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Problems:
- Cluster munitions can indiscriminately harm civilians and civilian objects, violating international humanitarian law.
- They have a high failure rate, leaving behind unexploded ordnance that poses an ongoing danger.
- They make big areas unsafe for a long time, harming countries’ health and economies.
Convention on Cluster Munitions:
- 2008: Convention on Cluster Munitions was signed to outlaw the use, production, transfer, and stockpiling of these weapons due to their indiscriminate and long-lasting effects on civilian populations.
- 123 countries joined, but some big ones like India, the US, Russia, Ukraine, Pakistan, and Israel didn’t sign.
Why in News:
- The United States has made the decision to give cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package worth up to USD 800 million.
