Cluster munitions kill, wound over 1,000 globally in 2025
The 1,063 global casualties in 2025 one of the highest annual tolls on record, a report has found.
Cluster munitions have killed or injured at least 1,063 people in 2025, one of the highest annual tolls on record, according to a report produced by a global network of researchers.
Most casualties were civilians, including at least 34 children, the Cluster Munition Coalition’s annual report said on Tuesday. Deaths and injuries were recorded in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Iraq, Laos, Lebanon, Myanmar, Russia, Syria and Ukraine.
Ukraine had the highest number of recorded casualties for the fourth consecutive year in 2025, accounting for 87 percent of the global total.
The convention prohibits the use, production, and collection of cluster munitions. The treaty has 112 states parties and 12 signatories. Lithuania is the first and only country to withdraw from the convention in March.