Five-Year Review: Non-signatory the Federated States of Micronesia has expressed support for the convention’s objectives, but no measures have been taken to join it. The Federated States of Micronesia has never attended a meeting of the convention. It is not known to have ever used, produced, transferred, or stockpiled cluster munitions.

Policy

The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has not acceded to the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

Government officials have expressed support for the convention’s objectives, but no measures have been taken to join. In April 2011, FSM’s Department of Foreign Affairs expressed the government’s “intention to be a party” to the Convention on Cluster Munitions.[1] In October 2009, a FSM representative said that the government wished to complete accession to the Mine Ban Treaty before considering joining the Convention on Cluster Munitions. The representative also cited FSM’s capacity constraints in meeting its treaty obligations and added that the FSM’s Compact of Free Association with the United States (US) requires that FSM clear any strategic defense decisions with the US before it can join any international treaties.[2]

FSM did not participate in the Oslo Process that created the convention and has never attended a meeting on cluster munitions.

FSM has voted in favor of UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolutions condemning the use of cluster munitions in Syria, such as Resolution 69/189 on 18 December 2014, which expressed “outrage” at the continued use.[3]

Use, production, transfer, and stockpiling

FSM is not known to have ever used, produced, transferred, or stockpiled cluster munitions.