Cluster munitions convention is working despite ongoing use in conflicts, says treaty monitor
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Four countries have completely destroyed their stockpiles of cluster munitions since 2017, and Switzerland may soon be able to say that it has done the same.
That’s according to the UN-backed report, Cluster Munition Monitor 2018, released by a leading coalition seeking a global ban on the weapons in line with the international convention governing their use.
In an interview with UN News, Mary Wareham, one of the Monitor’s editors who is also an advocacy director with Human Rights Watch, noted that despite these successes, the weapons are still claiming victims in places including Syria, Laos, Cambodia and Viet Nam.
Four countries have completely destroyed their stockpiles of cluster munitions since 2017, and Switzerland may soon be able to say that it has done the same.
That’s according to the UN-backed report, Cluster Munition Monitor 2018, released by a leading coalition seeking a global ban on the weapons in line with the international convention governing their use.
In an interview with UN News, Mary Wareham, one of the Monitor’s editors who is also an advocacy director with Human Rights Watch, noted that despite these successes, the weapons are still claiming victims in places including Syria, Laos, Cambodia and Viet Nam.