Nationwide all media art contest on the theme of The Impact of Anti-personnel Landmines on my community. Opens on 4 April, International Day of Mine Action For more information read the images below, or go to: https://bit.ly/mfm_myn_fb
The United Nations Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), in collaboration with the Landmine Monitor, has produced its 16th, annually updated map of townships with suspected contamination by antipersonnel landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW). Last year, for the first time, contamination by antipersonnel landmines in all States and Regions Read more…
Landmine injuries, and injuries from other found explosive remnants of war (ERW), place an enormous burden on public health and social services. When compared to other injuries landmine casualties usually require multiple surgeries and larger quantities of blood transfusions. Recovery from a landmine injury is not swift and usually requires Read more…
Consistently, since January of 2022, antipersonnel landmines manufactured by the Defence Products Industries of Myanmar, have been found in photographic images among captured weapons from the Myanmar Armed Forces. Images of mines captured from Myanmar Armed Forces troops have been posted from virtually every State and Region of the country Read more…
“In early January 2023, I went to the cornfield as usual with my neighbours to collect corn and vegetables for our families’ meals. I noticed a round white object, roughly the size of my fist, near the field. Assuming it was a child’s toy, I smiled, imagining how happy my Read more…
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…