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Written by Citizen staff
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Thursday, 04 December 2008 |
The Canadian Red Cross is applauding news that Canada signed onto an international convention on cluster munitions in Oslo, Norway, this week.
The campaign to convince Ottawa to take the step included presenting more than 600 postcards in support of the move and was signed mostly by university students to Cariboo-Prince George MP Dick Harris earlier this month.
Both the local Red Cross and international studies students at the University of Northern B.C. were involved in the effort.
"Through this campaign you have truly demonstrated what is meant by 'mobilizing the power of humanity,'" said Canadian Red Cross interim secretary general Paul Wharram said in a note of congratulations.
The agreement prohibits the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of cluster munitions, which have caused widespread civilian casualties.
It also requires signatories to destroy their stockpiles, clear unexploded remnants, and assist victims.
The Canadian military does not use cluster munitions, Harris noted.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 04 December 2008 )
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