Austcare - Stop Cluster Bombs

Stop Cluster Bombs

Cluster Munition Coalition Australia

The Cluster Munition Coalition Australia is a group of Australian non-governmental organisations that supports the international call to stop cluster munitions from harming civilians. Austcare is the group's focal point.

The Cluster Munition Coalition Australia is working to ensure that the Australian government takes strong leadership in the "Oslo Process", which seeks to secure a legally binding international instrument by the end of 2008 to:

1) Comprehensively prohibit cluster munitions that cause unacceptable harm to civilians;

2) Establish a framework to assist to cluster munition survivors and their communities, as well as to clear contaminated areas.

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The Cluster Munition Coalition Australia was established on 16 January 2008.

Austcare currently has a delegation participating at the Wellington Conference.

Highlights from the negotiations

After a week of tough diplomatic talks, the voice of survivors and committed states has prevailed and a draft treaty to ban cluster munitions has been endorsed for formal negotiation. Read more

Austcare and Handicap International, both members of the international Cluster Munition Coalition, issued a statement on 20 February 2008 from Wellington challenging arguments in support of SMArt sensor-fuzed weaponry to support delegate deliberations. Read More

To endorse our objectives and join the Coalition in Australia, please contact us at stopclusters@austcare.org.au.

Find out more about Austcare's Cluster munitions campaign