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17 April 2013
Cluster Munition Use in Syria
There has been documented ongoing and widespread use of Cluster Munitions in Syria by the Syrian Government, with more than 150 cluster bomb attacks in at least 119 locations across Syria in the perio…
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10 April 2013
Andorra becomes latest country to join the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Andorra has become the latest country to join the global ban on cluster munitions, after depositing its instrument of accession on 9 April. Andorra will become the 81st State Party to the Convention o…
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04 April 2013
Global campaigns against landmines and cluster munitions call for end to these weapons on International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
(Geneva, 4 April 2013): Members of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) in close to 50 countries around the world today are calling on states to …
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28 March 2013
Operations Manager ICBL-CMC
We are seeking an organized, dynamic and experienced Operations Manager to ensure the overall effective operations and logistics of the organization.Read the full job description.
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27 March 2013
CHAD RATIFIES CLUSTER BOMB BAN
Chad has become the 80th State Party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, having deposited its instrument of ratification on 26 March. Chad will formally become a State Party on 1 September 2013, a…
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20 March 2013
Monitor Program Manager
We are seeking a new Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor Program Manager to promote and strengthen the work of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, the Cluster Munition Coalition and the Lan…
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18 March 2013
Devastating scale of Cluster Bomb use in Syria
(London, 18 March 2013) The scale of cluster bomb use in Syria has been revealed as widespread and on-going in a new review released by Human Rights Watch (HRW). This information, derived from Human R…
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18 March 2013
Devastating scale of Cluster Bomb use in Syria
(London, 18 March 2013) The scale of cluster bomb use in Syria has been revealed as widespread and on-going in a new review released by Human Rights Watch (HRW). This information, derived from Human R…
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05 March 2013
LIECHTENSTEIN RATIFIES CLUSTER BOMB BAN
The Principality of Liechtenstein has become the 79th State Party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, and the second country to ratify within the past month (Nauru ratified on 4 February).Liechten…
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04 March 2013
Cluster bomb casualties continue to rise as world watches on
(London, 4 March 2013): The Assad regime continues its horrific use of cluster munitions, with at least 19 killed and more than 60 injured in the latest reported attack in Aleppo, Syria on Friday 1 Ma…
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21 February 2013
Nauru ratifies cluster bomb ban
(London 21 February 2013): The Republic of Nauru has ratified the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions, becoming the 78th State Party to the lifesaving treaty. The instrument of ratification was depos…
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30 January 2013
Five years since historic adoption of Convention on Cluster Munitions
Today marks five years since the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) was adopted at the Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions. The 107 states that adopted the Convention set aside long…
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21 January 2013
Good start of the year to Stop Explosive Investments
Switzerland and Netherlands ban investments in cluster munition production From 1 January 2013 legislation banning forms of investments in cluster munitions came into effect in Switzerland and the Ne…
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17 January 2013
Cluster Munition Use in Syria
One of many children in a field hospital in Aleppo after sustaining injuries in a cluster bomb attack by the Syrian air force. © Amnesty International There has been documented ongoing and widespre…
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15 January 2013
Iraq ratifies cluster bomb ban
Iraq signing the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 12 November 2009The Republic of Iraq has ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions, after depositing its instrument of ratification on 14 May. …
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14 January 2013
Cluster Munition Coalition Calls on Syrian Government to End Use of Banned Weapons
(London, 14 January 2013): Following reports today that new types of cluster munitions are being used against civilians by the Syrian Armed Forces, the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) is calling on t…
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10 January 2013
Andorra becomes latest country to join the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Andorra has become the latest country to join the global ban on cluster munitions, after depositing its instrument of accession on 9 April. Andorra will become the 81st State Party to the Conventio…
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09 January 2013
100 Countries Gather for Cluster Munition Ban Meeting Amid Backdrop of Ongoing Use in Syria
President of Zambia, Michael Chilufya Sata, and Ambassador Steffen Kongstad, president of the Third Meeting on States Parties (3MSP) at the opening ceremony of the Fourth Meeting of States Parties…