Reports

The ICBL strongly condemns the cruel and deadly attacks on deminers in Afghanistan on Sunday and Monday. The ICBL calls on the government of Afghanistan to bring the perpetrators of these crimes to justice and to ensure deminers receive…

After more than two decades of war, Afghanistan is one of the most mine-affected countries in the world and children are the first victims of these lethal weapons. Because of the indiscriminate nature of these weapons more than 50%…

KABUL, 21 January 2008 (IRIN) - Landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO) and abandoned explosive ordnance (AXO) killed 143 and wounded 438 people in different parts of Afghanistan in 2007, according to UN Mine Action Centre for Afghanistan (UNMACA) statistics. Most victims…

Foreword Since the Anti-Personnel Mine-Ban Treaty was adopted in September 1997, mine action has helped an ever-increasing number of civilians reclaim their lives and restore their livelihoods. The treaty has helped mobilize the international community's response to landmines and their impact…

KABUL, 15 November 2007 (IRIN) - The government of Afghanistan and the UN Mine Action Center for Afghanistan (UNMACA) have launched an awareness campaign to educate more than six million schoolchildren countrywide about the risks of landmines and unexploded ordnance…

Kabul, 10 November 2007 - On Sunday 11 November, the Ministry of Education will launch the first training of trainers for Mine Risk Education and Disability Awareness as part of its school and child protection programme in partnership with…

Kabul, 5 November 2007 - The Mine Action Programme for Afghanistan (MAPA), working towards the achievement of the Ottawa Convention benchmarks and in support of peace and stability in the country completed 24 landmine and explosive remnant of war…

Kabul, 22 October 2007 - On Tuesday 23 October, the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled will host a workshop in support of Mine Victims and other persons with disabilities. The workshop will be attended by high…

Belgrade, 4 October 2007 - Cluster bomb survivors gathered in Serbia this week to ensure their rights were at the heart of international efforts to ban the weapon by 2008. Twenty-two of the 26 affected states participated in the Belgrade…

Kabul, 1 October 2007 - Working toward the achievement of the Ottawa Convention benchmarks and in support of peace and stability in the country, the Mine Action Programme for Afghanistan (MAPA) has completed 42 minefield and battlefield tasks in…