by CLMF | Sep 18, 2017 | About the Foundation, Foundation News, Landmine Clearance
From the 1960s to the 1990s, Cambodia was in an almost constant state of war. Saturation bombing, civil war, and genocide scarred its landscapes and its people. As a result, five million explosive remnants of war remain hidden in the countryside. Long-forgotten...
by CLMF | Aug 31, 2017 | Landmine Clearance, Mine Action News
According to reports from the Libya Herald, each day approximately four or five civilians are killed or severely injured and maimed by uncleared landmines, booby traps or shells. One of the latest victims is 50-year-old Mohamed Al-Arif, who suffered multiple shrapnel...
by CLMF | Jul 11, 2017 | Landmine Clearance, Landmine News, Mine Action News, Public Awareness, Rehabilitation
The information below is from an official press release of Global Affairs Canada. July 6, 2017 – London, United Kingdom – Global Affairs Canada Canada is unequivocal in its support for the people of Ukraine. We continue to call for the protection of their...
by CLMF | Jun 17, 2017 | Landmine Clearance, Mine Action News
The late Diana, Princess of Wales, was famously photographed twenty years ago walking in a minefield in Angola. The image brought an added level of international attention to the landmine crisis, and there has since been a remarkable effort to clear lands and...
by CLMF | May 17, 2017 | Landmine Clearance, Mine Action News
The Guardian recently described improvised explosive devices as landmines in a call for more mine clearance funds. According to the report, unexploded munitions, landmines and improvised devices kill thousands of civilians annually. Dangerous and deadly ordnance must...
by CLMF | May 2, 2017 | Landmine Clearance, Mine Action News
Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have recently developed a new technique to help detect and clear landmines. They have created a form of Escherichia coli, a bacterium widely studied by geneticists, that creates a fluorescent protein in response to...
