Landmines Stories

Landmine casualties rise to 6,279 as treaty withdrawals loom
UN News  |  Dec 02, 2025

The report warns that the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty faces its most serious challenge in decades, with several States Parties taking steps that “concretely...

Sudan among countries facing widespread mine and explosive contamination – UN report
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 23, 2025

The severe humanitarian impact of explosive ordnance contamination has rendered some land unsuitable for cultivation and increased the risk of civilia...

Meet Tanzania’s ‘hero rats’ trained to detect landmines, TB and earthquake survivors
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 04, 2025

The ‘hero rats’ begin training shortly after birth and are conditioned through food rewards to recognise specific scents, whether explosives, tubercul...

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