Geneva, July 7, 2023) – The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) is appalled by the United States’ plans to transfer banned cluster munitions to Ukraine, as reported today in the New York Times. The transfer of the weapon, prohibited under the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions, follows repeated requests by Ukrainian officials for cluster munitions to counter the […]
International Campaign to Ban Landmines
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ICBL-CMC Urges New US Administration Policy Realignment with Mine Ban Treaty and Convention on Cluster Munitions Objectives
Geneva, November 12, 2020 – The International Campaign to Ban Landmines and Cluster Munition Coalition is highly encouraged by indications from President-elect Joe Biden to re-engage in global commitments, conventions and treaties, and the stated intent to restore United States’ landmine policy to its de-facto compliance with the Mine Ban Treaty. We call upon the President-elect and […]
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States Recommit to Landmine Free 2025 at Oslo Review Conference
OSLO, Nov. 30, 2019 – Eighty-eight States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty adopted 50 action points to ensure mine clearance and other treaty obligations are met by 2025, during the closing of the Fourth Review Conference on a Mine Free World yesterday in Oslo, Norway. The meeting drew more than 700 participants, including 12 […]