Banning cluster bombs: 2011 review
23rd Dec 2011 | Filed Under Coalition Actions, Minister of Disarmament, NZ Government
The Aotearoa New Zealand Cluster Munition Coalition is grateful to everyone who supported our work against cluster bombs in 2011. After 2010, we didn’t think this year could be any busier, but it was action-packed… Read more
New Zealand scraps its disarmament minister
13th Dec 2011 | Filed Under Coalition Actions, Minister of Disarmament, NZ Government
The Aotearoa New Zealand Cluster Munition Coalition (ANZCMC) looks forward to working with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Murray McCully, on the disarmament and arms control portfolio in support of the Convention on Cluster Munitions. It is however deeply disappointed at the loss of the ministerial position.
In a 19 December 2011 press release, the ANZCMC coordinator Mary Wareham said: ” The loss of our dedicated Disarmament Minister is significant as this role has helped New Zealand to play a unique leadership role in the international movement to ban cluster bombs and in other crucial disarmament effort. New Zealand needs active and constructive engagement by a dedicated Minister to advance the humanitarian disarmament agenda, including the ban on cluster bombs.”
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Wellington event report, 11 August
12th Aug 2011 | Filed Under Coalition Actions, NZ Government
This is a report on the “Join the Team to Ban Cluster Bombs” event hosted by the Aotearoa New Zealand Cluster Munition Coalition at Connolly Hall in Wellington on Thursday, 11 August 2011.
The purpose of the event was three-fold: 1. To celebrate the first anniversary of the 1 August 2010 entry into force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions; 2. To countdown to the Convention’s Second Meeting of States Parties, which will be held in Beirut, Lebanon in September; and 3. To remember the victims of cluster bombs in Lebanon and around the world, as well as the lives lost in Norway last month. Read more
Xieng Khouang field visit
25th Nov 2010 | Filed Under Coalition Actions, NZ Government
On 10 November 2010, the ANZCMC coordinator Mary Wareham participated in a field visit to Xieng Khouang province together with a high-level delegation that included New Zealand’s Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control, Hon. Georgina Te Heuheu, Princess Astrid of Belgium, Luxembourg’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, and other high-level representatives. Here is a brief report on the field visit prepared by Wareham. Read more
New Zealand to fund clearance in Laos
9th Nov 2010 | Filed Under NZ Government
New Zealand’s announcement of funding for the clearance of cluster bomb remnants in Lao People’s Democratic Republic will help save lives and promote economic development. Read more
November meeting on cluster bombs
19th Oct 2010 | Filed Under Coalition Actions, NZ Government
In 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.