DID YOU KNOW THAT A HAPPY EVENT TOOK PLACE ON JUNE 25TH, 2009?
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Millions of Cluster Bomb Submunitions Ready for Destruction
(Berlin 24th June 2009) – The new international convention banning cluster bombs is already delivering results as signatories plan the destruction of these indiscriminate weapons even before it has entered into force. On June 25th and 26th, delegations from more than 80 countries will meet in the German capital to discuss plans for stockpile destruction.
Since the Convention on Cluster Munitions opened for signature in December 2008 in, 98 countries have already signed and 10 have ratified it. The treaty will enter into force 6 months after the 30th ratification is deposited at the United Nations in New York. Early initiatives on the implementation of the treaty are very encouraging.
“As representatives from civil society, we are thrilled to witness the continued momentum behind the ban and the desire from many countries to relegate cluster bombs to history,” said Thomas Nash, Coordinator of the CMC. “This meeting in Berlin and the attendance of so many countries show that the treaty is more than words on paper. Signatories are determined to implement it.”
Read more... http://www.clusterbombs.us/latest-news/
The banning of cluster bombs all around the world is an issue I've been following for years and that became really important to me. I signed the petition years ago, and spread the word countless times to convince more and more people to sign it too.
I thought if the world managed to get together to ban antipersonnel mines in the past, there was a hope we could ban cluster bombs too.
In December of last year, we could really start to hope when nearly a hundred countries gathered in Oslo, Norway, to sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions, to permanently prohibit the use, production, transfer and stockpiling of cluster munitions.
But many countries, including the USA and Russia, didn't sign it, so there's still a lot to do to raise awareness on cluster bombs so that people of these countries can convince their governments to sign the Convention too.
(Click here to find out if your country has signed and ratified the Convention.)
More than 800,000 people around the world signed petitions, and the governments of 98 countries heard them. But in the USA, for example, less than 2,000 people signed the two biggest petitions to ask for the banning of cluster bombs.
Yet, I believe there's a hope American people can convince President Barack Obama to stop the use of cluster bombs if they raise their voice and let him know they are against this!
But it will take much more than a couple hundreds people to reach that goal! We need you to sign the petitions and spread the word, whether you are American or not, you can make a difference.
What are cluster bombs?
Cluster munitions are large weapons which are deployed from the air and from the ground and release dozens or hundreds of smaller submunitions. Submunitions released by air-dropped cluster bombs are most often called “bomblets,” while those delivered from the ground by artillery or rockets are usually referred to as “grenades.”
Air-dropped or ground-launched, they cause two major humanitarian problems and risks to civilians. First, their widespread dispersal means they cannot distinguish between military targets and civilians so the humanitarian impact can be extreme, especially when the weapon is used in or near populated areas.
Many submunitions fail to detonate on impact and become de facto antipersonnel mines killing and maiming people long after the conflict has ended. These duds are more lethal than antipersonnel mines; incidents involving submunition duds are much more likely to cause death than injury.
The weapon caused more civilian casualties in Iraq in 2003 and Kosovo in 1999 than any other weapon system.
Cluster munitions stand out as the weapon that poses the gravest dangers to civilians since antipersonnel mines, which were banned in 1997.
98% of known victims are civilians.
Children represent 27% of the victims of non-exploded submunition bombs. Attracted by their bright colors, children sometimes mistake them for food rations or toys.
Sign the petitions NOW and Make it happen!
ENGLISH
http://www.clusterbombs.us/sign-the-petition/
http://www.stopclustermunitions.org/peoplestreaty/
FRENCH
http://www.sousmunitions.org/je-signe/
http://www.minesactioncanada.org/peoples_treaty/index.cfm?lang=fr
ESPAÑOL
http://www.minesactioncanada.org/peoples_treaty/index.cfm?lang=es
ARABIC العربية
http://www.minesactioncanada.org/peoples_treaty/index.cfm?lang=ar
DEUTSCH
http://www.streubomben.de/aktiv-werden/petition-unterzeichnen/petition.html
GREEK, PORTUGUESE, ROMANIAN, TURKISH
http://www.minesactioncanada.org/peoples_treaty/index.cfm?lang=en
What more can you do?
First of all... SPREAD THE WORD and convince more people to sign the petitions.
You can use social networking sites to do so and reach your friends and followers.
Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=37244892264
Twitter: http://twitter.com/banclusterbombs
TAKE ACTION and help bring the Convention into force:
Remember the victims of the cluster bomb attacks in Georgia and Lebanon
Mid-August is a time to remember of the victims of cluster bomb strikes by Georgia and Russia one year ago and by Israel and Hezbollah in South Lebanon three years ago.
Take action on or around the 12 August to remember the victims of the cluster bomb attacks in Georgia and Lebanon and to urge all governments to prevent future casualties by signing and ratifying the Convention on Cluster Munitions:
1. Write letters to Georgia, Israel, and Russia urging signature of the Convention;
2. Issue a press release urging action by these states and/or your own government;
3. Take a creative action to remember the victims. For example, light a candle, plant a tree, hold a minute’s silence, sign the People’s Treaty - http://www.stopclustermunitions.org/peoplestreaty/
Other actions: http://www.stopclustermunitions.org/take-action/
Thank you...
Read this...
Millions of Cluster Bomb Submunitions Ready for Destruction
(Berlin 24th June 2009) – The new international convention banning cluster bombs is already delivering results as signatories plan the destruction of these indiscriminate weapons even before it has entered into force. On June 25th and 26th, delegations from more than 80 countries will meet in the German capital to discuss plans for stockpile destruction.
Since the Convention on Cluster Munitions opened for signature in December 2008 in, 98 countries have already signed and 10 have ratified it. The treaty will enter into force 6 months after the 30th ratification is deposited at the United Nations in New York. Early initiatives on the implementation of the treaty are very encouraging.
“As representatives from civil society, we are thrilled to witness the continued momentum behind the ban and the desire from many countries to relegate cluster bombs to history,” said Thomas Nash, Coordinator of the CMC. “This meeting in Berlin and the attendance of so many countries show that the treaty is more than words on paper. Signatories are determined to implement it.”
Read more... http://www.clusterbombs.us/latest-news/
The banning of cluster bombs all around the world is an issue I've been following for years and that became really important to me. I signed the petition years ago, and spread the word countless times to convince more and more people to sign it too.
I thought if the world managed to get together to ban antipersonnel mines in the past, there was a hope we could ban cluster bombs too.
In December of last year, we could really start to hope when nearly a hundred countries gathered in Oslo, Norway, to sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions, to permanently prohibit the use, production, transfer and stockpiling of cluster munitions.
But many countries, including the USA and Russia, didn't sign it, so there's still a lot to do to raise awareness on cluster bombs so that people of these countries can convince their governments to sign the Convention too.
(Click here to find out if your country has signed and ratified the Convention.)
More than 800,000 people around the world signed petitions, and the governments of 98 countries heard them. But in the USA, for example, less than 2,000 people signed the two biggest petitions to ask for the banning of cluster bombs.
Yet, I believe there's a hope American people can convince President Barack Obama to stop the use of cluster bombs if they raise their voice and let him know they are against this!
But it will take much more than a couple hundreds people to reach that goal! We need you to sign the petitions and spread the word, whether you are American or not, you can make a difference.
What are cluster bombs?
Cluster munitions are large weapons which are deployed from the air and from the ground and release dozens or hundreds of smaller submunitions. Submunitions released by air-dropped cluster bombs are most often called “bomblets,” while those delivered from the ground by artillery or rockets are usually referred to as “grenades.”
Air-dropped or ground-launched, they cause two major humanitarian problems and risks to civilians. First, their widespread dispersal means they cannot distinguish between military targets and civilians so the humanitarian impact can be extreme, especially when the weapon is used in or near populated areas.
Many submunitions fail to detonate on impact and become de facto antipersonnel mines killing and maiming people long after the conflict has ended. These duds are more lethal than antipersonnel mines; incidents involving submunition duds are much more likely to cause death than injury.
The weapon caused more civilian casualties in Iraq in 2003 and Kosovo in 1999 than any other weapon system.
Cluster munitions stand out as the weapon that poses the gravest dangers to civilians since antipersonnel mines, which were banned in 1997.
98% of known victims are civilians.
Children represent 27% of the victims of non-exploded submunition bombs. Attracted by their bright colors, children sometimes mistake them for food rations or toys.
Sign the petitions NOW and Make it happen!
ENGLISH
http://www.clusterbombs.us/sign-the-petition/
http://www.stopclustermunitions.org/peoplestreaty/
FRENCH
http://www.sousmunitions.org/je-signe/
http://www.minesactioncanada.org/peoples_treaty/index.cfm?lang=fr
ESPAÑOL
http://www.minesactioncanada.org/peoples_treaty/index.cfm?lang=es
ARABIC العربية
http://www.minesactioncanada.org/peoples_treaty/index.cfm?lang=ar
DEUTSCH
http://www.streubomben.de/aktiv-werden/petition-unterzeichnen/petition.html
GREEK, PORTUGUESE, ROMANIAN, TURKISH
http://www.minesactioncanada.org/peoples_treaty/index.cfm?lang=en
What more can you do?
First of all... SPREAD THE WORD and convince more people to sign the petitions.
You can use social networking sites to do so and reach your friends and followers.
Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=37244892264
Twitter: http://twitter.com/banclusterbombs
TAKE ACTION and help bring the Convention into force:
Remember the victims of the cluster bomb attacks in Georgia and Lebanon
Mid-August is a time to remember of the victims of cluster bomb strikes by Georgia and Russia one year ago and by Israel and Hezbollah in South Lebanon three years ago.
Take action on or around the 12 August to remember the victims of the cluster bomb attacks in Georgia and Lebanon and to urge all governments to prevent future casualties by signing and ratifying the Convention on Cluster Munitions:
1. Write letters to Georgia, Israel, and Russia urging signature of the Convention;
2. Issue a press release urging action by these states and/or your own government;
3. Take a creative action to remember the victims. For example, light a candle, plant a tree, hold a minute’s silence, sign the People’s Treaty - http://www.stopclustermunitions.org/peoplestreaty/
Other actions: http://www.stopclustermunitions.org/take-action/
Thank you...
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