Dozens of nations sign up to UN-backed treaty banning use of cluster bombs

3 December 2008 – Representatives of around 100 countries gathered in Oslo, Norway, today to sign an historic United Nations-sponsored treaty formally renouncing the use of cluster bombs, a weapon that frequently kills innocent civilians and cripples communities for decades after hostilities have ceased.
Dozens of nations sign up to UN-backed treaty banning use of cluster bombs
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