Africa: Mixed Report On Mine Action Progress

Landmine clearance and donor support for mine action reached an all-time high in 2010, but more countries - four - deployed antipersonnel mines than in any year since 2004, according to NGOs.

In addition, Kasia Derlicka, director of the 90-plus country network, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, said money for survivors was still insufficient.

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