cluster munition

News in Brief 15 September 2021

  • Global economy projected to show fastest growth in 50 years 
  • UN deputy chief condemns Mogadishu suicide bombing 
  • Cluster bomb victims rise, despite progress in eliminating weapons 
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Civilian casualties rise, despite progress in eliminating cluster bombs 

Casualties caused by lethal cluster munitions continued to increase in 2020, despite progress in efforts to eliminate these weapons, a UN-backed civil society report said on Wednesday. 

Proposed protocol threatens existing global ban on cluster bombs, UN officials warn

The top United Nations humanitarian, development and human rights officials today called on countries meeting in Geneva not to adopt a protocol currently under debate that weakens the existing global ban on cluster bombs.