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Commentary and updates from the SafeGround team
United States to cease producing landmines that target people
In a recent statement, the United States pledged to phase out anti-personnel landmines by allowing its current stockpile to dwindle and take steps to comply with the treaty banning the use of these weapons that kill around 20,000 people per year. US officials...
Eight humanitarian deminers killed in Afghanistan
SafeGround strongly condemns the attack this week on the Mine Detection Centre, a non-government de-mining organisation working in Afghanistan, which has left eight de-miners dead and another three injured. The Mine Detection Centre staff were targeted by an unknown...
Reflecting on the legacies of war on ANZAC day
As today we have remembered the young soldiers killed in WWI, it is a good time to reflect on the realities and legacies of war. For decades, Anzac day has been about commemorating the heroic lives sacrificed for our nation. Yet the emphasis of the Anzac legend on the...
WILPF Report: Women and Explosive Weapons
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), the world’s oldest women’s peace organisation, recently released a report on Women and Explosive Weapons. The harm caused by explosive weapons is gaining increasing international attention, as up to 90%...
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