On 8 September 2011, Afghanistan deposited its instrument of ratification to the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions with the United Nations in New York, becoming the 62nd signatory to ratify. Read more

The New Zealand government must take measures to ensure compliance with the 2009 law prohibiting investment in the development and production of cluster bombs, said the Aotearoa New Zealand Cluster Munition Coalition (ANZCMC) today in a letter to the government and press release. Read more

The Cook Islands’ ratification of the international convention banning cluster munitions and its new implementation law sets a positive example for other Pacific nations that need to take these actions said the Aotearoa New Zealand Cluster Munition Coalition (ANZCMC) in a press release issued today (29 August 2011). Read more

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

One year after it became international law, the Aotearoa New Zealand Cluster Munition Coalition is calling on all states that have not yet done so to join the 2008 treaty banning cluster bombs. Read more

Join Our Winning Team to Ban Cluster Bombs!

Participate in this public meeting convened by the Aotearoa New Zealand Cluster Munition Coalition. Details follow. Read more