Summary

State Party Comoros ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 28 July 2010. It last participated in a meeting of the convention in 2013. Comoros has voted in favor of the key annual United Nations (UN) resolution promoting the convention since it was first introduced in 2015.

Comoros has stated that it has never used, produced, transferred, or stockpiled cluster munitions. It must provide an Article 7 transparency report for the convention to formally confirm its cluster munition-free status.

Policy

The Union of Comoros signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 3 December 2008 and ratified it on 28 July 2010. The convention entered into force for the country on 1 January 2011.

Comoros has not adopted national implementation legislation to enforce the convention’s provisions.[1]

As of August 2022, Comoros still has not submitted its initial Article 7 transparency report for the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which was originally due by 30 June 2011.

Comoros participated in the Oslo Process that created the convention and advocated for the strongest possible text.[2]

Comoros participated in the convention’s meetings of States Parties in 2011–2013, but not since then.

In December 2021, Comoros voted in favor of the key United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution promoting full implementation of the convention.[3] Comoros has voted in favor of this annual UNGA resolution on the convention since it was first introduced in 2015.

Comoros has also voted in favor of UNGA resolutions condemning the use of cluster munitions in Syria.[4]

With respect to the prohibition on transit of cluster munitions through the territory of a State Party, Comoros has stated, “we cannot tolerate any form of transit, even from states which have not signed the convention.”[5]

Comoros has not elaborated its views on other important issues relating to the convention’s interpretation and implementation, such as the prohibition on foreign stockpiling and assistance with prohibited acts in joint military operations, and the prohibition on investing in cluster munition production.

Comoros is a State Party to the Mine Ban Treaty. It is not party to the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW).

Use, production, transfer, and stockpiling

In 2010, Comoros stated that it has never used, produced, transferred, or stockpiled cluster munitions.[6] It must provide an Article 7 transparency report for the convention to confirm its cluster munition-free status.

Policy

The Islamic Republic of the Comoros acceded to the Mine Ban Treaty on 19 September 2002, becoming a State Party on 1 March 2003. Legislation to enforce the antipersonnel mine prohibition domestically has not been enacted.

Comoros has not attended any recent meetings of the treaty, including the Third Review Conference in Maputo in June 2014. Comoros submitted its initial Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 report on 20 April 2003 and a subsequent report on 24 June 2004, but has not since provided annual updates.

On 5 December 2018, Comoros voted in favor of UN General Assembly Resolution 73/61 promoting universalization and implementation of the convention.[1]

Comoros is not party to the Convention on Conventional Weapons. Comoros is party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

Comoros has never used, produced, imported, exported, or stockpiled antipersonnel mines, including for training purposes.