Example of Landmines and Cluster Munitions
In advocating for a treaty ban on uranium weapons, ICBUW states that is following the example of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and the Cluster Munition Coalition. ICBUW’s grassroots member organisations lobby at a national level, while ICBUW itself works with supranational bodies such as the European Parliament and the United Nations. A global ban is supported by EUROMIL - the European Military Union.
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