Category - cluster munitions

Politicians must focus on the most vulnerable, say churches

staff writers — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:19:33 +0000

Following the proposals set out in the Queen's Speech, three of Britain's largest denominations are urging the UK's politicians to “focus their concern on those who made little out of the good economic years".

Pentagon's new cluster bomb policy treads water

agency reporter — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:28:02 +0100

The Pentagon has announced that the US military will continue to use and export even the most unreliable cluster bombs over the next decade. The policy decision comes shortly after 111 countries agreed to a global treaty banning cluster bombs.

Churches will work for more states to sign cluster munitions treaty

agency reporter — Thu, 29 May 2008 17:10:45 +0100

More than half the world’s governments have agreed to ban the production, use, stockpiling and export of all existing cluster munitions. Meeting in Dublin, Ireland, representatives of 110 nations completed negotiations yesterday.

Churches welcome Government’s new stance on cluster munitions

staff writers — Thu, 29 May 2008 11:05:40 +0100

The Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church have welcomed the commitment by the UK Government to withdraw the remaining two cluster munitions from its arsenal.