Productive week at United Nations
27th Sep 2009 | Filed Under NZ Government
The Convention on Cluster Munitions reached its milestone 100 signatory this week at the opening of the 64th United Nations General Assembly in New York. World leaders signed, ratified, and promoted the Convention in their addresses the general debate of the sixty-fourth session, which is scheduled to conclude on 30 September 2009. Read more
Parliamentary Testimony: Ban ‘em Now!
24th Sep 2009 | Filed Under Coalition Actions, Legislation, NZ Government
On Thursday, 24 September 2009, the campaign appeared before a parliamentary committee to speak in support of draft legislation to govern New Zealand’s implementation of the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions. Read more
Victoria University of Wellington Talk
6th Sep 2009 | Filed Under Coalition Actions
Next Monday, 14 September at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand Ambassador Don MacKay and campaigner Mary Wareham are giving a joint talk on New Zealand’s work to ban cluster bombs. This lecture is open to the public, as well as VUW students. More details follow. Download the flyer. Read more
Voices from the Ground
6th Sep 2009 | Filed Under Coalition Actions
An exciting report published this week by Handicap International finds that survivors of landmines, cluster bombs, and other explosive remnants of war suffer discrimination and feel let-down by their government’s promises to provide victim assistance as they compete with other vulnerable groups for a limited number of services. Read more