Convention on Cluster Munitions

Making the Convention on Cluster Munitions Universal

The convention was adopted in Dublin, Ireland, in May 2008, and signed on 3 and 4 December 2008 in Oslo, Norway. It will enter into force on 1 August 2010. Campaigners from the ICBL and the Cluster Munition Coalition, along with committed states and international organizations, are working hard to ensure as many states as possible join the convention.

Signatories

Find here the list of countries that have signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions, and those that have deposited their ratification instrument.

Non Signatories

Find here the list of countries that have yet to sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

Non-State Armed Groups

Cluster submunitions which may be fired by shell or rocket are complex weapons, not commonly found in the arsenals of non-state armed groups. Few insurgencies have the capacity to maintain and deliver these weapons.