Nearly 70 countries are still contaminated by mines innocent people continue to be killed or maimed UN

NEW YORK, 2nd April, 2023 (WAM) – More than two decades since the adoption of the landmark Mine Ban Treaty and the creation of the UN Mine Action Service, millions of landmines have been destroyed, but land in nearly 70 countries globally is still contaminated and innocent people continue to be killed or maimed. Marked annually on 4th April the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action draws awareness to why landmines are one of the most insidious and indiscriminate weapons of war. The latest estimates show that in 2021, more than 5,500 people were killed or…