All of these organizations share a common goal of preventing the adverse humanitarian and development impact of cluster munitions and providing assistance to the victims and survivors, as well as ensuring their normalization and inclusion in society.
An important focus for the CMC was to ensure those affected by cluster munitions were able to play a key role in shaping the outcome of the campaign and the international treaty it has brought about.
This has been demonstrated by affected states such as Lebanon and Laos, who were at the forefront of the diplomatic negotiations, as well as the active roles played within the CMC by individual survivors of cluster bombs (such as Branislav Kapetanovic and others involved with the Ban Advocates initiative set up by Handicap International).
In 2011, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) merged into one unified structure, now known as the ICBL-CMC, in order to realize operational efficiencies and reinforce complementary work.
The activities of the ICBL-CMC are supported by a Governance Board including representatives of various elements of the ICBL that provides strategic, financial, and human resource oversight.