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News: Recently, Lithuania withdrew from Convention on Cluster Munitions prohibiting cluster bombs, citing security concerns over Russia. Convention on Cluster Munitions
About the Convention on Cluster Munitions
- Genesis– It is an international treaty of more than 100 states, adopted on 30 May 2008, signed on 3 December 2008 and entered into force on 1 August 2010.
- Objective: The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) strictly forbids the use, development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, and transfer of cluster munitions under any circumstances. It also prohibits assisting or encouraging others to participate in these banned activities.
- The Convention offers a comprehensive international framework to address the harm caused by cluster munitions and their remnants, aiming to prevent their proliferation and future use.
- Membership Status: 124 states committed to the Convention’s objectives. 112 states are parties to the Convention and 12 states have signed but not yet ratified.
- India, U.S.A., Russia, China, Ukraine, and Israel are not signatories due to military and strategic considerations.
