On 19 April 2016, Palau ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions, becoming the 100th State Party to the Convention. The Instrument of Ratification was submitted to the United Nations Secretary General in New York. Palau was a signatory of the Convention on Cluster Munitions since 2008.
The Convention on Cluster Munitions
The CCM is an international treaty of more than 100 States that addresses the humanitarian consequences and unacceptable harm caused to civilians by cluster munitions, through a categorical prohibition and a framework for action.
