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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11 December 2015
Italy completes destruction of stockpiled cluster bombs
Italy completed the destruction of its stockpiled cluster munitions five years before its treaty deadline. On 8 December 2015, the Permanent Mission of Italy to International Organizations in Geneva…
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25 November 2015
Germany Destroys All Its Cluster Munitions
Cluster bomb decommissioning in Germany. (c) Cluster Munition Coalition Germany completed the destruction of its entire stockpile of cluster munitions on 25 November 2015, almost three years ahead …
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02 November 2015
Reports of Brazil-Made Cluster Bombs in Yemen
Unexploded submunitions pictured at the attack site bear similarities to Brazilian-manufactured cluster bombs Saudi Arabia is known to have used in the past. Photo courtesy of Amnesty International.…
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12 October 2015
Is Russia Using Cluster Bombs in Syria?
SPBE sensor fuzed submunitions in countryside near Kafr Halab, Syria on 6 October 2015. ©2015 Shaam News Network Following the beginning of Russia's air campaign in Syria, which started on 30 Sept…
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02 October 2015
Mauritius Accedes to the Convention on Cluster Munitions!
H.E. Sir Anerood Jugnauth, GCSK, KCMG, QC the Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Home Affairs, Minister of Rodrigues and National Development Unit of the Republic of Mauritius ©UNTC, 1 October …
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02 October 2015
The Russian Federation must not use cluster munitions in Syria
Screen shot of Russian airmen loading an OFAB-250-270 high explosive fragmentation bomb on an SU-24 aircraft. ⒸZvezda TV, 1 October 2015. No cluster munition use by Russia has been recorded in Syri…
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01 October 2015
Somalia Ratifies the Convention!
H.E. Mr. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia ©UNTC, 30 September 2015 Somalia is the 97th State Party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions. An inst…
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23 September 2015
First Review Conference: A Great Success
Nicolas Marzolino, a survivor from Italy, delivering personal statement in Plenary, 1RC ©CMC The First Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions was a great success! The Review Con…
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11 September 2015
Closing Press Release Dubrovnik Review Conference
** PRESS RELEASE ** States Embrace Ambitious Plan to Rid the world of Cluster Munitions; Condemn any use by anyone Cuba announces plan to join convention (Dubrovnik, 11 September 2015) – In a tr…
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08 September 2015
Colombia Joins Global Ban on Cluster Bombs
General (r) Óscar Adolfo Naranjo Trujillo, Minister For Post-Conflict, Human Rights and Security of Colombia, Dubrovnik Review Conference. © CMC, 8 Sept 2015 Today, 8 September 2015, at the First R…
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07 September 2015
First Review Conference Press Release
New States Parties, Condemnation of Cluster Munition Use Highlight First Review Conference (Dubrovnik, 7 September 2015) – The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) joined the Prime Minister of Croatia, t…
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01 September 2015
Iceland Bans Cluster Bombs
Signing the Convention in Oslo, Dec. 2008. © Gunnar Mjaugedal/catchlight.no Iceland deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 31 August 2015 at the United …
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27 August 2015
More harm from cluster munitions in Yemen
Fatima Ibrahim al-Marzuqi is being carried by her brother because she is not able to walk due to her injuries sustained during a cluster munition attack on Malus village on June 7. © 2015 Ole Solvan…
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26 August 2015
Rwanda Bans Cluster Bombs
Signing the Convention in Oslo, Dec. 2008. © Gunnar Mjaugedal/catchlight.no Rwanda deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 25 August 2015 at the United N…
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12 August 2015
Campaigners celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Sitting volleyball game by Croatian campaigners © MineAid 1 August 2015 While the international community gets ready for the First Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) to …
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11 August 2015
Colombia commits to ratifying the Convention
President Juan Manuel Santos, with General (r) Oscar Naranjo, meeting with the CMC Director, Megan Burke and CCBL Director Alvaro Jimenez Millan. ©Juan David Tena - GIS. 10 August 2015. On 10 Augus…
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03 August 2015
Uganda: Ratify the Convention!
Campaigners in Kampala, Uganda. ©CMC, 2008. On 3 August 2015, members and supporters of the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) from around the world urge H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the President o…
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27 July 2015
Slovakia Renounces Cluster Bombs
Mr. Richard Galbavy Deputy Permanent Representative Permanent Mission of the Slovak Republic © UNTC, 24 July 2015 Slovakia deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention on Cluster Munitio…
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07 July 2015
Dubrovnik Review Conference: Two Months to Go!
CMC campaigners In two months’ time states, civil society and other actors will come together in Dubrovnik, Croatia for the First Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions. States wi…
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01 June 2015
A Special Commitment Towards Victims
H.E. Manuel A. Gonzalez Sanz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica, President of the Fifth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention, with Ms Dijana Plestina, Director of the Office for Mine …
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31 May 2015
Cluster Bombs Wound Civilians in Yemen
The remnants of two expended BLU-108 canisters from a CBU-105 Sensor Fuzed Weapon found in the al-Amar area of al-Safraa, Saada governorate, in northern Yemen, after an attack on April 27, 2015. © 2…
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28 May 2015
South Africa Ratifies the Convention!
Ambassador Kingsley Mamabolo with campaigners after ratification. (c) Shant Alexander South Africa is the 92nd State Party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Congratulations! The instrument of…
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21 May 2015
Kampala hosts East African Community countries on cluster bomb ban
Hon. Musa Ecweru (Minister of State - Relief and Disaster, Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda) with Amy Little (Norwegian People's Aid) and Margaret Arach Orech (Uganda Landmine Survivors Associat…
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06 May 2015
Campaigners mark International Day of Mine Awareness
The Cluster Munition Coalition and its members marked 4 April, the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action by conducting advocacy activities and showing solidarity to people …
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04 May 2015
Yemen bombarded with cluster munitions
An expended BLU-108 canister from a CBU-105 Sensor Fuzed Weapon found in the al-Amar area of al-Safraa, Saada governorate, in northern Yemen on 17 April 2015. (c)2015 Private -- Update 11 May 2015 …
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04 May 2015
Strong call for African countries to commit to cluster bomb ban
Zambia called on fellow African states to ensure they ratify or accede to the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions during an event in New York.
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01 May 2015
Call for applications for Investing in Action 2015
ICBL-CMC is pleased to be launching Investing in Action 2015 grant programme that will support campaign activities of the ICBL-CMC member organisations Grants awarded under the Investing in Action pr…
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30 April 2015
Colombia, it’s time to get on board!
Signing the Convention in Oslo, Dec. 2008. (c) Gunnar Mjaugedal/catchlight.no On 28 April 2015, the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) together with the Campaña Colombiana Contra Minas (CCCM) launche…
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16 April 2015
Cluster Bomb Use in Sudan
Authorities must investigate, stop bombing civilians
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02 April 2015
Mark 4 April with Action
The Abdulhameed family. Nine year-old Myasar and his eight year-old brother Abdulkarim were killed by an unexploded BLU97 submunition while shepherding sheep at 1pm on 28th February 2012. Their acc…
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27 March 2015
Saudi Arabia and others must not use cluster munitions in Yemen
Unexploded BLU-97 submunitions present in a district of Sa’ada Governorate near the border of Yemen and Saudi Arabia in July 2013. Photo courtesy of the Executive Committee Office of the Houthi Admi…
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25 March 2015
Paraguay Ratifies the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Signing the Convention in Oslo, Dec. 2008. (c)Gunnar Mjaugedal/catchlight.no The Republic of Paraguay became the 90th State Party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, having deposited its instru…
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19 March 2015
Cluster Munitions Used by Both Sides in Ukraine
Ivan Fedorovich, 83, holds fragments that wounded him in his hand and stomach during a cluster munition attack on Hrodivka on February 10. © 2015 Human Rights Watch Ukraine Government forces and Ru…
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18 March 2015
Croatia: A Champion of the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Croatia, which is host of the First Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), to be held in September 2015 in Dubrovnik, has consistently been a strong supporter of the CCM. In 2…
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17 March 2015
Canada Ratifies the Convention
Signing the Convention in Oslo, Dec. 2008. (c) Gunnar Mjaugedal/catchlight.no Canada became the 91th State Party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 16 March 2015. Congratulations, félicit…
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16 March 2015
New Cluster Munition Use in Libya
Tail unit of an RBK-series cluster bomb outside Sirte, Libya. Numerous small craters from the detonation of submunitions were located nearby. © Human Rights Watch Investigation results published on…
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23 February 2015
No More Cluster Munitions
Action and Engagement to Prepare for the CCM’s First Review Conference
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12 February 2015
Canadian financial institutions announce ban on cluster munitions investments
NEI Investments and Desjardins Investments (Canada) announced they have banned investments in cluster munitions producers. Both financial institutions already had cluster munitions policies in place f…
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11 February 2015
Japan Gets Rid of All Cluster Munitions
Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports no longer possessing the weapon as of February 2015.
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09 February 2015
CMC Statement at the First Preparatory Meeting of Dubrovnik Conference
When we gathered in Oslo in 2008 for the signing of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, we knew that the convention would largely be preventative. We had great hopes that it would be instrumental in …
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05 February 2015
More Cluster Munition Use in Ukraine
HRW: Evidence indicates that Ukrainian government forces fired cluster munitions at Luhansk city in eastern Ukraine last week, killing two civilians and injuring two more. These weapons are banned by …
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29 January 2015
HRW World Report 2015 Cites Apparent Cluster Munition Use by Ukraine Government and Rebel Forces
The newly released World Report 2015 by ICBL-CMC member Human Rights Watch cites apparent cluster munition use by Ukraine government and rebel forces.
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08 January 2015
In Memory of Tim Carstairs
Tim Carstairs (c) Geneva Call The ICBL-CMC is deeply saddened by the death on 6 January of Mr. Tim Carstairs, following a long illness. Tim attended the meeting in New York that created the Intern…
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06 January 2015
Palestine Accedes to Convention on Cluster Munitions
Palestine Ambassador Mansour delivering documents related to Palestine's accession to international conventions including the Convention on Cluster Munitions. © @Palestine_UN. On 2 January Palestine…