Conference
The Wellington Conference on Cluster Munitions, held 18-22 February 2008, was the largest disarmament meeting ever convened in New Zealand. The Aotearoa New Zealand Cluster Munition Coalition played a crucial role in hosting the civil society delegation and working together with New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) to ensure a strong outcome. On the closing day of the conference, a total of 82 countries endorsed the Wellington Declaration committing to negotiate a treaty banning cluster bombs in Dublin, Ireland from 19-30 May 2008.
The ANZCMC has prepared a narrative report and resources on the conference:
- Report on Activities (2.5MB)
- Film - Chalk Action & Petition Handover (4 min)
- Film - Interview with ANZCMC Coordinator Mary Wareham, Oxfam NZ (20 min)
- Photographs from the Conference
Other Documents
- Questions & Answers on the Wellington Conference [PDF]
- Formal Programme [MS Word]
- List of Public Events
- List of Civil Society Participants [PDF]
- Draft Cluster Munition Convention Text [MS Word]
- Draft Wellington Declaration [MS Word]