New Report Showcases U.S. Global Leadership in Conventional Weapons Destruction and Landmine Clearance
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(State.gov) "On April 4, 2023, the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs released the 22nd Edition of To Walk the Earth in Safety, an illustrated report summarizing the accomplishments of the U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction (CWD) Program in fiscal year 2022.
The United States remains the world’s single largest financial supporter of conventional weapons destruction. Since 1993, the United States has invested more than $4.6 billion for the safe clearance of landmines and explosive weapons of war, as well as the securing and safe disposal of excess small arms and light weapons and munitions in more than 120 countries and areas…"