Biden approves cluster bomb shipment to Ukraine
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According to the 2024 report of the Geneva-based Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC), Biden, despite the criticism of the United Nations (UN) and 21 country presidents, July 2023 to April 2024Between the dates To UkraineWhile it was revealed that 5 batches of cluster bombs were approved for delivery, it was also noted that 66 percent of the cluster bomb victims were children.

An international movement based in Geneva that campaigns against the use, production and transfer of cluster munitions. Cluster Munitions Coalition (CMC),In its report examining whether the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions, signed by 108 countries and banning the use of such weapons, was being implemented, the US stressed that it did not provide information on the number of cluster bombs it supplied to Ukraine or the specific types and sizes of unexploded ordnance.

The report continues, “ World leaders from 21 countries have voiced their concerns about the US decision to supply cluster bombs to Ukraine, and the US decision to supply cluster bombs to Ukraine has received wide coverage in the world media and has also been criticized by UN officials.” reminder was included.

It is estimated that 5 to 14 percent of these cluster bombs, which were supplied to the Kiev regime with Biden’s approval and are not equipped with self-destruct devices, may never explode because they have been waiting in US military warehouses for a long time. In this case, cluster bombs will continue to pose a threat to civilians even after the conflict ends. will turn into a mineis being recorded.

While 97 percent of those who lost their lives due to the direct use of these bombs or the wounds they left behind were civilians, 66 percent of the cluster bomb victims were Childrenconstitutes.

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