In the past month, two ethnic armed groups have stated that they are undertaking mine clearance. However no public details regarding their clearance programmes have been made available. It is not clear where the clearance is occurring, or what methods or mine clearance standards are being used, or who verifies Read more…
4 April was the UN International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action New UN Secretary General, António Gueterres, stated in his first message on this annual UN International Day that, “peace is incomplete without mine removal’. On 4th April, the Acting Director-General of the Ministry of Social Read more…
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) has reported that the Myanmar Army (Tatmadaw) has been using antipersonnel landmines each year in armed conflict within the country, since the organization began producing its annual Landmine Monitor report in 1999. This is however the first known instance of the Myanmar military Read more…
Ceasefire but no demining in Myanmar’s Kayah State, UN IRIN, 25 July 2014 Article focuses on the lack of mine clearance resulting from ceasefire talks to date. The article quotes representatives of Union of Karenni State Youth, the Shalom Foundation and Maggin Development Consultancy Group stated that existing mine contamination Read more…
A villager from U Mu Ta village, Hlaingbwe Township in Kayin State, located about 2 km from the border with Thailand, found an object near his farm which he retrieved. Reportedly he hit it with a machete, at which time in exploded causing the death of a six year old Read more…
Landmines in Myanmar: Politically explosive The failure to clear landmines casts doubt on Myanmar’s peace processes, Jemima Kelly, 13 July 2013 Economist (Asia) print edition article Article asserts that progress on mine clearance and accession to the Mine Ban Treaty are not moving forward swiftly enough. Notes that the issue Read more…