Afghanistan
It could take up to six years before the north of the country is rid of the deadly menace. By Qais Faqiri and Hasina Rasuli (ARR No. 84, 03-Dec-03) Landmines in northern Afghanistan remain one of the biggest obstacles to reconstruction…
Afghanistan
Executive Summary The Mine Action Programme for Afghanistan (MAPA), one of the earliest humanitarian demining programmes in the world, has been operating since 1989. 2002 marks its thirteenth year of operation and represents a year of significant change for the…
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IP/03/1427 Brussels, 21 October 2003 - The European Commission has adopted its 2003 Annual Work Programme for antipersonnel landmines with a budget of € 18,150,000. The general objective of this programme is to assist countries suffering the consequences of antipersonnel landmines…
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Launch of Landmine Monitor and meeting of States Parties to Mine Ban Treaty September was a very important month in the campaign against the use of Landmines. On 10 September the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), launched it's annual…
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Landmine Update is a quarterly newsletter prepared and disseminated by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). It reflects the activities of the ICBL, its member organizations, its partner agencies and pro-ban governments in a three-month…
Afghanistan
New report says 754 square kilometres of minefields and former battle areas already cleared KABUL, 4 September 2003 - Afghanistan could be free from the threat of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) by 2012 if clearance operations continue at current…
Afghanistan
Area currently known to be contaminated by landmines and UXO: 840 square kilometres Number of civilians killed or injured by landmines and UXO monthly in Afghanistan: 150-300 Area of minefields cleared from 1989 through 2002: 259 square kilometres Battle area cleared of…
Afghanistan
Landmines claim the lives of 150 to 300 people in Afghanistan each month. Very often, victims are children-boys, especially, who tend livestock and are attracted to the strange objects they find in the fields. Adequate medical care is usually…
Afghanistan
Islamabad (dpa) - A landmine blast Wednesday wounded a woman and a girl at a refugee camp in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) agency reported. The explosion occurred at a camp in Zere Dasht area, some 35…
Afghanistan
UN Mine Action Centre for Afghanistan (MACA) On 12 May, Afghanistan destroyed the first pile of more than 500 land mines to demonstrate its commitment to the global mine ban treaty, a Defence Ministry statement said. The mines, mostly anti-personnel,…
