CISR News Archive: February 2021

Seven Maoists caught laying land mines in Mulugu
February 25, 2021: The explosives were seized from Maoists in the Pamunuru forest area on Tuesday
Childhood under attack
February 23, 2021: A timeline of harm following an explosive blast
Cambodia commits to removing UXO by 2025
February 23, 2021: To achieve the target of 2025, extra resources will need to be deployed and the rate of landmine clearance will need to speed up
Meet the women clearing Angola's landmines
February 22, 2021: "I think it’s important that women do this work, not just men"
Snipers, landmines, death
February 22, 2021: Life on Yemen's frontline
‘A ghost that haunts’
February 18, 2021: Living with landmines in Kashmir
Legacies of war, ironically, have brought Vietnam and the U.S. closer together
February 17, 2021: There emerged a consensus that America should take some responsibility for the consequences of the massive bombing that had occurred during the Vietnam war
The history of land mines
February 17, 2021: A weapon that won't go away
Proof: How small drones can find buried landmines in the desert using airborne IR thermography
February 16, 2021: The Journal of CWD
Legacies of conflict
February 15, 2021: Despite huge progress, the landmine crisis continues
Explosive ordnance victims and risk education: Lessons learned from Colombia 2012–2019
February 11, 2021: The Journal of CWD
A lethal harvest in Cambodia
February 11, 2021: “After my children were born, I had to use the land that had mines on it to farm”
‘Making our home safe again’: Meet the women who clear land mines
February 10, 2021: After decades of war, more and more women are working to remove lethal mines and IEDs from the fields and cities of their homelands
Assessing Ukraine's victim assistance capacities
February 9, 2021: The Journal of CWD
Black History Month: Black firsts at James Madison University
February 8, 2021: A timeline dedicated to the firsts who paved the way to have courses, jobs, and a voice for many Black and minority students at JMU
Strengthening a sustainable national capacity for gender and diversity mainstreaming in mine action
February 5, 2021: The Journal of CWD
Landmines in America's backyard
February 3, 2021: The Journal of CWD
A cache of explosive ordnance located near the former demilitarized zone
February 1, 2021: After five days working in Ha Loi Trung village, four technical survey teams found and safely destroyed 80 items of explosive ordnance

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