KAMPALA, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Government representatives from 42 African countries have agreed to sign an international treaty on banning cluster bombs, a declaration issued at the end of a two-day meeting said here on Tuesday.

    The declaration dubbed "Kampala Action Plan" urges all states to sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) scheduled for December 3 in Oslo, Norway to demonstrate the continent's strong commitment to the eradication of cluster munitions.

    The African continent has for the last four decades experienced violent conflicts in which cluster bombs were used, killing and maiming civilians.

    The CCM was negotiated and adopted by more than 100 states in Dublin, Ireland in May this year. It will be opened for signature in Oslo on December 3, the international day for persons with disabilities.

    The Kampala meeting was convened by Uganda with support from Austria, Norway and the United Nations Development Program to urge African countries to unanimous support and sign the CCM.