Ordnance Clearance News

8:34 AM EST
12/5/2011 Unplanned explosions at munitions dumps increasingThe rate of accidents at munitions storage sites has risen to unprecedented levels in 2011, despite a growing international commitment to assist countries in managing their weapons and ammunition stockpiles.

Source:IRIN Topics:Politics, Government, National Government, Social Issue, Ordnance Clearance, Defense, Military Equipment

10:40 AM EST
11/22/2011 Radio campaign warns Libyans of unexploded ordnanceEven though the civil war in Libya is over, there remains a serious and lingering threat to the civilian population from landmines, grenades, mortar shells and other remnants of the civil war.

Source:TML Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Crisis, Social Issue, Ordnance Clearance

5:44 AM EDT
10/10/2011 Landmines take toll on livelihoods in eastern MyanmarAfter losing a leg to a landmine 12 years ago, Zaw Lwin, 42, no longer ventures into the hilly forests of Shwe Kyin - an area that once sustained his livelihood.

Source:IRIN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Weaponry, Social Issue, Ordnance Clearance

6:36 AM EDT
9/22/2011 Meeting bolsters Lebanese cluster munitions conventionOver 100 children have been killed or maimed by cluster munitions in Lebanon since 2006, a senior army officer told IRIN at a recent international meeting on cluster bombs in Beirut.

Source:IRIN Topics:Social Issue, People, Children, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Weaponry, Ordnance Clearance

6:08 AM EDT
8/4/2011 Mine clearance to boost agriculture outputFarming communities living along the South Sudan-Uganda border are afraid to till their land, with the risk of landmines and other unexploded ordnance (UXOs) remaining high in the region after years of civil conflict.

Source:IRIN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Conflict, Social Issue, Ordnance Clearance, Economy, Business And Finance, Agriculture

8:53 AM EDT
7/16/2011 Grenade explosion kills two small children, wounds threeTwo children were killed and at least three other people were wounded on Friday night when the hand grenade they were playing with exploded.

Source:AHN Topics:Social Issue, Ordnance Clearance, Disaster And Accident, Accident, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap

6:14 AM EDT
7/13/2011 Afghan Interior Ministry condemns murder of deminersThe brutal killing of four deminers in Afghanistan's western province of Farah should not deter Afghans from supporting efforts to rid the country of landmines and other explosive remnants of war, Sediq Sediqi, a spokesperson for the Interior Ministry, told IRIN.

Source:IRIN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Conflict, Social Issue, Ordnance Clearance

5:46 AM EDT
7/6/2011 Unexploded ordnance casualties down but challenges remainThe number of people involved in unexploded ordnance (UXO) accidents in Laos, the world's most cluster-bombed country, has dropped from an average of 300 a year to 117 in the past two years, according to government statistics.

Source:IRIN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Conflict, Social Issue, Ordnance Clearance

6:52 AM EDT
6/7/2011 Border dispute hits de-mining efforts at Cambodia-Thailand borderCambodia's ongoing border dispute with Thailand is undermining mine-clearance activities inside the country, specialists say.

Source:IRIN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Conflict, Social Issue, Ordnance Clearance

10:17 AM EDT
6/6/2011 Land mines add to security worries in south SudanFighting between the Southern Sudanese army and an array of armed opposition movements are severely limiting the ability of humanitarian agencies to reach vulnerable populations, aid workers say.

Source:IRIN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Conflict, Social Issue, Ordnance Clearance