Very serious and tragic stuff!
"... This month marks the 10th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on Cluster Munitions, which came into force in August 2010. ... Since then, 108 countries have joined this important humanitarian treaty, which comprehensively bans the use, production, transfer and stockpiling of these weapons. Countries that have joined the convention have committed to destroying their stockpiles, clearing contaminated areas and supporting the victims of cluster munitions. ... Despite these successes, scores of people continue to be killed and injured every year. In recent years, the use of cluster munitions has been reported in Syria, Yemen and Libya, but other countries have also been affected, and it’s civilians who continue to bear the brunt of their devastating effects."
Casualties mount despite cluster munitions ban | The Strategist
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