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Posts Tagged: cluster munitions
October 21, 2010
Upcoming meeting on cluster munitions
Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro urges States to take part in upcoming meeting on cluster munitions. The First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, will be held in Vientiane,…
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August 6, 2010
Convention on cluster munitions becomes international law
The Convention on Cluster Munitions went into effect on Sunday, 1 August 2010. Due to the number of countries that have signed and ratified the Convention, it becomes binding international law in countries around the world. This is a cause…
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March 26, 2009
Give cluster bombs the boot
Join the National Call- In Day March 30th This is what our Friends at Friends Committee on National Legislation are saying: “When nearly 100 nations – including Britain, France, and Germany – gathered in early December to sign a global…
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March 7, 2009
Two steps to ban cluster bombs
Adapted from the Presbyterian Washington Office: Ninety-five countries, including our closest NATO allies, have just signed a global treaty banning cluster bombs. The Holy See, Ireland, Norway, Sierra Leone have ratified the treaty. The United States has not yet signed…
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December 12, 2008
Cluster Munitions Resource
Following up on the signing of the cluster bomb treaty, Religions for Peace has issued a new resource to help religious communities cooperate as they seek to address this issue. Cluster Munitions: A Resource Guide for Religions for Peace is…
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May 30, 2008
New Treaty to Ban Cluster Bombs
Success in Dublin! 110 nations agreed to a groundbreaking and comprehensive new treaty to ban cluster bombs. Today’s provisional text will be formally adopted on Friday. It will be open for signatures in Oslo in December. When the formal adoption…
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May 23, 2008
More on Stopping Cluster Bombs
I’m not the only one missing the gathering in Dublin to negotiate a treaty to ban cluster bombs. The United States government is not present either. But there is a bill pending in Congress that addresses this issue. The Cluster…
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May 21, 2008
I Wish I Was in Dublin
Because I can’t make it to Dublin, I have signed a petition calling governments to support a treaty banning cluster bombs. More than 100 governments have gathered in Dublin along with hundreds of representatives of non-governmental organizations. They are there…
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