Author(s):
Chayer Amelie <amelie@icbl.org> .
Monday 30 November 2009
Twenty-eight countries have expressed their consent to be bound by the Convention on Cluster Munitions. After signing the convention, they have deposited their instrument of ratification with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Spain deposited its instrument of ratification on 17 June 2009 at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Photo: UN Treaty Section
Two other ratifications are required for the convention to enter into force and become binding international law!
Will your country be the next one to ratify?
What you can do:
- Contact your government and urge it to ratify or sign the convention if it has not yet done so (Cluster Munition Coalition's website)
Who has ratified?
- Albania
- Austria
- Belgium
- Burundi
- Croatia
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
- The Holy See
- Ireland
- Japan
- Lao PDR
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia, FYR
- Malawi
- Malta
- Mexico
- Montenegro
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Norway
- San Marino
- Sierra Leone
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Uruguay
- Zambia
We urge all the other countries that have signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions to ratify it without delay, and those that have not yet signed the Convention to do so as soon as possible.
Has your country signed the convention yet? See the list of signatories and list of non-signatories.
