Day One - Wellington Conference

18th Feb 2008 | Filed Under Wellington Conference

18 Feb 08 - The Wellington Conference on cluster munitions kicked off this morning with elegates from more than 120 countries and 137 civil society representatives in attendance. This meeting represents a critical crossroads in the Oslo Process, as the draft treaty text from this meeting will be the basis of negotiations in Dublin in May.

The NZ Cluster Munition Coalition is providing daily newsletters direct from the conference. Click here for Monday’s update. The global Cluster Munition Coalition including Oxfam NZ and Amnesty NZ issued media statements. Cluster bomb survivors Soraj Ghulab Habib and Branislav Kapetanovich spoke to the plenary together with Steve Goose of Human Rights Watch, CMC co-chair. The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) issued a daily update on the conference.

Sustainability Statement

16th Feb 2008 | Filed Under Coalition Actions, Wellington Conference

As civil society host of the Wellington Conference on Cluster Munitions, the Aotearoa New Zealand Cluster Munition Coalition is making a conscious effort to ensure the environmental impacts of this meeting are minimised. Read more

Schedule of Public Events

15th Feb 2008 | Filed Under Wellington Conference

The Aotearoa New Zealand Cluster Munition Coalition has scheduled the following listing of public events and activities scheduled in support of the Wellington Conference on Cluster Munitions. Read more

Public Talk: Cluster Bombs in Lebanon

12th Feb 2008 | Filed Under Wellington Conference

On Thursday, 21 February a lunchtime talk for interested members of the public will be held in Wellington on the multiple problems posed by unexploded cluster munitions in South Lebanon.

Public Talks: Cluster Manufacturers

11th Feb 2008 | Filed Under Wellington Conference

On Tuesday, 19 February public talks in Wellington (lunchtime) and Auckland (evening) have been scheduled to discuss legislative, divestment, and other measures taken to halt the manufacture of cluster munitions.