An animated infographic which highlights changes in landmine and ERW (Explosive Remnants of War) contamination from 2020 to 2025 (as of Oct 2025), based on cumulative data compiled by Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor. Also animated annual casualty data from 2020 to 2024 is also analysed to illustrate trends since Read more…
Infographic reveals impact of landmines & ERW spreads to 211 townships (64% of all townships) of Myanmar/Burma The United Nations Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), in collaboration with the Landmine Monitor, has produced its 17th, annually updated map of townships with suspected contamination by antipersonnel landmines and explosive remnants of Read more…
The 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, also known as the Ottawa Convention, prohibits the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of these weapons. Since the treaty opened for signature, it has led to a virtual halt in global production of anti-personnel mines, and a drastic reduction in their deployment, and more than Read more…
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…
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…
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…