New Reports on the landmine situation in Myanmar/Burma
UNICEF data shows three fold increase in landmine/explosive remnants of war (ERW) in 2023 compared to 2022. UNICEF has recorded about 87 casualties every month in 2023, compared to the 32 casualties per month during the same time period of 2022. URL UNICEF Jan-Dec 2023 Landmine/ERW casualties UNICEF Jan-Dec 2022 Read more…
On 28 December 2023 a hybrid Press Briefing was organized by Mine Free Myanmar in Chiang Mai, Thailand, which allowed for in-person attendance at a closed event in a secure location. An audio recording of the 2 hour press conference can be found here. The press conference was presented in Read more…
On 21 December 2022 a hybrid press conference was held for the Burmese press aton the Thai-Burma border Since the Feburary 2021 coup in Myanmar, the military created State Administration Council systematically withdrew accreditation for most national journalists, raided offices, shut down media companies and imprisoned some journalists. For those Read more…
Mine Action Area of Responsibility (AoR) Myanmar monthly infographic on known recent casualties in Myanmar caused by landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW). The infographic is also available in Burmese. Between January and May of 2022, more than half of the casualties were in Shan State, with the majority Read more…
Last week Mine Free Myanmar was informed by the printing press in Yangon, which had already completed the layout on our 2021 report, that it would be impossible for them to complete the printing of it. The companies which prepare the plates used by printing presses in the country have Read more…
On Thursday 9 December 2021 at 09:30 Myanmar time and 10:00 Thailand time, a press conference to launch the Myanmar/Burma country report in Landmine Monitor 2021 was held. The event was hybrid with remote participation for Burmese journalist who can no longer work openly and publish online or in exile. Read more…