US EditionUN chief, pope call for nations to end the use of antipersonnel land mines
- The U.N. Chief and Pope Francis urged nations to stop producing and using land mines at a conference in Cambodia regarding the Mine Ban Treaty.
- A land mine monitoring group reported that at least 5,757 individuals were killed or injured by land mines last year, mainly civilians including many children.
- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres noted that some nations have resumed using antipersonnel mines despite ongoing appeals to end them.
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South Africa Takes Part in Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention in Cambodia
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa, currently serving as Vice-President, is participating in the Fifth Review Conference of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Antipersonnel Mines, also known as the Mine Ban Treaty, in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Catholic News AgencyPope Francis calls for end to use of landmines as Biden allows U.S. mines in Ukraine
Black smoke billows over the city after drone strikes in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Sept. 19, 2023, amid Russia's military invasion on Ukraine. Drones attacked Ukraine's western city of Lviv early on Sept. 19, and explosions rang out, causing a warehouse fire and wounding at least one person. / Credit: YURIY DYACHYSHYN/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 26, 2024 / 16:10 pm (CNA). Pope Francis called for an end to glo…
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Ukraine renounces its commitment to destroy the arsenal of nearly six million anti-personnel mines inherited from Soviet times due to the invasion of Russia, which it accused of using these weapons in cities, farms and public transport stations. "Unfortunately, compliance with this obligation is not possible at the present time," said Yevgenii Kivshik, a representative of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine at an international summit in Siem Reap…
Pope Francis Calls for End to Use of Land Mines as Biden Allows US Mines in Ukraine
Black smoke billows after drones strike the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Sept. 19, 2023, amid Russia's military invasion on Ukraine. Francis appealed to end use of the explosives, stressing that any delays in doing so ‘will inevitably increase the human cost.’
Landmine victims gather to protest U.S. decision to supply Ukraine
Landmine victims from across the world gathered at a conference in Cambodia on Tuesday to protest the United States' decision to give landmines to Ukraine, with Kyiv's delegation expected to report at the meet.More than 100 protesters lined the walkway taken by delegates to the conference venue in Siem Reap where countries are reviewing progress on the the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty. "Look what antipersonnel landmines will do to your people,…
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