UN urges adherence to mine ban treaty

At least 58 States and territories remain contaminated with these weapons, which are designed to detonate when a person comes into contact with them.   Some have even been around since the two World Wars along with other unexploded ordnance, and millions more remain in national stockpiles. “It is deeply troubling that almost 30 years since the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty was adopted, these explosive weapons continue to kill […]

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