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Help Ban Cluster Bombs Now! Sign the People's Treaty

The Cluster Munitions Convention's signing ceremony will take place in Oslo, Norway, from 2-3 December 2008. That is less than a month to ensure that countries – your country – will be ready to sign the treaty! To keep pressure on governments, sign the People's Treaty now.

(02/06/2008, last updated: 18/11/2008) Read more »


9th Meeting of the States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty, 24-28 November 2008

Government representatives, landmine survivors, international agencies, mine action operators and civil society activists from over 100 countries will gather in Geneva, Switzerland, for the Ninth Meeting of the States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty from 24-28 November 2008.

(07/10/2008, last updated: 18/11/2008) Read more »


Philippines: Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and other groups sign pact with Philippines Campaign to Ban Landmines to adhere to international humanitarian law norms on landmines

The Philippine Campaign to Ban Landmines (PCBL) announced on 11 November 2008 the signing by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) of an agreement developed by PCBL called "Rebel Group Declaration of Adherence to International Humanitarian Law on Landmines".

(18/11/2008, last updated: 18/11/2008) Read more »


Briefing for Arabic Diplomatic Missions on the Convention on Cluster Munitions

In the lead up to the Oslo Signing Conference which will be held in Oslo, Norway on 3 December 2008, the International Campaign to Ban Landmin... (04/11/2008, last updated: 04/11/2008) Read more »

France: Cinéma Vérité 2008 supports the Convention on Cluster Munitions

During its 2nd International Rendez-Vous, held in Geneva, Paris and Abu Dhabi from 8 to 15 October, the French film festival Cinéma Vérité cal... (15/10/2008, last updated: 27/10/2008) Read more »

CMC Press Release - Momentum Builds as Cluster Bomb Ban Signing Approaches

More than two dozen African governments announce their intent to sign the treaty on 3 December 2008 (Kampala, Uganda, Sept... (02/10/2008, last updated: 02/10/2008) Read more »

CMC Media Statement - Africa Continues to Lead the Way on Cluster Bomb Ban

(Kampala, Uganda: 29 September 2008) – Forty African governments gathered in Uganda today at a meeting to promote signature of a groundbreakin... (29/09/2008, last updated: 29/09/2008) Read more »

CMC Press Release - Campaign Challenges Southeast Europe to Ban Cluster Bombs Now

(Sofia, September 18, 2008) – Today the Cluster Munition Coalition challenged governments of southeast Europe to sign the new international tr... (29/09/2008, last updated: 29/09/2008) Read more »

Briefing for African states on the new Convention on Cluster Munitions

(19/09/2008, last updated: 25/09/2008) Read more »

ICBL News - September 2008

Welcome to the September 2008 issue of the ICBL newsletter. Contents include an editorial on the urgency to protect civilians from i... (11/09/2008, last updated: 12/09/2008) Read more »

Iran/Iraq: Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan destroys antipersonnel mines

The ICBL welcomed today the recent destruction of 392 antipersonnel landmines by the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), in Koya, no... (04/09/2008, last updated: 11/09/2008) Read more »

CMC Press Release: CLUSTER MUNITION COALITION CONDEMNS GEORGIAN USE OF CLUSTER BOMBS

After admitting use, Georgia must sign global treaty banning weapon (Geneva, September 2, 2008) (03/09/2008, last updated: 03/09/2008) Read more »

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