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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Barnett

The fight to end the devastating consequences of landmines

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A quarter of a century ago, in January 1997 – a few months before she lost her life – Princess Diana stepped out into an active minefield in Angola, Africa, and set in motion a series of events that would have world-changing consequences.

There had long been a campaign to get the use of landmines banned in conflicts across the globe, and Diana’s walk through the minefield put a spotlight on the efforts, and led to, on 4 December that year, the creation of the Mine Ban Treaty.

Twenty-five years on, it remains one of the most widely ratified disarmament treaties in the world, with 164 nations signed up to it.

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