Disarmament

Conventions

Cluster Munitions Convention (CCM)

) was concluded in Oslo 3 December 2008. The Convention prohibits the use of cluster munitions that cause humanitarian problems. Provisions are made for stockpile destruction, clearance of areas and aid to victims. Negotiations tak place in Geneva on limiting cluster munitions on the basis of the Certain Conventional Weapons Convention (CCWC). Iceland supports these negotiations and encourages all states to acceed to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM).

See also:

• Statement by the Government of Iceland upon the adoption of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, Dublin, 30 May 2008
• The Government of Iceland welcomes International Cluster Munitions Ban,  29 May 2008
• Cluster Munitions Ban, Stiklur, 7 December 2007
• The Oslo Conference on Cluster Munitions, Stiklur, 22 February 2007

Links

CCM   |   CCW

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