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The Fifth Meeting Of States Parties To The Convention On Cluster Munitions (2014), Ccm
The Fifth Meeting Of States Parties To The Convention On Cluster Munitions (2014), Ccm
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On 2 September 2014, the Fifth Meeting of States Parties was opened by the Permanent Representative of Zambia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Encyla Sinjela, on behalf of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Zambia and President of the Fourth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention, Harry Kalaba. This was preceded by an opening ceremony in San José on 1 September 2014, which was hosted by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica, Manuel A. González Sanz, and attended by the President of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera.
Cluster Munitions: A Banned Weapon, Icbl-Cmc
Cluster Munitions: A Banned Weapon, Icbl-Cmc
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Cluster Munitions: A Banned Weapon
International Cooperation And Assistance Under The Convention On Cluster Munitions, Icbl-Cmc
International Cooperation And Assistance Under The Convention On Cluster Munitions, Icbl-Cmc
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Some countries that have remained outside the Convention on Cluster Munitions have argued that joining the Convention would be too much of a financial burden, and that they would have difficulty meeting their legal obligations in a timely manner. Joining the Convention, however, will provide them with better access to financial, technical and material support to help them carry out their obligations in a timely and efficient manner.
Stigma: The Political Costs Of Using Cluster Munitions, Icbl-Cmc
Stigma: The Political Costs Of Using Cluster Munitions, Icbl-Cmc
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The movement to end the suffering caused by cluster munitions succeeded not only in establishing a legal ban in the form of the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), but also in decisively reshaping the global perception of these weapons. Over the past decade, the awareness-raising and political mobilization surrounding cluster munitions have led to an understanding among states that any use would be associated with unnecessary human suffering and would most certainly provoke considerable international criticism. In other words, the political movement and legal ban have created a powerful stigma associated with the use of cluster munitions, a stigma …