Cluster Munition Coalition

CMC Newsletter January 2010

2010-02-08

Treaty Status:
104 signatures and 27 ratifications.
Ratifications in January: 1 (Montenegro)

For the full list of signatures and ratifications, check out the Treaty Status page on the CMC website: http://www.stopclustermunitions.org/treatystatus/

CMC Newsletter January 2010

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1. INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Montenegro is 27th country to ratify cluster bomb ban

Montenegro’s ratification of the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 25 January places it among the first 30 states that will trigger the Convention’s entry into force. Currently, 104 countries have signed and Montenegro is the 27th to ratify.

The 2008 Convention comprehensively bans the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of cluster munitions, sets strict deadlines for clearance of contaminated land and destruction of stockpiles of the weapon, and includes groundbreaking provisions for assistance to victims and affected communities.

CMC Local Campaign Grants Project

2010-02-08

CMC is launching a Local Campaign Grants Project. The purpose of the CMC Local Campaign Grants Project is to encourage and enable local campaigning in support of the universalisation of the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions. Applications for funding should focus primarily on campaigning activities to persuade governments to sign and ratify the Convention on Cluster Munitions, including participation in the First Meeting of States Parties (1MSP) in Vientiane, Lao PDR in November 2010. The deadline for applications is Monday 15 February 2010. Applications should be submitted to Emily Palmer at Action on Armed Violence (AOAV – formally Landmine Action) epalmer@aoav.org.uk

If you need any support in putting your application together please contact Laura Cheeseman (laura@stopclustermunitions.org) or Kimberly Brown (kimberly@stopclustermunitions.org) at the CMC.

Please read the application guidelines carefully before completing the application.

CMC campaign grants guidelines

CMC campaign grants application form

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Montenegro joins nations leading cluster bomb ban treaty

2010-02-04

Montenegro joins nations leading cluster bomb ban treaty
Greece and Serbia are the only holdouts in southeastern Europe

(London, 4 February 2010) – Montenegro’s ratification of the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 25 January places it among the first 30 states that will trigger the Convention’s entry into force, the Cluster Munition Coalition said today. Thirty ratifications are needed for the Convention to enter into force and become binding international law six months later; currently, 104 countries have signed and Montenegro is the 27th to ratify.

CMC Newsletter December 2009

2010-01-08

CMC Newsletter December 2009

1. INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Convention on the brink of 30th ratification

Two new ratifications during December have put the Convention on Cluster Munitions on the brink of entering into force. Just four more ratifications are now needed for the Convention to reach the threshold of 30 required for entry into force six months later.

On 22 December both New Zealand and Belgium deposited their ratification instruments, making them the 25th and 26th countries respectively to ratify the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Ambassador Jim McLay, New Zealand’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) in New York, deposited his government’s ratification instrument on 22 December. Later that same day, H.E. Mr. Thomas Lambert, Belgium’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN in New York deposited his government’s ratification instrument.

Ambassador Jim McLay, New Zealand’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, deposits his government’s ratification instrument. USCBL campaigner Zach Hudson witnessed the deposit. Photo Credit: UN Treaty Section

Belgium joins nations leading cluster bomb ban

2009-12-22

Belgium deposits ratification instrument in New York
H.E. Mr. Thomas Lambert Minister Councellor, Deputy Permanent Representative of Belgium deposits his government’s ratification instrument. Photo credit: UN Treaty Section

Treaty needs just 4 more ratifications for entry into force

(London, 22 December 2009) – Belgium’s ratification of the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 22 December shows its continued commitment to the most significant humanitarian and disarmament treaty of the decade, the Cluster Munition Coalition said today. As the 26th country to ratify, Belgium takes its place among the first 30 states that will trigger the Convention’s entry into force.

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