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The 2006 Lebanon War provided momentum for the campaign to ban cluster bombs. The United Nations estimated that up to 40% of Israeli cluster bomblets failed to explode on impact. [13] Norway organized the independent Oslo Process after discussions at the traditional disarmament forum in Geneva fell through in November 2006. [14]
Shrapnel hits nearby buildings and people in range. [11] [12] [8] The use of cluster munitions in civilian areas makes the attack indiscriminate, which violates the foundations of international humanitarian law. The use of such munitions has been criticized by human rights groups and a number of governments. [9] [10] [12]
At least 25 countries have used cluster munitions in recent history (since the creation of the United Nations). Countries listed in bold have signed and ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions, agreeing in principle to ban cluster bombs. Countries listed in italic have signed, but not yet ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions.
A convention banning the use of cluster bombs has been joined by more than 120 countries that agreed not to use, produce, transfer or stockpile the weapons and to clear them after they’ve been used.
The US will send cluster munitions to Ukraine as ... following months of debate within the Biden administration about whether to provide Kyiv with the controversial weapons banned by over 100 ...
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The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) is an international civil society movement, which campaigns against the use, production, stockpiling, and transfer of cluster munitions. Cluster munitions , a type of munition stockpiled by more than 80 states, are documented to have caused significant civilian deaths and injuries and have frequently caused ...
Rights groups and observers say Russia is using cluster bombs in its invasion of Ukraine, a charge Moscow denies. If confirmed, deployment of the weapon, especially in crowded civilian areas ...