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Latest from the Oslo Process Meetings (and the CCW)
April
17 April 2008:
Faith Leaders’ Appeal for an International Treaty to Ban Cluster Munitions
(Spanish) (French)
January
11 January 2008: Norway pension fund shuns GenCorp over nukes (US)
11 January 2008: World business briefs: Japanese disagree on economy
11 January 2008: Norway govt cuts Hanwha Corp, Serco and GenCorp from oil fun on ethical grounds (UK)
11 January 2008: State pension fund sells shares in munitions companies (UK)
11 January 2008: Norway's global pension fund drops three weapon producers over ethics concerns (Austria)
10 January 2008: Lebanon: July War and Beyond a benefit for independent media projects in Lebanon (UK)
10 January 2008: MEDIA ALERT: ALL SMOKE, NO FIRE - THE NATIONAL JOURNAL SMEARS THE LANCET
10 January 2008: Jail for graffiti grannies (UK)
10 January 2008: NZ woman given UN role (New Zealand)
10 January 2008: The Realities As Put Forward (India)
8 January 2008: Defence Forces insist self-destruct mechanism of cluster weapons works well (Finland)
4 January 2008: Evidence of Israeli "Cowardly Blending" Comes to Light War Crimes Airbrushed from History (Jonathan Cook)
3 January 2008 : Israel's self-vindication over cluster bombs 'not surprising' (Lebanon)
1 January 2008: Israelis not credible on cluster bombs (US)
December
REPORT on the Vienna Conference on Cluster Munitions
31 December 2007: UNIFIL steps up efforts to block Hizbullah arms - Israeli paper Haaretz says resistance is rebuilding south of litani river (Lebanon)
29 December 2007: Obama outshines Clinton on human rights (Lebanon)
28 December 2007: Seattle 'P-I' Hits Israel's Use of Cluster Bombs (US)
28 December 2007: Israel-Lebanon: Israeli military clears itself of cluster bomb misuse in Lebanon (Switzerland)
27 December 2007: Israel deems use of cluster bombs 'legal' despite global condemnation (Lebanon)
26 December 2007: ISRAEL Army won't prosecute for use of cluster bombs (US)
26 December 2007: Israeli military finds cluster bomb use in Lebanon war was legal (US)
26 December 2007: Israel's military advocate-general rules: IDF’s use of cluster bombs in Lebanon war was lawful and primarily targeted non-built-up areas (Israel)
26 December 2007: Israel: Cluster Bombs Used Legally Against Terrorist Targets (Israel)
26 December 2007: Israel says cluster bomb use was legal (France)
26 December 2007: Israel says cluster bomb use in Lebanon was legal (Canada)
25 December 2007: No charges for officers who ordered Lebanon bombing (US)
25 December 2007: Use of cluster bombs cleared in Israel (UK)
25 December 2007: Israeli military won't press charges against officers who used cluster bombs in Lebanon (Palestinian Territories)
25 December 2007: Israeli army: use of cluster bombs during Lebanon war legal (China)
24 December 2007: Israeli military prosecutors uphold use of cluster bombs in Lebanon
24 December 2007: Use of cluster bombs cleared in Israel (US)
24 December 2007: Israel cleared over cluster bombs (UK)
24 December 2007: Israeli cluster bomb use 'legal' (UK)
24 December 2007: Israel upholds the use of cluster bombs (UK)
24 December 2007: IDF won't charge officers who fired cluster bombs in Lebanon war  (Israel)
24 December 2007: Cluster Bomb usage in Lebanon did not violate Humanitarian Law says Israeli Military Prosecutor
21 December 2007: To ban the (cluster) bomb Area man says push to eradicate munition gaining ground (US)
21 December 2007: RIGHTS-US: Congress Takes Action on Cluster Bombs, Child Soldiers (US)
20 December 2007: Setting the bar high on cluster bombs (US)
20 December 2007: Lebanese Father Killed in Israeli Cluster Bomb (Lebanon)
19 December 2007: FY’08 Omnibus Appropriations Bill Includes Leahy-Feinstein Reforms to Restrict The Sale or Transfer of Cluster Bombs (US)
19 December 2007: Leahy sponsors restriction on sale, transfer of cluster bombs (US)
19 December 2007:Cluster bomb explosion in south Lebanon kills man (Israel)
19 December 2007: U.S. Congress Passes Cluster Bomb Export Moratorium (US)
19 December 2007: Israeli cluster bomb kills Lebanese man (Israel)
19 December 2007: Cluster bomb explosion in south Lebanon kills man (Austria)
18 December 2007: US Lawmakers Vote To Restrict Export Of Some Cluster Bombs (US)
18 December 2007: Tackling the lethal legacy of conflict in Lebanon (UK)
November
23 November 2007: BRIEFING: Land-mine casualties down (Switzerland)
21 November 2007: Hailstones set off Unexploded Cluster Bombs (Lebanon)
21 November
2007: Hailstorm causes cluster bomb blasts in S. Lebanon
20 November 2007: Hailstorm Sets Off Bomblets in Lebanon
20 November 2007:Hail Sets off Lebanon Cluster Bombs
20 November 2007: Negotiators 'not pushing PM's line' on cluster bombs ban (UK)
20 November 2007: Explainer: Cluster Bombs (UK)
20 November 2007: UN meeting takes cautious steps to limit use of cluster bombs (UN)
20 November 2007: Secretary-General calls for creation of working group, as Security Council holds day-long debate on protection of civilians in armed conflict (UN)
20 November 2007: After the blast
19 November 2007: The Oslo Process: ending cluster-bombs (US)
19 November 2007: Countries could be required to dispose of unexploded cluster bombs they dropped (Japan)
18 November 2007: Landmine Marathon (Jordan)
17 November 2007: Cluster bombs: realism and reality. Despite opposition from the US, Russia and China, a global effort to ban cluster munitions is gaining ground (UK)
16 November 2007: Bomb squad gives Lebanese life (New Zealand)
15 November 2007: Lebanon's envoy to UN stresses need to follow resolutions, reform Security Council
14 November 2007: Nations Consider Limits on Cluster Bombs
14 November 2007: Talks on cluster bombs not productive
14 November 2007: Envoys highlight "step forward" on cluster bombs (South Africa)
14 November 2007: UN weapons conference cautious on use of cluster bombs (India)
14 November 2007: 'Israel dropped 4m bomblet in Lebanon' (Iran)
13 November 2007: Brown commitment to cluster bomb ban makes treaty in 2008 "a near certainty" (UK)
13 November 2007: CCW: Only Oslo Process Can Deliver a Cluster Bomb Ban (HRW)
13 November 2007: Cluster bomb talks not ambitious enough -(ICRC)
13 November 2007: Cluster munitions: ICRC regrets inadequate action by CCW States
13 November 2007: Cluster munitions conference ends without agreement on binding ban
13 November 2007: US Government Supports 'Go Slow' Approach on Cluster Bombs
12 November 2007: Handicap International: land mine casualties drop in 2006; victim aid often insufficient (Belgium)
12 November 2007: Cautious steps at U.N. weapons conference to limit use of cluster bombs (US)
09 November 2007: Speak Up Against Cluster Bombs (US)
08 November 2007: Pakistan propose formula to deal with illicit use of cluster munitions
07 November 2007: Clearing the Sahara's bombed berm (UK)
07 November 2007: Cambodia's retired King Sihanouk supports ban on cluster bombs
07 November 2007: Cluster Bombs, Mines Haunt Serbia
07 November 2007: US agrees to negotiate on cluster weapons treaty
07 November 2007: United Nations Call For Ban On Chemical Weapons, Cluster Munitions
07 November 2007: Federal Minister Steinmeier calls for negotiations on banning cluster munitions (Germany)
06 November 2007: Peace Union Campaigner insists Finland must take responsibility in cluster munitions talks
05 November 2007: Dozens of Lebanese protest cluster bombs with sit-in in Beirut
05 November 2007: Kenya urged to support ban on cluster munitions
05 November 2007: Red Cross, Mines Action Canada call for immediate moratorium on cluster bombs
05 November 2007: [To Do] Call your Senators today to protect children from cluster munitions! (US)
03 November 2007: Japan Wants Partial Ban on Cluster Munitions
02 November 2007: Campaigners gear up for global day of action against cluster bombs (US)
02 November 2007: Mother of Dead Marine, Rep. Jim Moran, Nobel Laureate Jody Williams Urge Congress to Ban Cluster Bombs (US)
02 November 2007: Israel Urged to Aid Oil-Stained Lebanon
01 November 2007: Lebanon: Israel is violating 1701
01 November 2007: Hearings address nuclear weapons, poverty, environment (US)
01 November 2007: Critics: `U.S. resisting ban on cluster bombs' (Brussels)
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October
Belgrade Conference on States Affected by Cluster Munitions, October 3-4
30 October 2007: UNIFIL educates children about explosive dangers (Lebanon)
29 October 2007: Signing Weapons Reduction Treaties, Talking About Non-Proliferation Not Enough (UN)
29 October 2007: Mine a grappolo: ONG, Trattato per il bando e la moratoria (Spain)
29 October 2007: U.S. Resisting Ban on Cluster Bombs
26 October 2007: UNIFIL's Indian Battalion treats more than 80 mine victims in its Jaipur Foot clinic (Lebanon)
25 October 2007: Towards a global treaty to ban all cluster munitions (EU)
24 October 2007: Clustermunitie: België trekt aan de kar
24 October 2007: Norway's Store urges Japan to support Oslo's cluster bomb ban
25 October 2007: EU calls for a global treaty to ban all cluster munitions (press release)
October 2007: Greenpeace protest in Zaragoza
23 October 2007: Greens welcome first steps by Super Fund
23 October 2007: Peace meeting invite
18 October 2007: UN ethics to guide Govt super investment Clean portfolio wanted
18 October 2007: Israel impeding effort to clear cluster bomb
18 October 2007: Israel blamed for Lebanon cluster bombs
17 October 2007: Belgium: Experts debate the regulation of weapons in warfare
17 October 2007: Speakers to Tell 'Cluster Bomb' Story
16 October 2007: Lebanon: What a 'Safe' Cluster Bomb Did
15 October 2007: Cluster Bomb Speakers Tour to make two UST stops
14 October 2007: Local newspaper fails to cover the local angle of the story
13 October 2007: Mine disposal expert killed by bomb
13 October 2007: SAAB producing cluster munitions for USA in Iraq (Swedish)
13 October 2007: SAAB critized for cluster munitions production (Swedish)
12 October 2007: Israeli cluster bomb kills British deminer in Lebanon
12 October 2007: Cluster bomb kills Briton in south Lebanon
11 October 2007: Kearneysville Company Saving Lives
11 October 2007: British father killed by Lebanese cluster bomb a day after his birthday
11 October 2007: Deminers run heavy risks to carry out urgent work in South Lebanon
10 October 2007: Blast at UK-owned arms factory
10 October 2007: Lebanon reaps deadly Israeli bombs one year after war
09 October 2007: RAF Lakenheath Blockade
09 October 2007: NZ signs explosive clean up protocol
08 October 2007: Austcare Calls for Australian Leadership to Ban Clusters
07 October 2007: Army shies off cluster’s last stand (Australia)
06 October 2007: 1m Israeli cluster bombs in Lebanon
06 October 2007: UAE task force clears over 6,800 mines in Lebanon
06 October 2007: Wakeup call on cluster bombs from Serbia
04 October 2007: Serbia conference of anti-cluster bomb coalition confident of treaty in 2008
03 October 2007: Serbia Hosts Conference Against Cluster Munitions
03 October 2007: Conference for banning cluster bombs held in Serbia
03 October 2007: Momentum building for cluster bomb ban – activists
02 October 2007: Nepal is Ready to Ban Landmines
02 October 2007: U.S., Russia and China urged to join treaty banning use of cluster bombs
02 October 2007: Cluster Bombs Attacked by Victims
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September
30 September 2007: 400.000 signatures contre
les bombes à sous-munitions
25 September 2007: NATO provides Serbia with information for locating cluster bombs
25 September 2007: HI Press Release on civil society media event to urge Switzerland to consider a total ban on cluster munitions
21 September 2007: MAG experts assist the UN Palestinian relief organisation (UNRWA) in Nahr El-Bared
20 September 2007: Partial Ban on Cluster Bombs Draws Fire (Switzerland)
20 September 2007: Deadly Cluster Munitions on Offer (UK, Germany)
19 September 2007: Civil Society Call on Switzerland to adopt a total ban on cluster munitions
19 September 2007: Remarks to the Informal Meeting on Cluster Munitions and the Oslo Process for representatives of core governments, CMC, ICRC, and UN By Steve Goose, Human Rights Watch Arms Division, On behalf of the Cluster Munition Coalition (Norway)
19 September 2007: The British government came under renewed pressure overnight to ban cluster bombs on the 10th anniversary of a treaty banning landmines worldwide.
19 September 2007: Group seeks ban on cluster bombs (Canada)
18 September 2007: Results of Handicap International's first pyramid of shoes in Montreal: A big success! (Canada)
18 September 2007: 10 years with the Mine Ban Treaty - Human Security is the way forward (Norway)
18 September 2007: A decade without landmines (Norway)
18 September 2007: Agencies accuse UK government of reclassifying cluster bomb in order to beat the weapon’s ban (UK)
18 September 2007: Human rights groups accuse MoD of hypocrisy over cluster bombs (UK)
18 September 2007: Britain accused on cluster bombs (UK)
18 September 2007: Ban Cluster Bombs (UK)
18 September 2007: Lebanon bomb blast kills Syrian worker and wounds four people
17 September 2007: Official Position of the Netherlands on cluster munitions from the Permenent Representation of the Netherlands to the Conference on Disarmament to the CCW Member States
17 September 2007: Churches call for Full Ban on Cluster Bombs (UK)
16 September 2007: Nato comes clean on cluster bombs: Eight years on, Serbia is finally told where munitions fell
16 September 2007: Serbia to learn where bombs dropped
16 September 2007: British arms are killing the world's children:The Government signed up to the anti-personnel mines treaty, so why not call for a ban on cluster bombs, which are just as evil?
15 September 2007: Landmines claim brings new controversy at arms fair (UK)
15 September 2007: Australia strengthens global action against landmines
14 September 2007: Fountain dyed blood red in protest (UK)
14 September 2007: Lebanon: Yohmor village – a year on
12 September 2007: Cluster bomb wounds Southern woman (Lebanon)
11 September 2007: Australian Government announces further cluster munitions initiatives
09 September 2007: Poisoned by War Lebanon Reaps Meagre Harvest
08 September 2007: First Pyramid of Shoes for Handicap International
07 September 2007: Senate passes bill on cluster bomb use (US)
07 September 2007: Cluster Bombs Decried in Bill (US)
07 September 2007: Activists Young and Old Gather to Think Outside the Bomb
07 September 2007: HardSTOP: Selective Urban Lethality
07 September 2007: UAE Military Field Engineers Arrive in Lebanon
07 September 2007: Lebanon: ECHO funded mine and UXO clearance in the region of Tyre
06 September 2007: Handicap International urges Brazil to join the Oslo process
06 September 2007: Latin American Countries Meet in Costa Rica to Discuss Banning Cluster Bombs
05 September 2007: CMC Press Release: Support for Ban on Cluster Munitions Grows in Latin America
05 September 2007: Costa Rica Hosts Anti-Cluster Bomb Conference
03 September 2007: Brazil pressured on cluster bombs
02 September 2007: FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq
01 September 2007: Mirza orders probe into HRW report on summer war (Lebanon)
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August
31 August 2007: Diana: Using her fame to do good works
31 August 2007: Michael Williams: Little Tangible Shift in Politicians Positions (Lebanon)
30 August 2007: Hezbollah to sue Israel for Lebanon war reparations
29 August 2007: Hezbollah Smear Campaign Won't Silence Report
20 August 2007: Sfeir scolds politicians for failure to bridge divide (Lebanon)
19 August 2007: Cluster bombers face City boycott (UK)
16 August 2007: War-scarred Lebanese slowly rebuilding lives
16 August 2007: Canadian envoy takes aim at U.N. disarmament body
15 August 2007: UN slams Israel over details of ordnance dropped on Lebanon
14 August 2007: A time for reflection, a call for action (Lebanon)
14 August 2007: 12 months of suffering from cluster bombs in Lebanon, but momentum grows for international ban
13 August 2007: UK 'damaged' by Lebanon war delay
12 August 2007: U.N. troops keep south Lebanon calm year after war
09 August 2007: US expert speaks out against cluster bombs at conference
09 August 2007: Metal Developed That Explodes on Impact (US)
08 August 2007: Women in the Frontline for Clearing Cluster Bombs
08 August 2007: UN Food Agency to Help Lebanese Farmers
07 August 2007: Austcare calls for cluster bombs treaty
06 August 2007: Girl 'raised from dead' after Israeli air strike
03 August 2007: Israel delays release of report on cluster bombs
03 August 2007: Arms smuggling from Syria to Lebanon gravely concerns UN
02 August 2007: Can Diana's legacy end cluster bomb tragedies?
02 August 2007: IDF cluster bomb report still incomplete
01 August 2007: New report documents past quarter century of Israeli attacks on Lebanese civilians
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July
30 July 2007: US should ban bomblets and get on the right side of history
30 July 2007: Wounded victims of war with Israel face long, lonely road to recovery
Rehabilitation centers rely mostly on private funds to treat patients
28 July 2007: Why my landlord is expecting the worst, The Lebanese army is about the only institution still working in this country (The Independent)
27 July 2007: Axa pulls insurance assets from cluster bomb makers (France)
25 July 2007: Un démineur français de l'ONU tué dans le sud du Liban
25 July 2007: UN Peacekeeper killed in Lebanon
25 July 2007: Winograd to address 'war crimes'
24 July 2007: Panel to probe alleged IDF war crimes in Second Lebanon War
23 July 2007: Commercials to warn children of danger of unexploded ordnance
21 July 2007: The cluster bombs do not care for cease fire
20 July 2007: IPS News: Will the US finally end cluster munition exports?
20 July 2007: New Internationalist: Bombs Away
19 July 2007: Swiss call time on Lebanon relief operations
19 July 2007: Malaysia Star: Cluster munitions manufacturers should be tried, says expert
18 July 2007: Le Figaro: Le financement éthique gagne du terrain
15 July 2007: Bombs still deadly after Tajik war (Reuters)
14 July 2007: Rate of cluster-bomb fatalities declines amid demining (Lebanon)
13 July 2007: Israel, Lebanon Draw Amnesty Fire
13 July 2007: Lebanon: Carriers of peace and hope
13 July 2007: 2 rights groups call for war inquiry: Israel and Lebanon haven't prosecuted crimes, they say (Chicago Tribune)
13 July 2007: Amnesty Int'l: Neither side has faced up to war crimes
12 July 2007: Rights group condemns failure to probe 2006 war crimes
12 July 2007: Amnesty seeks UN probe on Lebanon
12 July 2007: NRC Continues Rebuilding Efforts One Year After Israel-Hezbollah War
12 July 2007: Rough ride for Lebanon's displaced
11 July 2007: Lebanon: One Year On (Exerpt from ICRC TV documentary)
10 July 2007: Hermes probes BAE and EADS on cluster bombs (UK)
10 July 2007: Israel still refusing to disclose cluster bomb details in Lebanon
10 July 2007: Courageous farmers in Lebanon bear the brunt of Israel's cluster bombs
09 July 2007: FACTBOX-Costs of war and recovery in Lebanon and Israel
09 July 2007: Cluster bombs leave legacy of pain for Lebanese
July/August: Cluster Munitions Control Efforts Make Gains
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June
27 June 2007: Netherlands suspends use of cluster munitions, but questions remain
26 June 2007: The Netherlands suspends the use of cluster bombs
26 June 2007: Dutch military ordered to stop using cluster bombs until further notice
21 June 2007: The Economist: A grudging response to America's new line on little bombs
19 June 2007: Russia to help Lebanon clear bombs left since 2006 conflict
19 June 2007: U.S. Will Negotiate Cluster Bomb Treaty
19 June 2007: U.S. Eyes Limits On 'Cluster' Weapons
18 June 2007: U.S. open to negotiations on cluster bombs but no ban
17 June 2007: (Japan) Government may OK partial ban on cluster bombs
16 June 2007: Tackling Tajikistan's cluster bombs
15 June 2007: Cluster bombs and Australia’s national interest
13 June 2007: NGOs stress cluster-munitions ahead of treaty talks, Lebanon
11 June 2007: Daily Times: "Japan to back cluster bomb ban, advise delay"
10 June 2007: Dutch investors say stopping financing arms firms
10 June 2007: Australian Newspaper, The Age, "Why join the cluster against a ban?"
4 June 2007: Landmine Action Germany, Press release on G8 Summit and cluster munitions
2 June 2007: Australian Newspaper, The Age, "Ban this bomb from our arsenal"
1 June 2007: Australian Newspaper, The Age, "Green light granted for cluster bombs"
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May
31 May 2007: Danish Parliament adopts resolution on cluster munitions
31 May 2007: Dow Jones International News: Human Rts Crt Rejects Case On French Cluster Bombs In Kosovo (SERBIA)
31 May 2007: AAP MediaNet Press Releases: Australia, Doctors condemn cluster bomb inaction
31 May 2007: Report on Australian Cluster Munition (Prohibition) Bill 2006
25 May 2007: Jurist Legal News and Research, "Peru Conference pushes for cluster bomb ban"
25 May 2007: Japan needs cluster bombs for defense
25 May 2007: CMC press release, "Cluster bomb treaty takes shape after successful ban talks"
25 May 2007: Human Rights Watch press release, "68 Countries Push for Ban on Cluster Munitions, Some Producing States Seek to Weaken Prohibition"
24 May 2007: The Guardian, "Small bombs, Big trouble"
23 May 2007: Hungary Ready to Sign Treaty on Banning Cluster Bombs
23 May 2007: Malaysian National News Agency, "Stop world cluster bombs, urge six Nobel Prize winners"
22 May 2007: Appeal from the CMC to the Lima Conference
21 May 2007: Reuters article, "Global push to ban cluster bombs gathers pace"
21 May 2007: Washington Times article, "Nations Target Cluster Munitions Funding"
21 May 2007: CMC press release, "Campaigners call for strong cluster bomb treaty as countries meet in ban talks"
23-25 May 2007: Report on the Lima Conference
Lima Conference Chairs' Discussion Text
18 May 2007: Brazil decides not to attend Lima Conference, link to website on Brazil and ASTROS II multiple rocket launcher
17 May 2007: The Guardian, "Cluster bombs cause decades of harm, says study"
15 May 2007: International Herald Tribune article on cluster munitions and Japan
13 May 2007: Canada should lead call for ban on cluster bombs
11 May 2007: Tough international criticism of Swedish Defense Minister Mikael Odenberg's view on cluster bombs, interview by Thomas Nash
10 May 2007: SVT (Swedish National Television) on cluster munitions (in Swedish)
10 May 2007: DN Swedish newspaper article on cluster munitions (in Swedish)
Svenska Freds' website on cluster munitions (also in Swedish)
10 May 2007: Sweden changes position on cluster munitions ban, agrees to support an international ban
8 May 2007: "Australia Should Press the World to Ban Cluster Munitions"
May 2007: Interview with Steve Goose (HRW/ICBL) on cluster munitions by Purna Shova Chitrakar, Ban Landmines Campaign Nepal (NCBL)
CMC response to German proposal for treaty banning cluster munitions
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April
27 April 2007: Austria, Norway, Peru, ICBL, and CMC sponsor event: Update on International Process on Cluster Munitions"
18-20 April 2007: ICRC International Expert Meeting on Cluster Munitions takes place in Montreux, Switzerland
*ICRC Report on Montreux
10 April 2007: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru's letter of invitation to countries to attend the Lima Conference
6 April 2007: Dutch ABP, PGGM say sold shares in weapons producers
5 April 2007: Australian Broadcasting Corporation Govt commits $12m to landmine clearing in Cambodia
5 April 2007: Continuing Canadian bank and pension fund investment in cluster munitions
3 April 2007: CMC Action Alert: Australian Parliament considers Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Bill
1 April 2007: Dutch Socialist Party proposes law to ban cluster munitions
April 2007: Handicap International's Ban Mines Newsletter discusses current issues with cluster munitions
April 2007: ICBL News features articles on Oslo and cluster munitions
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March
30 March 2007: 82 signatories to the Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities, campaign for ratification begins
23 March 2007: German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Wieczorek-Zeul: international ban on cluster munitions
21 March 2007: Partial UK ban on cluster munitions falls short of target
20 March 2007: Switzerland mentions cluster munitions in the Conference on Disarmament (statement/CD report)
19 March 2007: British forces banned from using 'dumb' cluster bombs
15 March 2007: ICBL holds regional forum in Southeast Asia: "Taking Action on Cluster Munitions"
16 March 2007: Spain mentions cluster munitions in the Conference on Disarmament (statement/CD report)
14 March 2007: Cambodia announces support for new treaty banning cluster munitions
13 March 2007: Cluster munitions mentioned in Conference on Disarmament by Austria (statement/CD report), Latvia (statement/CD report), and Poland (statement/CD report)
2 March 2007: Belgium bans investments in cluster munitions
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February
28 February 2007: 68 Banks fueling cluster munitions with billions of dollars
27 February 2007: Holy See lauds cluster bomb accord
16 February 2007: Support the US Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act, Coalition Letter to the Senate
14 February 2007: US: Enact Law to Protect Civilians from Cluster Munitions
14 February 2007: US Bill S.594 to limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions
14 February 2007: Statements made to US Congress introducing Bill S.594, Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2007
1 February 2007: Switzerland mentions cluster munitions in Conference on Disarmament (statement/CD report)
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January
29 January 2007: US: Cut off cluster munitions sales to Israel
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