A new report published on Monday highlights that cluster bomblets continue to cause thousands of civilian casualties, primarily among children, and warns that their renewed use is jeopardizing global efforts to achieve a universal ban on these largely prohibited weapons, News.Az reports citing UN Geneva.

Lithuania’s Seimas (parliament) has backed a motion on the country’s withdrawal from the convention banning cluster munitions, News.Az reports citing Lithuanian media.

Lithuania’s government has approved a draft resolution proposing that the parliament denounce the Convention on Cluster Munitions, News.Az reports citing the Lithuanian government.