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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31 October 2020Cluster Munition Coalition Condemns Reported Use of the Weapon by Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh
(Geneva, 31 October 2020) – The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) condemns reported use of cluster munitions by Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and calls on both parties to join…
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23 October 2020HRW Investigation Confirms Azerbaijan Use of Banned Cluster Munitions in Residential Areas in Nagorno-Karabakh
Just one month away from the Convention on Cluster Munitions Second Review Conference, CMC member Human Rights Watch (HRW) confirms repeated use of the weapon in residential areas, by Azerbaijan in th…
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23 October 2020
Armenia Cluster Bomb Attack Responsible for New Civilian Deaths in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Cluster Munition Coalition member Human Rights Watch (HRW) has reported use of cluster munitions by Armenia, in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The attacks this week took place in residential areas of …
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20 October 2020Lugano Human Rights Film Festival Discussion on Cluster Munitions, War Crimes, and Accountability
Tibisay Ambrosini, Italian Campaign to Ban Landmines, photo ©GiovanniDiffidenti/CMC The Lugano Human Rights Film Festival was the stage on 17 October for a dynamic discussion on indiscriminate cluste…
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20 October 2020ICBL-CMC at 2020 First Committee
Individual statements: Cluster Munitions Landmines Joint statements: Humanitarian Disarmament Gender Youth
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15 October 2020Human Rights Watch Report Details Ongoing Syrian Cluster Munition Attacks on Civilians
Photo© 2020 Aaref Watad/AFP via Getty Images -A new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released today, 15 October, documents ongoing cluster munition attacks in Idlib, Syria, including bombing civlian a…
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06 October 2020
CMC Condemns Cluster Munitions Attacks in Nagorno-Karabakh
Cluster Munitions Attacks in Nagorno-Karabakh Deserve Condemnation: Armenia and Azerbaijan Should Commit to Join Ban Treaty (Download PDF here) (Geneva, 6 October 2020) – The Cluster Munition Coalitio…
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18 September 2020DRC Prepared to Ratify Cluster Bomb Convention
Version Française PDF On eight September, the Cluster Munition Coalition together with the Congolese Campaign to Ban Landmines (CCBL) and the International Committee of the Red Cross, engaged authori…
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15 September 2020Saint Lucia Joins CCM in Run-up to Treaty Review Conference
The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) extends warm congratulations to Saint Lucia on becoming the 110th State Party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions. On 15 September Saint Lucia deposited the ins…
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07 August 2020
Niue accedes to the Convention on Cluster Munitions!
Niue deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 6 August. Congratulations to Niue on becoming the 109th State Party! With the Second Review Conference just a few m…
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01 August 2020CMC Calls for Universal Adoption of Convention on Cluster Munitions and End to All Use on 10th Anniversary
Ten years ago, on 1 August, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) became international law, paving the way for clearance of contaminated communities, destruction of stockpiles, and establishing t…
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31 July 2020Croatia Announces Completion of Cluster Munitions Clearance
Croatia announced today, 31 July, that the country has completed clearance of its cluster munition contaminated territory, fulfilling its relevant obligations as a State Party to the Convention on Cl…
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29 May 2020Join Treaty Now! Says CMC Ambassador on the 12th Anniversary of the Convention on Cluster Munitions
May 30th is the twelfth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) and activists around the world join 121 States Parties and signatories to the Convention in calling on…
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14 April 2020Importance of Considering Persons with Disabilities Including Mine Survivors in COVID -19 Responses
People with disabilities, including survivors, are often excluded from the various spheres of state activity and support. In the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic, we need to reflect on how sta…
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03 April 2020
ICBL-CMC Actions on Mine Awareness Day 2020
As we prepare to mark the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action this year, the world is shuddering under the terrible weight of the COVID-19 Pandemic, which by its nature i…
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29 January 2020
São Tomé and Principe Becomes 108th States Party to CCM
Congratulations to SãoTomé and Principe on becoming the 108th State Party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions! In ratifying, São Tomé also becomes the 34th country in Africa to join the life-savi…
