For the third year running, mines and explosive remnants of war caused a dramatic increase in new casualties. Today`s Landmine Monitor 2017 report counts at least 8,605 people killed or injured by such weapons in 2016, compared with 3,450 in 2013. Heavy casualties in conflict zones in Afghanistan, Libya, Ukraine and Yemen fuelled the 150% increase. The Landmine Monitor measures the impact of the Ottawa Treaty, which bans the use, production, transfer and stockpiling of anti-personnel landmines, for the period December 2016 to November 2017, when possible. It`s produced by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, which was co-founded by six NGOs, including Handicap International. `We`ve...
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