World: The Development of Indigenous Mine Action Capabilities
Source: UN Department of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: WorldExamining UN supported mine action programmes in Afghanistan, Angola, Cambodia and Mozambique, this report aims to identify lessons learned...
View ArticleAngola: Princess Diana arrives in Angola for landmine campaign
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: AngolaBy Lesley Wroughton LUANDA, Jan 13 (Reuter) - Britain's Princess Diana arrived in the Angolan capital Luanda on Monday as part of a four-day private visit to...
View ArticleBurundi: BURUNDI-POLITICS: Landmine Explosions Shake Bujumbura
Source: Inter Press ServiceCountry: BurundiBy Antoine Kaburahe BUJUMBURA, Mar 25 (IPS) - Three people died and about 10 others were injured on Tuesday when two anti-tank mines exploded in the Burundian...
View ArticleWorld: Anti-personnel Landmines: Friend or Foe?
Source: International Committee of the Red CrossCountry: WorldIt has been generally assumed that anti-personnel landmines are an indispensable weapon of war, and that their indiscriminate effects can...
View ArticleAngola: Angola landmine report No.1
Source: Voice of AmericaCountry: AngolaDATE=9/22/97 TYPE=BACKGROUND REPORT NUMBER=5-37587 TITLE=ANGOLA/MINES (OVERVIEW) BYLINE=ALEX BELIDA DATELINE=LUANDA CONTENT= VOICED AT: FIRST IN A SERIES OF THREE...
View ArticleAngola: Angola landmine report No. 2
Source: Voice of AmericaCountry: AngolaDATE=9/23/97 TYPE=BACKGROUND REPORT NUMBER=5-37594 TITLE=ANGOLA/DEMINING BYLINE=ALEX BELIDA DATELINE=HUAMBO CONTENT= VOICED AT: THIS IS THE SECOND IN A THREE-PART...
View ArticleAngola: Angola landmine report No.3
Source: Voice of AmericaCountry: AngolaDATE=9/24/97 TYPE=BACKGROUND REPORT NUMBER=5-37610 TITLE=ANGOLA/MINE VICTIMS BYLINE=ALEX BELIDA DATELINE=HUAMBO CONTENT= VOICED AT: THIRD OF A THREE-PART SERIES...
View ArticleWorld: Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and...
Source: International Campaign to Ban LandminesCountry: WorldThe Mine Ban Treaty is the international agreement that bans antipersonnel landmines. Sometimes referred to as the Ottawa Convention, its...
View ArticleAngola: IRIN background brief on landmines in Central and Eastern Africa
Source: IRINCountry: Angola, Burundi, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, SudanUNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for the...
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