On 3 - 4 December 2008, 94 governments signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions. The Convention is now open for signature at the United Nations in New York.
The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) is calling on governments to ratify the Convention to bring the Convention into force. The Convention will enter into force after 30 countries have ratified it. The CMC will also continue to promote the Conventionfor signature to states that have not yet signed it, and encourage all states to implement it to make a real difference on the ground.
Help us to ban cluster bombs
1. SIGN THE PEOPLE’S TREATY
The People’s Treaty is a global petition that calls on governments to sign, ratify and implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Add your name to the petition and ask others to sign up too. Sign here
2. CONTACT YOUR GOVERNMENT
- If your government has not yet signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions contact your Minister of Foreign Affairs and ask that your country signs the Convention as soon as possible.
- If your government has signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions, contact your Foreign Minister to thank them and ask that they ratify the Convention quickly to bring it into effect.
3. WRITE TO YOUR MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT (MP)
Write to your member of parliament and ask that your MP encourages the governments to sign, ratify and implement the Convention. In particular, parliamentarians have a key role to play in ensuring that national parliaments ratify the Convention quickly.
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