CISR News Archive: September 2021

Turkey removing 80,000 landmines from its border with Iran
September 30, 2021: A signatory since 2004 of the Ottawa Treaty banning the use of anti-personnel mines, Turkey has agreed to phase out such devices.
From mines to COVID: Cambodia dogs train to sniff out virus
September 30, 2021: Cambodian mine detecting dogs are learning a new skill in the war against COVID-19
Near-famine, civil conflict and COVID leave Yemen in devastating humanitarian crisis
September 30, 2021: NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with David Gressley, the United Nation's resident coordinator in Yemen, about the worsening humanitarian crisis in the nation.
Koh Kong province to be declared landmine free soon
September 27, 2021: Cambodia Mine Action Authority (CMAA) plans to soon declare villages in Koh Kong province no longer threatened by landmines.
Cambodia: Lets meet landmine-detecting rat ‘Magawa’ who has saved countless lives
September 24, 2021: APOPO landmine detector rat wins esteemed award
Half the Global Casualties Due to Cluster Munitions Were Recorded in Syria
September 22, 2021: The Syrian Network for Human Rights, a member of this international coalition, contributed to this report and to previous years’ reports by sharing data on incidents caused by cluster munitions.
Can a cheap AI rover save thousands of lives at risk from landmines?
September 22, 2021: The goal was to build a vehicle with a computer on board that can run the detection software, with cheap and widely available materials. In doing so, the team hopes to make the technology available to others.
Harnessing drones, geophysics and artificial intelligence to root out land mines
September 21, 2021: Researching drones and AI in the search for mines and other unexploded ordinance are a worldwide menace; about 100 million devices are thought to be currently scattered across dozens of countries.
BiH destroys 1,972 pieces of small arms and light weapons
September 21, 2021: A total of 1,972 pieces of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) were destroyed by the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Saturday, 18 September.
Volume 25, Issue 1 (2021)
September 15, 2021: Read articles from The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction (Vol. 25, Issue 1 - Sept. 2021)
Landmine explosion causes serious injuries to eight members of the same family
September 14, 2021: Bin Niran explained in a press statement that the injuries of the family vary from moderate to serious, with the entire family receiving medical treatment at Al-Khadra Hospital.
15 injured in landmine explosion in Yemen
September 14, 2021: The explosion that occurred in Al Khawkhah district resulted in injuring 15 people and partially destroying their vehicle, he said.
The Times view on the Halo Trust in Afghanistan: Safe Ground
September 14, 2021: The threat to the lives and liberties of Afghan civilians remains intense, and not only from the actions of the country’s re-ascendant Taliban rulers. Landmines and other unexploded devices pose a constant hazard.
China Begins Landmine Removal Operation Along Border With Myanmar
September 14, 2021: The landmines were reportedly planted to target civilians moving back and forth across the 2,000-kilometer mountainous border informally.
Clearing Cluster Munition Remnants 2021
September 14, 2021: The report launch is in advance of the forthcoming Second Review Conference (Part 2) of States Parties to the 2010 Convention on Cluster Munition Remnants on 20–21 September 2021, during which States and observers will c
Landmines found on Florida beach
September 10, 2021: the Air Force Bomb Squad removed both land mines without incident. They will be taken to their base to destroy them. Some residents were evacuated and have been given The all clear to return to their homes.
Assistance in mine action - Report of the Secretary-General
September 9, 2021: United Nations releases report on its mine action activities for 2019-2021, which includes how activities were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The people with the impossible task:
September 8, 2021: The Mines Advisory Group (MAG) has been working in this region at the request of the Kurdistan government since 1992, during which time it has removed something like 170,000 landmines, 18,000 improvised explosive devices
The Taliban are asking for help locating explosives they laid
September 7, 2021: The head of the UN Mine Action Team in Afghanistan says the Taliban are asking for help to locate and remove explosives left from war including ones they laid themselves. CNN’s Max Foster reports.
Lucusse in Angola celebrates landmine free status
September 6, 2021: Situated in Moxico, Angola's largest province, Lucusse has suffered the terrible legacy of more than 40 years of fighting.
Halo Trust resumes Afghanistan explosive clearance work
September 2, 2021: After a brief pause, HALO resumes demining operations in Afghanistan
UK to help clear landmines in Nagorno-Karabakh
September 2, 2021: The UK has donated half a million pounds to the United Nations Development Program for clearance in the region.
MLI Celebrates the Completion of Mine Free Sarajevo!
September 1, 2021: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina is mine free after 25 years!

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