Episode 365: After the Fighting Stops: Landmines and the Cost of Conflict with James Denselow from The HALO Trust
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This episode discusses the lasting impact of landmines in conflict-affected countries and their humanitarian consequences.
In this episode we explore the lasting impact of landmines. Across Ukraine, Syria, Myanmar, Afghanistan, and dozens of other conflict-affected countries, landmines and unexploded ordnance continue to kill, injure, and displace civilians long after wars have ended. Fields cannot be farmed, schools cannot reopen, refugees cannot safely return home, and communities remain trapped by the hidden legacy of conflict beneath their feet. This is not only a humanitarian issue. Landmine contamination af...
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