Help Ban Cluster Bombs Now!

The Cluster Munition Coalition, in collaboration with Mines Action Canada, re-launched the People’s Treaty on 30 May – the final day of the Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions after the 107 participating states unanimously adopted the new treaty.  Following this, the campaign is now working to ensure that as many states as possible sign the new treaty in Oslo from 2-3 December 2008.  It is only six months between Dublin and Oslo to ensure that countries – your country – will be ready to sign the treaty so that it can become binding international law.

Ten years ago on December 3rd, 1997 in Ottawa Mines Action Canada (MAC), in collaboration with campaigners from around the world, launched the first “People’s Treaty”. While inside the conference hall 122 governments signed the historic Mine Ban Treaty banning antipersonnel mines, outside ordinary citizens demonstrated their personal commitment by signing the People’s Treaty.

The People’s Treaty was born out of the tremendous ground-swell of support from citizens around the world who wanted to stop the suffering caused by antipersonnel landmines. The People’s Treaty provided a vehicle for ordinary people to also “sign” the treaty committing themselves’ to ensuring the goals of the Mine Ban Treaty are realized and ensuring their government meets its obligations. Since that time, the People’s Treaty has received hundreds of thousands of signatures from all over the globe and provided a vehicle for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines to engage the public, generate media attention and put pressure on governments.

There are two ways to sign the treaty! As an individual citizen or as a community leader representing a group, constituency, congregation or organization.  On this website, you will find all the information you need to sign the treaty; promote it to friends, colleagues, schools, and like-minded groups. Tools to organize activities and educate yourself or others on the issue are also available.

Anyone can sign the People’s Treaty and everyone should. All signatures count!

It is now time to collectively ensure history is made again.  Be a part of history in the making!  MAKE IT HAPPEN. HELP BAN CLUSTER BOMBS NOW.