The Guardian view on weapons that wait: clear them now
by Editorial from on (#2NNG8)
Unexploded munitions, landmines and improvised devices kill thousands of civilians annually. They must be removed for communities to recover
The evacuation of 50,000 people from Hannover this weekend, following the discovery of five unexploded second world war bombs, reminds us that conflicts can have a deadly impact long after the fighting ends. But while the German city's residents have been inconvenienced briefly, millions of people around the world have been displaced for the foreseeable future, and in many cases permanently, by unexploded ordnance and "weapons that wait". They are the lucky ones; thousands are killed annually.
International support for landmine clearance has fallen below $400m for the first time in a decade
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