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.

The Convention on Cluster Munitions

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Opening, General and Closing Statements

Opening Statements

Micheál Martin T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ireland
Ad Melkert, UN Under-Secretary General and Associate Administrator, UNDP
Jakob Kellenberger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross
Branislav Kapetanovic, CMC Spokesperson

General Statements

Ambassador Caroline Millar, Australia
Ambassador Alexander Marschik, Austria
H.E. Mr Werner Bauwens, Belgium
Moutairou Fadilou, Benin
Ambassador Boometswe Mokgothu, Botswana
Earl Turcotte, Canada
EU Presidency
Taleb Khyar Ould Abdi Salem, Mauritania
H.E. Henrique Banze, Mozambique
Seynabou Dial, Senegal
UN Mine Action Team
Ambassador Jorge Valero, Venezuela
Sheila Mweemba, Zambia

Closing Statements

Ireland
United Nations Secretary General
Chile
Dominican Republic
EU Presidency
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Ghana
Iceland
Norway
Paraguay
Perú
United Kingdom
Vietnam

News

  • CCM lunch time meeting with ASEAN Member States 21 October 2021
  • Saint Lucia submits its initial transparency report 2 September 2021
  • 13th anniversary of the adoption of the CCM 30 May 2021
  • International Mine Awareness Day 2021 4 April 2021
  • Call from the Swiss Presidency of the CCM to stop the use of cluster munitions 30 March 2021

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