US EditionAfrica: Landmine Casualties Hit Four-Year High As Treaty Setbacks Deepen
- The Landmine Monitor 2025 report found over 6,000 incidents last year with 1,945 deaths and 4,325 injuries, nearly 90% civilians, as states party to the Mine Ban Treaty meet in Geneva.
- Fighting in Syria and Myanmar has driven a surge in landmine incidents, with Myanmar recording over 2,000 cases involving both the army and non-state armed groups, the report said.
- The treaty, which came into effect in 1999, binds 166 states, 85% of the world, but Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland are legally exiting, and Ukraine announced its withdrawal on June 29.
- Donor funding cuts have left humanitarian mine-action organisations struggling as reduced support and terminated programs, including from the United States, hinder clearing contaminated areas and aiding survivors.
- Military analysts warned that deploying mines could slow Russian advances as Kyiv struggles, the report documented new Ukrainian mine use and Thailand's accusation of Cambodian deployment in July, while returning residents in Syria face unexploded ordnance risks.
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Africa: Landmine Casualties Hit Four-Year High As Treaty Setbacks Deepen
Civilian deaths and injuries from landmines and explosive remnants of war have risen to their highest level in four years, according to the Landmine Monitor 2025 report launched in Geneva on Monday.
‘Truly Barbaric’: Number of People Killed or Maimed by Landmines Hits Five-Year High
Amputee musician who lost his legs in a landmine explosion" by thaths is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. By: Jessica Corbett Original to Common Dreams The 27th annual Landmine Monitor report revealed on Monday that antipersonnel landmines and other explosive remnants of war killed at least 1,945 people and injured another 4,325 in 2024—the highest yearly casualty figure since 2020 and a 9%…
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Salzburger NachrichtenAnti-personnel mines and ammunition remains killed or injured about 6,300 people last year.
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Fiji Broadcasting CorporationLandmine casualties hit 4-year high, driven by conflicts in Syria, Myanmar
Deaths and injuries from landmines and unexploded ordnance hit a four-year high in 2024, driven by conflicts in Syria and Myanmar, a new report showed on Monday. The data comes as several European countries move to withdraw from a treaty banning landmine use, citing the threat of Russian aggression. More than 6,000 incidents were recorded last year, including 1,945 deaths and 4,325 injuries, the highest annual total since 2020, according to the …
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