mines

Perils of unexploded remnants of war stressed in UN mine report

14 November 2006
A new United Nations report finds 26 out of 29 war-ravaged countries or territories surveyed to be plagued with the lurking remnants of cluster bombs and other explosives, and proposes measures to address these deadly weapons.
Landmines

First mine action day to be marked at UN toward ending scourge

3 April 2006
Though 15,000 men, women and children around the world are still losing lives or limbs by coming upon explosive mines each year, the end of the scourge is now in sight if international action is sustained, a United Nations official said today as he previewed the first international day dedicated to the issue.