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

The Eleventh Meeting of States Parties (11MSP) was held from 11 to 14 September 2023 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

Recordings and transcripts of the Meeting can be found here.

Click here for the final web page of the Meeting (still being updated).

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.

Univerzalisation Status

124 States committed to the goals of the Convention
112 States Parties
12 Signatories