- Learn more about the problems caused by cluster bombs and what you can do to help ban them by making sure that your government signs the treaty this December.
On this page you can download a range of tools and materials for lobbying and campaigning activities and events, including:
Contact Laura Cheeseman for more information.
INFORMATION RESOURCES
FACT SHEETS
Download these fact sheets and read about the problems caused by cluster bombs and what is being done to ban them.
Timeline of Cluster Munition Use (PDF)
Cluster Bombs And The World At A Glance (PDF)
Cluster Bombs In Global Stockpiles (PDF)
Who Is Banning Cluster Bombs? (PDF)
Cluster Bomb Facts & Stats (PDF)
About The Cluster Munition Coalition (PDF)
HOW TO SIGN THE CONVENTION GUIDES
How to Sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions (PDF)
ICRC RATIFICATION KITS
These ratification toolkits developed by the ICRC are aimed at governments to assist them in ratifying the Convention.
CAMPAIGN ACTION GUIDES
Download the latest information on campaign actions and how to get involved. The CMC Action Plan outlines the activities planned by the CMC after the treaty negotiations in Dublin, Ireland in May 2008, in the run up to the signing ceremony in Oslo, Norway in December 2008.
CMC Action Plan: From Dublin To Oslo (May 2008)
CMC Campaign Briefing: The People’s Treaty (June 2008)
CMC POLICY BRIEFING PAPERS
Download the CMC briefing paper on the new treaty that bans cluster bombs, and learn what the treaty really means - what are governments obliged to do under the new treaty?
CMC Briefing Paper on the Convention on Cluster Munitions ENGLISH (short version)
CMC Briefing Paper on the Convention on Cluster Munitions ENGLISH (long version)
CMC Briefing Paper on the Convention on Cluster Munitions FRENCH
CMC Briefing Paper on the Convention on Cluster Munitions SPANISH
REAL LIFE STORIES
Read the personal testimonies of people who have first-hand experiences of the devastation caused by cluster bombs and why we must ban them. You should also visit the real life stories section of our website.
Learn more, visit the Ban Advocates group of cluster bomb survivors and find out about their personal commitment in making sure governments of the world sign the treaty.
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS
Download official Oslo Process documents:
Convention On Cluster Munitions (May 2008) (PDF) in English, French and Spanish
Oslo Declaration (February 2007) (PDF)
Wellington Declaration (February 2008) (PDF)
CAMPAIGN TOOLS
PETITION COLLECTION RESOURCES
Help collect signatures for the People’s Treaty to encourage governments to sign the treaty this December. The People’s Treaty is a petition for individuals and community leaders to sign and make sure that our governments turn rhetoric into action by signing the treaty in December, ratifying it into national law and abiding by the terms of the treaty to help affected communities and to prevent future casualties.
CMC Campaign Briefing On The People’s Treaty (PDF)
Hand-Shaped Petition Sign-Up Cards
STICKERS
Download and print campaign stickers for your actions and events:
Ban Cluster Bombs Stickers – A4 Sheet (PDF)
Sign The Treaty Stickers – A4 Sheet (PDF)
Make It Happen Stickers – A4 Sheet (PDF)
BADGES
Download and produce campaign badges for your actions and events.
Badges – All Ban Cluster Bombs (Archive)
POSTERS
Download and print campaign posters for your actions and events, including the People’s Treaty text in poster format.
Ban Cluster Bombs Poster – Sign The Treaty (PDF)
Ban Cluster Bombs Poster – Sign The Treaty (Adaptable To Advertise Events) (PDF)
NEWS ARTICLES
Download and adapt these news articles and place them in your local and national print media as well as campaign newsletters.
Make Promises A Reality – Long Version (PDF)
Make Promises A Reality – Short Version (PDF)
WEB BANNERS
Download a web banner and make a link to the CMC website from your website. Link to http://www.stopclustermunitions.org.
LOGO DESIGNS
Download and use these logos for use in other campaign materials including t-shirts.
Logo Graphics – All Logo Design
VIDEO & AUDIOVISUAL TOOLS
‘UNACCEPTABLE HARM’ - A PHOTOGRAPHIC PRESENTATION
Download the photographic powerpoint presentation with images of cluster bomb survivors with captions
Unacceptable Harm: 40 Years Of Cluster Munitions (PPT)
Use of any photographs in this presentation must be credited to © Alison Locke
‘MAKE IT HAPPEN’ – A PRESENTATION ON TAKING ACTION AGAINST CLUSTER BOMBS
A powerpoint presentation about why cluster bombs must be banned, the process to ban them and what you can do to help make it happen.
Make It Happen (English) (PPT)
PHOTOS
For more photos of the impact and use of cluster bombs, victims and survivors, clearance and types of cluster bombs and submunitions got to the CMC and NPA image gallery and various Flickr sites. Please make sure you credit any photographs accordingly.
CMC International Flickr Gallery
Aotearoa New Zealand CMC Flickr Gallery
FILMS
For films about the campaign and the problem of cluster bombs please visit the CMC You Tube page:
REPORTS
Afghanistan
Fatally Flawed - Human Rights Watch - December 2002
Belgium
Belgium Newsletter 16 - Handicap International - April 2006
Belgium Newsletter 17 - Handicap International - September 2005
Cambodia
Tampering - Norwegian People’s Aid - August 2004
General
A Convention Beyond the Convention - Landmine Action - May 2008
A Survey of Legal Responses - Landmine Action - March 2008
Cluster Munitions: What is the problem? - Landmine Action - March 2006
Cluster Bombs: The Military Effectiveness and Impact on Civilivians - Landmine Action - August 2000
Failure to Protect - Landmine Action - August 2006
A Guide to Cluster Munitions - GICHD - November 2007
ERW: A Threat Analysis - GICHD - 2000
Case for a Ban - MCC - December 2003
Drop Today, Kill Tomorrow - MCC - December 1997 (Revised June 1999)
Cluster Munitions: Necessity or Convenience?- Pax Christi Netherlands - 2005
Explosive Investments, Financial Institutions and Clusters - Netverk Vlaanderen - February 2007
Humanitarian, Military, Technical and Legal Challenges of Cluster Munitions - International Committee of the Red Cross - April 2007
Fatal Footprint - Handicap International - November 2006
Cluster Munition Systems: Situation or Inventory? - Handicap International - August 2003
Sousmunitions - Handicap International - August 2003
M85 - Analysis of Reliability - Norwegian People’s Aid - 2007
Kosovo
Cluster Munitions in Kosovo - Landmine Action - February 2007
Kosovo - International Committee of the Red Cross
Lao PDR
Scrap Metal Collection in Lao PDR - GICHD - September 2005
Lebanon
Cluster Munitions in Lebanon - Landmine Action - November 2005
Counting the Cost - Landmine Action - May 2008
Foreseeable Harm - Landmine Action - October 2006
Flooding South Lebanon - Human Rights Watch - February 2008
Serbia and Montenegro
Yellow Killers - Norwegian People’s Aid - 2007
United Kingdom
Out of Balance - Landmine Action - November 2005
Vietnam
Cluster Munitions and Children - Landmine Action - May 2006
AUDIO: VOICES FROM OSLO - CONFERENCE MP3 FILES
Hear what the delegates and attendees in Oslo are saying in these audio statements. Transcripts are also available.
