1MSP_LRIn three weeks time, the historic First Meeting of States Parties to the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions will open in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Held in one of the countries most affected by unexploded cluster bombs, dozens of governments are expected to participate in this meeting which runs from 9-12 November 2010.  New Zealand has confirmed its intent to participate, with a delegation led by Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control Hon. Georgina Te Heuheu. ANZCMC coordinator Mary Wareham will also attend.

IPU_2010This week in Geneva, New Zealand parliamentarians promoted the the cluster bomb ban at an assembly of more than 1,000 parliamentarians from dozens of countries around the world.   Read more