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12.05.2021 Article

Mines – the dangerous legacy of war

Mines, booby-traps and unexploded ordnance prevent life from getting back to normal after a conflict. That’s why Germany is active worldwide in efforts to clear mines and munitions. One focal area of our work is Ukraine.

Ukrainian deminer Tetiana Nykyforova in a minefield in Donetsk region
15.01.2021 Article

Demining in eastern Ukraine

There is a danger of death for people on both sides of the contact line stretching for over 450 km in eastern Ukraine as the terrain is mined. The organisation HALO Trust is working to clear the mines, efforts supported by Germany to the tune of two million euro.

A staff member from the organisation HALO Trust scans the ground for explosives

Press releases

  1. 04.04.2022 Press release

    Statement by the Federal Government Human Rights Commissioner, Luise Amtsberg, to mark International Mine Awareness Day

  2. 09.06.2021 Press release

    Human Rights Commissioner Kofler on the attack against the demining organisation HALO Trust in Afghanistan

  3. 03.04.2020 Press release

    Human Rights Commissioner Bärbel Kofler on International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

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