Weapon transfers, including banned cluster munitions, spike in Ukraine

By UN News

Aug 17, 2023 8:06 pm

'The influx of weapons and ammunition into any armed conflict can contribute to the escalation and presents significant risks of diversion and proliferation even after the conflict has ended,' Izumi Nakamitsu, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, told the Council, briefing on the latest developments in the context of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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