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Cluster Munition Ban Policy
Commitment to the Convention on Cluster Munitions
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Convention on Cluster Munitions status |
Signatory |
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Participation in Convention on Cluster Munitions meetings |
Attended First Meeting of States Parties in Vientiane, Lao PDR in November 2010 and intersessional meetings in Geneva in June 2011 |
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Key developments |
Ratification is underway |
Policy
The Republic of Djibouti signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 30 July 2010.
In November 2010, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official said that ratification was being considered by parliament and efforts were being made to make prioritize its approval.[1]
Djibouti participated in some meetings of the Oslo Process that created the convention, but did not attend the Convention on Cluster Munitions Signing Conference in Oslo in December 2008 due to coordination issues related to the signature and authorization process.[2] After making several positive statements toward the convention, Djibouti signed the convention at the UN in New York in July 2010.
Djibouti attended the First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Vientiane, Lao PDR in November 2010, where it called on all countries to join the convention and noted, “Although the convention has a great legitimacy in today’s world and in our region, it is sad to see that certain countries that have used cluster munitions in the region have not signed up.”[3] Djibouti also participated in intersessional meetings of the convention in Geneva in June 2011, but did not make any statements.
Djibouti is a State Party to the Mine Ban Treaty. It is also party to the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW), but has not ratified CCW Protocol V on explosive remnants of war and has not participated in recent CCW discussions on cluster munitions.
Use, production, transfer and, stockpiling
Djibouti has stated that it has not used, produced, or stockpiled cluster munitions.[4]
[1] CMC meeting with Issé Abdillahi Assoweh, National Disarmament Focal Point, Deputy Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Djibouti, Vientiane, 11 November 2010.
[2] For more information on Djibouti’s policy and practice regarding cluster munitions through mid-2010, see: ICBL, Cluster Munition Monitor 2010 (Ottawa: Mines Action Canada, October 2010), pp. 143–144.
[3] Statement of Djibouti, First Meeting of States Parties, Convention on Cluster Munitions, Vientiane, 10 November 2010. Notes by the CMC.
[4] Interview with Amb. Mohamed Siad Douale, Permanent Mission of Djibouti to the UN in Geneva, 13 April 2010; and Statement of Djibouti, First Meeting of States Parties, Convention on Cluster Munitions, Vientiane, 10 November 2010, notes by the CMC.
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