The Cluster Munition Monitor 2025 report #CCM2025 has been released. It paints a mixed picture of significant humanitarian progress amidst serious new challenges to the international norm. On one hand, the convention's positive impact is undeniable: in 2024, States Parties destroyed more cluster munition remnants than in any of the preceding five years, releasing over 100km² of land and greatly reducing the threat to civilians. On the other, the report documents alarming setbacks, including Lith