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Survivors of Myanmar’s Landmine Blasts Struggle With Severed Limbs and Shattered Lives

The pain from their injuries hasn’t gone away. Meanwhile, they face challenges in earning a livelihood.

Lebanon Joins Mine Ban Treaty

Click to expand Image A team from the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) clearing unexploded clu...

A Family Ravaged by Land Mines in Myanmar

Bu Ri lost a leg to a mine in Myanmar decades ago. More recently, six other members of his family have suffered a similar fate or worse, in a sign of the devastation wreaked by civ...

Rights group hails Lebanon’s accession to the Mine Ban Treaty amidst regional conflict

Human Rights Watch welcomed Lebanon’s accession to the Mine Ban Treaty on Wednesday. The group described it as a positive development in addressing the severe humanitarian and soci...

UN urges adherence to mine ban treaty

Countries must uphold international law limiting the use of anti-personnel mines, which kill and maim civilians long after conflicts have ended, the UN human rights office, OHCHR,...

UN calls for urgent funding for mine clearance in Afghanistan

KABUL, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has called for urgent funding for mine clearance in post-war Afghanistan as unexploded o...

Meet Hana Khider: The woman leading an all-female team clearing ISIS landmines in Iraq where one wrong move means death

Afghanistan to demine vast areas in hazardous eastern provinces

KABUL, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority announced late Monday the signing of a joint cooperation agreement with a leading mine clearance o...

In Laos, war still waits beneath the soil

Kriegswaffen: Landminen verseuchen laut UN mindestens 58 Länder und Gebiete

Mehr als 5.000 Menschen sind im Jahr 2025 durch Minen getötet oder verletzt worden. Die UN wirbt dafür, Minen zu räumen und solche Waffen nicht mehr herzustellen.

URCS launches mine awareness sessions for children at summer camps

The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) has launched mine risk education sessions for children at summer camps.

Refugee turned peacemaker: The young woman leader transforming communities in the Central African Republic

In the heart of the Central African Republic (CAR), a nation long marked by conflict, Nina Mireille Yankinon stands as a symbol of resilience, leadership, and hope, dedicating her...

Survivors and families gather in London to mark ten years of Troubles trauma charity

Founded by Michael O’Hare in memory of his slain schoolgirl sister Majella, the organization brought together community leaders and victims to reflect on a decade of healing.

Conflict and funding cuts strain mine clearance in Afghanistan, UN says - Khaama Press

Conflict and funding cuts strain mine clearance in Afghanistan, UN says - Khaama Press

Minenräumen in Kolumbien: Zentimeter für Zentimeter

Mayra Roseros Arbeit besteht aus Hoffnung und Angst zugleich: Sie ist Minenräumerin in Kolumbien. Ein Fund kann zum Tod führen – oder Leben ermöglichen. mehr...

How One Haitian Mother Rebuilt Her Life After Gang Violence—with Courage, Determination, Enterprise and a Small Loan

Over the past 25 years, I have had the privilege of working alongside communities in Haiti, traveling there 35 times through my work with the Raising Haiti Foundation. I have met m...

After the sirens: Lebanon's first responders swing between duty and grief

Nearly 3,000 people have been killed and nearly 1 million have been displaced the war in southern Lebanon began in March. Nearly 400 have been killed since a ceasefire began in Apr...