cluster munition

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.