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Congo-Kinshasa:
Landmines Hurt Farmers' Livelihoods
UNIRIN, 26 March 2012
Landmines planted about a decade ago in parts of Kabalo territory in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) southeastern Katanga Province are adversely affecting farming… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Hundreds of Kisangani Residents Relocated to Minefields
UNIRIN, 4 April 2011
More than 1,000 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been ordered to move to a suspected minefield because the authorities want to build shops and restaurants… Read more »
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Africa:
In-Depth - the Landmine Hangover
UNIRIN, 9 March 2012
People who dared to think of a world free of anti-personnel mines used to be viewed as altruists and idle dreamers, at odds with the world's realities, in which the weapons were… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Living on a Minefield
UNIRIN, 4 April 2011
More than 1,000 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been ordered to move to a suspected minefield because the authorities want to build shops and restaurants… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
The Fight Against Landmines in the DRC is a 'Moral Imperative'
United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 5 April 2007
World Mine Action day was celebrated in Kinshasa on Wednesday April 4 2007. Many speakers explained the dangers that anti personnel mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) pose to the… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
New Appeal to Combat Landmines
UN News, 15 December 2006
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations officials and aid agencies have renewed an appeal for the remaining $19 million needed to help fund next year's effort to… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Renewed Appeal for Funding in the Fight Against Landmines
United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 14 December 2006
At a press conference in Kinshasa this Thursday December 14 2006, a renewed appeal was made by 18 NGO's, as well as national authorities and MONUC, for help in finding the… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Kinshasa Calls for More Support in Landmine Removal
UNIRIN, 7 November 2003
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has requested increased support in its efforts to rid the country of landmines. Read more »