On August 30, Textron Systems announced it is stopping its production of CBU-105 sensor fuzed weapons, making it the last US manufacturer to cease production of cluster munitions.

A White House decision to suspend future cluster munition transfers to Saudi Arabia should be made permanent and extended to cover all cluster munition transfers.

A Saudi Arabia-led coalition is using recently transferred US-manufactured cluster munitions in civilian areas of Yemen contrary to US export requirements.

An offensive by the government of Syria in cooperation with Russia has seen civilian casualties from daily cluster munitions attacks.

The United States has abstained from voting on the first-ever resolution by the United Nations General Assembly on the treaty to ban cluster bombs.