Universalisation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Sub-Saharan Africa
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“THE HOUR HAS COME”
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A PRESENTATION AT THE ACCRA UNIVERSALISATION MEETING Accra, Ghana. 28-30 MAY 2012
BY DR ROBERT MTONGA
CLUSTER MUNITIONS COALITION
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111 countries have joined | 71 are States Parties | 40 are signatories that need to ratify
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GLOBAL HEAD COUNT 35 Producing Countries
70 current stockpilers
Used in 39 Countries or disputed territories
Transfers to 60 Countries, perhaps more?
Billions of “killers” still at large globally
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BALL POINT SUMMARY
1/3 CM USED IN AFRICA IN LAST DECADE
ORIGIN:- USSR, USA, UK, FRANCE, CHILE, GREECE
1 Former Producer
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FOCUS ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
PRODUCER :South Africa (Formerly)
STOCKPILERS: Eritrea ,Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau ,Nigeria, South Africa ,Sudan, Zimbabwe
AFFECTED: Angola, Tchad Eritrea, Ethiopia Mauritania MZ,DRC,CIV, South Sudan, Sierra leonne,Sudan,Uganda Zambia
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Current status of rats/accessions
States Parties1. Botswana,2. Burkina
Faso, 3. Burundi, 4. Cape Verde,5. Comoros, 6. Côte
d’Ivoire, 7. Ghana, 8. Guinea-
Bissau,9. Lesotho, 10.Malawi,
11.Mali,12.Mauritania, 13.Mozambiqu
e, 14.Niger, 15.Senegal, 16.Seychelles, 17Sierra
Leone,18.Swaziland 19.Zambia
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Current status of rats/accessions
Signatories1. Angola2. Benin3. Cameroun4. CAR5. Tchad6. DRC7. Djibouti8. Congo9. Gambia10.Somalia11.Tanzania
12. Guinea13.Kenya14.Liberia15.Madagascar16.Namibia17.Nigeria18.Rwanda19.S Tome Principe20.South Africa21.Uganda22.Togo
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Current status of rats/accessions
Non-Signatories1. Equatorial
Guinea2. Eritrea3. Ethiopia4. Gabon5. Mauritius6. South
Sudan7. Sudan8. Zimbabwe
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22/40 REMAINING STATES TO RATIFY IN AFRICA VERY CLOSE TO UNIV WHOLE OF SSA FOLLOWING STATES VERY VERY CLOSE TO RATSAngola , Cameroun, Tchad, Gambia,
Nigeria Togo UgandaWho is next What can SSA achieve before 3MSP
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Preventive Make your Children
proud!
Strengthens stigma
Leadership
Solidarity affected countries
CCM best framework to get
assistance to deal with the problem
Humanitarian impact outweighs military utility.
All countries should join the ban, there is
strength in numbers.
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22/40 Ratifications to Accessions
Its easy!
( For most) it Costs nothing
BECAUSE AFRICA CARES!
CCM best framework to get
assistance to deal with the problem
Humanitarian impact outweighs military utility.
All countries should join the ban, there is
strength in numbers.
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Adoption( a country, Regional, sub-regional, bilateral)
Make it your cause Speak out as a nation! Attend International fora Involve all ministries/agencies International cooperation &assistance
Go it long nationally!
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THE CMC’S CLARION CALL
THE IDEA HAS MATURED!
THE HOUR HAS COME !
AFRICA UNITE!