The CCM Intersessional Meeting will be held at the Centre International de Conférences (CICG) in Geneva on 14-15 April 2025.
The Convention on Cluster Munitions is an international treaty of more than 100 states
The Convention prohibits all use, production, transfer and stockpiling of cluster munitions
Adopted on 30 May 2008, signed on 3 December 2008 and entered into force on 1 August 2010
Convention on Cluster Munitions Stakeholder Dialogue Identifies Key Challenges In Advance of Meeting of States Parties
Geneva, 5 September 2024 – The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) Implementation Support Unit(ISU) convened a group of stakeholders to discuss emerging challenges to the norm prohibiting the weapon, and implications for wider humanitarian disarmament, peace and development goals. Drawing on the experience and expertise of States Parties involved in the coordination of the work under the convention, the dialogue also saw the engagement of intergovernmental organizations, civil society, and individuals involved in the 2008 convention negotiation process – including States impacted by the weapon – representing the wide gamut of treaty stakeholders.
Read the full statement here.
Commitment
The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) was born out of a collective determination to address the humanitarian consequences and unacceptable harm to civilians caused by cluster munitions. States Parties are committed to the full universalization of the Convention and to promote its norms, as well as to fully implement it. Its implementation contributes to advancing the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the promotion of international peace and security, human rights and international humanitarian law.
