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Monday, 06 November 2006 |
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by Kara Santos
In the time it takes to watch a movie, around three children around the world would have stepped on a landmine. Children, who if they are not killed instantly, will have their education, livelihood opportunities and general well-being affected for the rest of their lives.
According to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), over 80 per cent of the 15,000 to 20,000 landmine victims each year are civilians, and at least one in five are children.
What kind of future do children face, in a world where their playing ground is littered with silent but deadly toys? |
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Monday, 06 November 2006 |
by Amy Schactman
December 2007 will mark the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Ottawa Convention, a binding international treaty that bans anti-personnel landmines. In the past nine years, millions of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) have been destroyed, victims have had better access to health care and mine risk education has resulted in fewer casualties each year. However, behind the unambiguous success lies the reality that anti-personnel landmines are still being laid and UXO and explosives remnants of war continue to plague countries, claiming victims, damaging livelihoods and impeding regional development initiatives. In this regard, young people have united together and come to the forefront of the campaign to lobby their governments and work to make this a mine free world. |
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