Throughout the world, 800 people are killed and an additional 1,200 maimed every month by land mine explosions. Those most vulnerable are usually the very poor. Men, women and children who may be aware of the presence of mines but who must tend livestock, gather food or collect wood, risk their lives in previous battlegrounds. 

 

A weapon of war? Or a tool of terrorism? Millions of people around the world are living with the daily threat of land mine explosions. What do you think we should be doing to resolve the crisis? 

Cambodia
Angola
Bosnia

Take a look at three countries where land mines have had a major impact on peoples' lives and the economy. 

Meet three Canadians who have been working from different sides of the land mines issue: John MacInnis, Chief of the Mine Clearance and Policy Unit, at the United Nations; Mcpl Mark Isfeld, a Canadian peacekeeper, killed while working to remove mines in Croatia; and Celina Tuttle, Executive Director of Mines Action Canada.

Land Mine Detection

Ideally, what is required is a land mine detection system that is 100% effective, very low cost, fast, and easy to use. Get the inside story on the latest developments. 

Real reports from the frontlines. Read a plea from an Angolan church leader for international help in clearing land mines and a Maclean's article on the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize for the campaign to ban land mines.