Australia should press the world to ban cluster munitions

Robert Tickner

May 8, 2007

IN FEBRUARY, 49 Governments met in Oslo, Norway, to discuss the development of an international treaty to ban cluster munitions. At the end of the meeting, 46 of the nations agreed to support a proposed treaty calling for a ban on cluster munitions that cause unacceptable harm to civilians.

Although a number of states have begun reviewing their policies on the use of cluster munitions, there has been no effective international response.

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