Uploaded April 2010 | Updated September 2026, 22 hours ago
On Feb 16, 2010, the international campaign to ban cluster bombs achieved a historic victory. When Burkina Faso and Moldova ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions, the treaty reached the 30 ratifications necessary to enter into force: the agreement to ban cluster munitions will become binding international law on August 1, 2010. The treaty victory is a powerful example of how sustained, impassioned campaigning can move governments to the side of international opinion. However, critical work remains to be done. In total, 104 countries have signed the treaty. Although 30 nations have now ratified it, there are still 74 signatories that have not ratified and need to be pressured by their citizens to do so. Just as importantly, some of the world's biggest users of cluster bombs haven't even signed on to the treaty, much less ratified it. It will take a concerted citizen's campaign to pressure the United States, Russia, China, and Israel, among other countries that have used cluster bombs recently, to sign and ratify the Convention on Cluster Munitions.
Visit culturesofresistance.org/cluster-bombs to learn more about the campaign.
On Feb 16, 2010, the international campaign to ban cluster bombs achieved a historic victory. When Burkina Faso and Moldova ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions, the treaty reached the 30 ratifications necessary to enter into force: the agreement to ban cluster munitions will become binding international law on August 1, 2010. The treaty victory is a powerful example of how sustained, impassioned campaigning can move governments to the side of international opinion. However, critical work remains to be done. In total, 104 countries have signed the treaty. Although 30 nations have now ratified it, there are still 74 signatories that have not ratified and need to be pressured by their citizens to do so. Just as importantly, some of the world's biggest users of cluster bombs haven't even signed on to the treaty, much less ratified it. It will take a concerted citizen's campaign to pressure the United States, Russia, China, and Israel, among other countries that have used cluster bombs recently, to sign and ratify the Convention on Cluster Munitions.
Visit culturesofresistance.org/cluster-bombs to learn more about the campaign.
