Calling All Youth Changemakers! We Want to Hear Your Voice!

Youth Multimedia Contest

Youth for Humanitarian Disarmament:

Advancing the goals of the Convention on Cluster Munitions

Together with the European Union, the Mexican Presidency of the Convention on Cluster Munitions invites young people, aged 18-29, to share your thinking, insights, and perspectives on the how the unacceptable harm caused by cluster munitions impacts lives and specifically:

• How cluster munitions impede progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals
• How educating youth about cluster munitions saves lives
• And how the international ban on the weapon contributes to humanitarian disarmament goals

Click here to find out more on how you can use your voice to help save lives!

Challenges, Opportunities and Way Forward:

Convention on Cluster Munitions Implementation Support Unit Statement on the Occasion of International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

 Geneva 4 April 2024 – On the occasion of International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action and as the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) marks 16 years of life-saving action, international disarmament efforts are at a crossroads. Today, a peak in global conflicts tests international humanitarian and human rights norms in a way unseen for three decades. Yet, in the face of these challenges lies a unique opportunity for coordination and cooperation on common disarmament, peace, and development interests, where Convention stakeholders and disarmament partners can seize opportunities for complementary action.

Read our full statement here.