Just Released: The Cluster Munition Monitor Report 2024 The Cluster...

4.2K views · 77 reactions | Cluster munitions are deadly and leave long-lasting socio-economical effects on communities. Since they have hundreds of sub-munitions, they are generally free-falling, and incorrect use, wind, and other factors can cause them to strike well outside the intended target area. | International Committee of the Red Cross | Facebook

Why are cluster munitions so deadly? | International Committee of the Red Cross

Read member US Cluster Munition Coalition's 14 June statement urging the #US Administration to remain steadfast in rejecting calls for transfer of cluster munitions to #Ukraine. http://www.noclusterbombs.org/news/2023/06/14/u.s.-cluster-munition-coalition-letter-to-biden/ The best means to prevent harm from this indiscriminate weapon is to join the The Convention on Cluster Munitions . | Cluster Munition Coalition

The Cluster Munition Monitor 2025 report #CCM2025 has been released. It paints a mixed picture of significant humanitarian progress amidst serious new challenges to the international norm. On one hand, the convention's positive impact is undeniable: in 2024, States Parties destroyed more cluster munition remnants than in any of the preceding five years, releasing over 100km² of land and greatly reducing the threat to civilians. On the other, the report documents alarming setbacks, including Lith

The international treaty banning cluster munitions is making demonstrable progress, but it's being tested by countries that have not joined it. Mary Wareham, deputy crisis, conflict, and arms director at Human Rights Watch and editor of “Cluster Munition Monitor 2024,” discusses the 2024 report ⤵️ | Human Rights Watch