Film: 'Banning cluster bombs'

This short documentary film outlines the humanitarian problems posed by cluster munitions, and the solution - the Oslo Process that led to the Convention on Cluster Munitions. It shows how a global coalition of NGOs and cluster bomb survivors - the CMC - came together to make the Convention a reality.

What the Convention means

On 1st August 2010, the Convention on Cluster Munitions formally entered into force. Entry into force is a major milestone - it means that the ban is in effect and its provisions are now fully and legally binding for States Parties (countries that have signed and ratified the convention). The clock has started start ticking for these countries to meet their obligations, which include:

• declaring and destroying stockpiled cluster munitions within eight years;
• identifying and clearing cluster munition-contaminated areas within 10 years; and
• assisting affected communities and cluster munition survivors so that they can be fully included in society and enjoy their fundamental human rights.