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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 conference will call on states present to unite against this indiscriminate weapon.
The conference is organised by the government of the Republic of Togo in cooperation with the governments of Ghana and Zambia and supported by the government of Norway and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
African countries played a leading role in negotiations to ban cluster bombs under the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions, and now account for 42 of the 112 states worldwide that have joined the Convention to date. With every new country that joins the Convention, the global norm rejecting this weapon is strengthened and the greater the protection for civilians will be.
Iraq signing the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 12 November 2009
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, given the history of use in the country, and is an important development for Iraq given the high level of cluster bomb contamination remaining and its impact on communities.
Iraq’s ratification of the Convention on Cluster Munitions demonstrates its strong commitment to the treaty in a year that marks the 10th anniversary of devastating cluster munition strikes during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Cluster munitions were also used during the 1991 Gulf War, leaving a deadly legacy of submunition contamination in Iraq. During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the US and UK used nearly 13,000 cluster munitions containing an estimated 1.8 million to 2 million submunitions.
Bolivia signs the Convention at the CCM signing conference in Oslo, Norway 2008. Photo credit: Gunnar Mjaugedal/catchlight.no
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 State Party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions when its ratification enters into force on 1 October 2013 in accord with the waiting period mandated by the Convention.
“Bolivia’s ratification strengthens the global stigma against this horrific weapon and brings Latin America one step closer to being the first cluster munition-free region in the world,” said Cluster Munition Coalition Campaign Manager Amy Little.
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 of the Vietnam war.
The highly successful tour started in New York on 4 April – UN International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action – and has visited twelve US cities. The tour has created a space for dialogue and awareness raising about how individuals and communities are affected by the legacy of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Laos, including cluster munitions, leftover from the Vietnam war-era bombings.
The tour has also served to inspire and motivate people in the US to take action to support UXO clearance efforts in Laos, champion the rights and needs of survivors, create a safer future for the people of Laos and to raise funds for the UXO sector and for Legacies of War’s invaluable work.
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