At least 1,063 people were killed or injured by cluster munitions globally in 2025, one of the highest annual tolls on record, according to the Cluster Munition Coalition's annual report. The vast majority of victims were civilians, including at least 34 children, with casualties recorded across nine countries; Ukraine alone accounted for 87 percent of the global total for the fourth consecutive year. The report also flagged that US cuts to foreign aid disrupted clearance of unexploded remnants, contributing to at least 117 additional deaths and injuries, while evidence of new cluster munition production was identified in multiple countries including China, Russia, and Israel — raising fresh concerns about compliance with the Convention on Cluster Munitions (a 2010 international treaty, now with 112 state parties, that bans the use, production, and stockpiling of the weapons).