The UXO sector in Laos

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"Nearly 50 years after the nine-year Secret War (1964–1973), Laos is the scene of a US$35–$40 million annual enterprise, employing more than 3,000 workers who, with assistance from governments and non-governmental organizations (NGO) around the world, are engaged in unexploded ordnance clearance, victim assistance and mine risk education." [The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction]

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Published: Monday, September 26, 2016

Last Updated: Thursday, November 2, 2023

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