The Geneva Conventions are four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish international legal standards for humanitarian treatment in war.Convention on Cluster Munitionshe Geneva Conventions are four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish international legal standards for humanitarian treatment in war. TThe Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) prohibits under any circumstances the use, development, production, acquisition, stockpiling and transfer of cluster munitions, as well as the assistance or encouragement of anyone to engage in prohibited activities. The text of the Convention is available for download in the six official UN languages: عربي, 中文, English, français, русский, español.A cluster munition is a weapon consisting of a container or dispenser from which many submunitions or bomblets are scattered over wide areas. Many submunitions are unreliable and fail to explode, thus creating a potential humanitarian impact on civilians both during as well as long after the conflict ends.The Convention provides a comprehensive international response to the suffering caused by the use of cluster munitions and their remnants, to prevent the proliferation and future use of these weapons.The Convention was opened for signature in Oslo on 3 December 2008 and entered into force on 1 August 2010.
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