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Ukraine is littered with landmines on a scale last seen in Vietnam. How can they be removed?

Faced with deadlier threats, demining groups are coming up with new ways of working using drones and AI

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14

Princess Diana’s 1997 Angola minefield walk inspired a campaign still saving lives

In January 1997, Princess Diana visited Angola to highlight the impact of landmines after a civil war. Her presence brought global attention to the landmine issue, promoting humanitarian responses and political discussions. The Ottawa Treaty emerged in 1997, establishing international norms against landmines. Despite progress, Angola still faces significant challenges…

The Times of India · Oct 13

Temporary wartime weapons depot explosion kills 14 outside Syria's Idlib

The blast at a temporary storage site for wartime munitions near the town of Sarmada left 11 others injured, with rescue teams still searching for survivors. A person is killed or wounded by unexploded ordnance every six hours in Syria today, according to humanitarian workers.

Euronews · Sep 9

40-year-old spy satellite photos are helping find forgotten land mines in Cambodia

Long-forgotten mine fields in Cambodia are being revealed in decades-old, recently declassified images from U.S. military satellites.

Space · Apr 29, 2025

‘That’s one I laid’ – How ex-Taliban are helping IED clear-up in Afghanistan

Following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the Halo Trust is gathering information on dangerous explosives littering the country.

Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2024

Expert warns of ‘massive’ risk from unexploded ordnance in Syria

The Halo Trust has seen a tenfold increase in emergency calls from Syrians worried about explosives.

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2024

Prince Harry Says Keeping Princess Diana's "Legacy Alive" Is Something He Takes “Incredibly Seriously” as He Honors a Charity Close to Her Heart

The Duke of Sussex said his late mother "would have been horrified" that landmines still exist in the world.

Marie Claire · Sep 24, 2024

Thornhill-based charity's landmine clearance operation visited by Foreign Secretary

James Cleverly was able to see for himself the lifesaving work by trained Ukrainian women and men working for HALO

Daily Record · Jun 9, 2023

Demining charity urges UK to get behind its efforts to ‘decontaminate’ Ukraine

The Halo Trust is undertaking a training programme to expand its staff in the country to around 1,200 this summer.

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

Halo Trust to double staff in Ukraine as it faces ‘epochal’ mine clearance

The world’s largest demining charity said landmines are being used by Russia on an ‘extraordinary scale’.

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023