Cluster Munition Coalition

Cluster bombs: 66-point plan turns legal obligations into concrete actions

2010-11-12

Cluster bomb and landmine survivors read a declaration at the closing ceremony of the First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Photo credit: Mary Wareham/HRW

Historic Laos meeting sets a new standard to judge all states

(Vientiane, 12 November 2010) – Governments agreed today on a 66-point action plan to turn legal obligations in the cluster bomb treaty into concrete actions. The Vientiane Declaration and Action Plan issued at the First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions set unprecedented new standards by which all governments will be judged, the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) said today at the conclusion of the meeting, which was held in Lao PDR, a country heavily contaminated by cluster bombs.

A powerful advocate for the cluster bomb ban: Thoummy Silamphan

2010-11-10

Thoummy Silamphan, 22, lost part of his left arm in a cluster bomblet accident when he was 8, and now advocates against cluster bombs. Photo credit: Tracie Williams

By Gemima Harvey

Think of an issue you believe in more than anything else; an issue that has deeply affected your life. Imagine you are an advocate for this cause. Consider sharing your concerns and feelings in front of an audience.

Governments must deliver action plan on cluster bomb ban

2010-11-09

Delegates from over 110 governments attend the opening Plenary session at the First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, Vientiane, Lao PDR. Photo credit: John Rodsted/CMC

States at historic meeting in Laos urged to keep up momentum to save lives

(Vientiane, Lao PDR, 9 November 2010) – Governments have no time to waste to turn the promises of the new international treaty banning cluster munitions into concrete, live-saving actions, said the Cluster Munition Coalition today. The treaty’s historic First Meeting of States Parties is being held from 9-12 November in Lao PDR.

Diplomats learn about scale of cluster bomb problem on visit to Xieng Khuang

2010-11-08

Pink sandbags signal where unexploded cluster bomblets and other explosive remnants of war will be demolished at a clearance site in Xieng Khuang province, Lao PDR. Photo credit: Gemima Harvey/CMC.

By Gemima Harvey

Xieng Khuang is a heavily bombed province in Laos, where an estimated 46 million cluster bomblets were used. At a clearance site in Pek district, pink sandbags marked crater sites of cleared weapons and deminers had placed markers to denote where newly discovered war remnants lay. A delegate was called on to trigger the first explosion. At the push of a button, dozens of bombies detonated, the explosion symbolising a legacy the Convention on Cluster Munitions seeks to dismantle.

In Lao PDR, cluster bomb survivors hopeful key meeting will help to end suffering

2010-11-08

Chanthava Podbuly, 50, is among the Lao cluster munition survivors attending the First Meeting of States Parties in Vientiane. After losing her right leg in a cluster bomblet accident in Savannakhet province, Lao PDR in 1993, this year she joined the Ban Advocates initiative to campaign for the international ban on cluster munitions. Photo credit: Melissa Fenwick/CMC.

By Gemima Harvey

Vientiane is buzzing with activity before the historic First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention of Cluster Munitions begins this Tuesday, where states are expected to agree on concrete actions to implement the decade’s most significant humanitarian and disarmament treaty.

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