Cluster Munition Monitor 2023

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1. Share the report with your networks: 

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2. Copy & Paste the following tweets to share with your social networks, inserting images at the bottom of this page as appropriate.

When tweeting, please use #CMM2023 and tag @MineMonitor and @banclusterbombs.

Suggested tweets 

Progress in eliminating #ClusterMunitions is overshadowed by devastating human toll from widespread use in #Ukraine as @ISUCCM States Parties gear up to meet for #CCM11MSP. See #CMM2023 presser at www.the-monitor.org

Both South Sudan and Nigeria joined the #ClusterMunitions Convention this past year. Currently the convention is in good standing with 112 States Parties and 12 signatories. See #CMM2023 report: www.the-monitor.org

About 1.5 million #ClusterMunitions and >178 million submunitions have been destroyed by States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munition. >99% of the total declared. Remarkable success! @ISUCCM #CMM2023 www.the-monitor.org

No member of the 2008 Convention on #ClusterMunitions has used the weapons since joining it. BUT some non-signatories have done so, this past year weapons have been used in #Syria #Ukraine #Mynamar. See #CMM2023 report: www.the-monitor.org

Congrats to #BiH for completing its clearance obligations under @ISUCCM Article 4! Globally, 13 countries have completed clearance of #ClusterMunition-contaminated areas. Read #CMM2023: www.the-monitor.org

#CMM2023 reported 1,172 #ClusterMunition casualties in 2022, the highest number of casualties reported since 2010. Civilians represented 95% of all casualties whose status was recorded in 2023. #CCM11MSP

#Civilians are the main victims of #ClusterMunitions, with #Children particularly at risk. #Children account for 71% of casualties in #2022 where age is recorded. These weapons should never be used, anywhere, by anyone.

71% of all #ClusterMunitions victims in 2023 were #Children. Terrible reminder of dire need for rapid #Clearance of contaminated land, age-appropriate #EORE and adequate support to the victims/families. Read #CMM2023: www.the-monitor.org

29 states/other areas are contaminated by #ClusterMunitions, incl. 11 @ISUCCM States Parties. #CMM2023 finds at least 93km2 reported cleared by States Parties in 2022 and +75,000 submunitions destroyed.

Congrats to #Bulgaria for destroying the last of its stockpiled #ClusterMunitions! @ISUCCM States Parties #Bulgaria #Peru #Solvakia collectively destroyed >4,166 #ClusterMunitions and >134,000 submunitions from their stocks in 2022. Read #CMM2023

#CMM2023 finds Russia used #ClusterMunitions extensively in attacks since its invasion of #Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have also used the weapon. Both countries must commit to accede to @ISUCCM and ban the weapons asap!

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