In a disturbing development the Landmine Monitor is finding evidence of a battery-less antipersonnel mine being manufactured by atleast one ethnic armed organization. Since mid-2020 Landmine Monitor has received detailed photographs of a new type of locally made antipersonnel, fragmentation, Read more…
A photograph of weapons seized by Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and Arakan National Council (ANC) on 7 May after they overran Oo Thu Hta Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) military base in Hpapun Township, Kayin State, near the Thai border. The Read more…
Humanitarian mine clearance is governed by the International Mine Action Standards (IMAS). It is safe and comprehensive. Clearance programmes run according to IMAS guidelines are transparent and community liaison allows for the local community to have input on clearance priorities Read more…
Contamination Map The United Nations Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), in collaboration with the Landmine Monitor, has produced its 10th updated contamination map . The map is based on townships in which credible reports of antipersonnel landmine contamination have been Read more…
While mine clearance is a specified commitment, and activity, under the 2015 Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement, no side has allowed this activity to occur. The NCA, and ceasefires in general, should create security zones, which means zones free of danger. Mine Read more…
Updated 19 October 2020 At the 2020 United Nations General Assembly, Bangladesh once again stated its concern at landmines laid by Myanmar along its shared border with Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a state party to the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty (Ottawa Read more…