Joint Statement: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.

Read the full statement here: icblcmc.org/our-impact/j...

Stop the Harm. Stand Up for the Ban.

#BanClusterBombs #CCM3RevCon

The challenge is directed at ALL states:
- Signatory states > complete ratification without delay
- Non-signatory states > take immediate steps to accede
- States Parties > step up outreach and bring at least one new state on board ahead of Vientiane this September

Today in Geneva, CMC launched a Universalization Challenge at the opening of the 1st Preparatory Meeting for the 3rd Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

With cluster munition use ongoing, the pressure to strengthen and grow the Convention has never been greater.

The Cluster Munition Coalition calls on Iran, Israel and the US to join the Convention on Cluster Munitions and protect their citizens from the very weapons they refuse to prohibit.

Neither Iran, Israel, nor the United States has joined the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Nonetheless, indiscriminate attacks remain prohibited under international humanitarian law.

The deaths of these civilians are a direct consequence of the failure to ban these weapons universally.

Verified incidents include:
* March 9: 2 construction workers killed in Yehud; simultaneous impacts across the Tel Aviv metro area
* March 18: An elderly couple killed in Ramat Gan; impacts across Bnei Brak, Petah Tikva & beyond

Human Rights Watch has confirmed the Iranian government has repeatedly used cluster munitions in ballistic missile attacks against Israel since February 28 killing at least 4 civilians.

Full HRW statement in here : www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...

Reports of cluster munition use in the conflict between Iran and Israel are deeply alarming, and the Cluster Munition Coalition continues to follow the situation closely.

Read the full statement here: www.linkedin.com/posts/intern...

#BanClusterBombs

We agree, General. Cluster munitions are inherently indiscriminate, which is why 112 countries have banned them under the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

The US has not joined. Neither have Iran or Israel.

We urge all three governments to act on these words and join the ban.

We've seen these allegations surface in the context of Iran's reported attacks on Israel. The CMC is monitoring the situation closely, but we have not yet been able to independently confirm the use of cluster munitions due to limited open-source evidence. We will continue to investigate.

Both Iran and Israel have used cluster munitions in the past, and neither has joined the Convention.

Read more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/intern...

#BanClusterBombs

At the same time, use has been documented and continues in Ukraine and Myanmar. In 2025, Lithuania became the first state ever to withdraw from the Convention.

Nineteen years on, the Oslo Process stands as proof of what political will can achieve.

Stop the Harm. Stand up for the Ban.

Victim assistance saw targeted improvements in 2024, but funding cuts and structural gaps still limit access to medical care, rehabilitation and economic inclusion, particularly in Afghanistan and Lebanon.

Today, progress remains strong:
– 111 States Parties and 12 signatories
– 42 States Parties have destroyed 100% of their declared stockpiles
– 1.49 million cluster munitions and 179 million submunitions eliminated
– Clearance continues in affected countries

19 years ago, the Oslo Process was launched, leading to the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

#BanClusterBombs

#greece #ukraine #czechrepublic | International Campaign to Ban Landmines - Cluster Munition Coalition (ICBL-CMC) The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) is deeply concerned following reports from Ukrainian, Greek, and defence media indicating that #Greece is preparing an arms transfer to #Ukraine, reportedly includ...

CMC is deeply concerned following reports from Ukrainian, Greek, and defence media indicating that #Greece is preparing an arms transfer to #Ukraine, reportedly including cluster munitions, pending approval by its National Security Council (KYSEA).

Read the full text here 👇

UN General Assembly 80th session: Statements to the First Committee - ICBLCMC International Campaign to Ban Landmines - Cluster Munition Coalition - Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor

The Cluster Munition Coalition statement to the First Committee during the UN General Assembly 80th session, delivered by @erinlynnhunt.bsky.social from @minesactioncan.bsky.social.

The full statement text is available here bit.ly/3LxMvI8

hashtag#BanClusterBombs

At the First Committee, we urge delegations to:
➡️ Condemn all use of #landmines and #ClusterMunitions, under any circumstances;
➡️ Denounce withdrawals from the treaties;
➡️ Urging all states to join and stop withdrawal plans;
➡️ Vote in favour of the resolutions promoting these life-saving treaties.

Making sure #Landmines and #ClusterMunitions stay on the agenda during #UNGA 👇

In a meeting with UN High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu, Tamar Gabelnick, urged stronger leadership on state withdrawals, and reinforced the call that suspension from the treaties is not permitted.

Clearance in Phongsaly province, northern Laos. © G.Lordet / HI

[13MSP #ConventionOnClusterMunitions] Lao PDR, Iraq & others stated clearance, risk education or victim assistance had to be reduced or stopped.
@hi-federation.bsky.social & @banclusterbombs.bsky.social call on states to ensure funding for all affected States to achieve clearance of cluster munition

Mr. Volodymyr pictured in the yard of his home near the village of Zarazhne in Kharkiv Oblast. In February 2022 he was injured in a cluster munition strike on Kharkiv city and now has no feeling below his left thigh as a result of nerve damage. The strike, he says, was the first instance of cluster munitions in the war. When you are injured from cluster munitions he says, there is no end. He is a beneficiary of HI with cash assistance. © C. Wright / ICBL-CMC / HI

The Cluster Munition Monitor released today shows the positive impacts of the Oslo Convention on clearance & victim assistance.
👉Still a lot of work needs to be done.
🔴State parties must continue should not forget the victims!
@banclusterbombs.bsky.social @minemonitor.bsky.social

The Cluster Munition Monitor 2025 report #CCM2025 has been released!

The report can be access through this: bit.ly/42oMtYG

The press release is also available in here: bit.ly/41NasAH

#BanClusterBombs

👉 The 2025 Report shows that the Convention on Cluster Munitions is making a real difference. In 2024 alone, States Parties cleared more cluster munition remnants than they did in the previous five years.

This is what humanitarian progress looks like: safe ground for civilians and their futures.

While progress is being made, the CMM Report reveals alarming setbacks:
#Lithuania became the first country ever to withdraw from the Convention
#ClusterMunitions continue to be used in conflicts in Myanmar, Russia, Syria, and Ukraine.
#Civilians continue to pay the highest price.

Discover more 👇

Since #Russia’s full-scale invasion began, cluster munitions have caused over 1,200 civilian casualties in #Ukraine. Behind each number is a life forever changed, a family torn apart, a community living in fear.
👉 This is why the work to eradicate these indiscriminate weapons matters more than ever.

Amidst multiple instances of use of #clustermunitions in 2025 & #Lithuania’s withdrawal from the #CCM, @erinlynnhunt.bsky.social of @banclusterbombs.bsky.social expects states to speak strongly in condemnation of these developments in #FirstCommittee: reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...

2025 Cluster Munition Monitor is out now 📣

Civilians – especially children – continue to suffer the deadly legacy of cluster munitions.

Every single recorded casualty in 2024 was a civilian.

Read the report: buff.ly/jBvHE3I

⬇️ See the key findings

@banclusterbombs.bsky.social

Cluster Munition Monitor 2025 is out!

Check out the report: bit.ly/CMMonitor2025

@banclusterbombs.bsky.social @hrw.org @hi-advocacy.bsky.social @minesactioncan.bsky.social

The Cluster Munition Monitor 2025 report #CCM2025 has been released!

The report can be access through this: bit.ly/42oMtYG

The press release is also available in here: bit.ly/41NasAH

#BanClusterBombs