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UN: Cluster munitions a 'horrifying tool' in Ukraine, or anywhere

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 18 Aug 2023 23:23
2 Min Read

The UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric reaffirms that the United Nations opposes the use of cluster bombs in Ukraine and across the globe.

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  • A view shows the internal components of a 300mm rocket which appear to contained cluster bombs launched from a BM-30 Smerch multiple rocket launcher in Ukraine's second-biggest city of Kharkiv on March 3, 2022, during war in Ukraine. (AFP)
    A view shows the internal components of a 300mm rocket which appear to contained cluster bombs launched from a BM-30 Smerch multiple rocket launcher in Ukraine's second-biggest city of Kharkiv on March 3, 2022, during war in Ukraine. (AFP)

Cluster munitions in Ukraine, or anywhere, are a "horrifying tool" according to the UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric who affirmed the UN's opposition to their usage, globally.

"We are firmly against the use of cluster bombs everywhere and anywhere. They are a horrifying tool of war," Dujarric said during a press briefing, before highlighting that the UN would seek an end to the war in Ukraine with its territorial integrity preserved.
 
Earlier in July, Dujarric had announced that the UN is aware of reports that Ukraine began to fire US-supplied cluster bombs and said their use should not be permitted in combat. 

"We have seen these reports, which are very concerning, and as we have said before, these types of munitions should be consigned to history and should not be used," Dujarric told a briefing.

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