Convention on Cluster Munitions

Ban History

The so-called Oslo Process that led to the signing of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, in 2008, was modeled after the process that gave us the Mine Ban Treaty. Committed governments, civil society under the leadership of the Cluster Munition Coalition, international organizations and United Nations agencies closely collaborated to fast-track a ban on these unacceptable weapons.

Convention Basics

Can States Parties to the convention ever use cluster munitions? How can we be sure that States Parties respect their commitments? What about countries that have not yet joined the convention? Find answers to these questions - and more - in this section.

Treaty Text in Many Languages

The Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish versions of the Mine Ban Treaty are official and equally authentic. Governments and ICBL campaigns have translated the treaty in dozens of other languages, available in this section.