Women are stepping into dangerous demining roles in war-torn Ukraine, reshaping social expectations and frontline labour.

Five European countries withdrawing from the Mine Ban Treaty marks a dangerous erosion of humanitarian norms, risking a return to indiscriminate violence that endangers civilians and undermines decades of disarmament progress.

The selective application of humanitarian norms by democratic states exposes the erosion of international law, as principles meant to protect civilians are increasingly abandoned when they constrain allies or strategic interests.

Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention threatens global disarmament efforts, risking increased civilian casualties and undermining humanitarian norms.

New findings highlight the resurgence of landmine use in non-signatory states like Russia and Myanmar, underlining the urgent need for universal adoption of the Mine Ban Treaty to protect civilians.

James Cowan, CEO of The HALO Trust, undermines decades of humanitarian progress by endorsing landmines as a military necessity for Ukraine in the Evening Standard, risking the erosion of global consensus embodied in the Ottawa Convention and contradicting the core humanitarian principles his organisation represents.

Watchlist highlights the devastating impact of explosive violence, especially on children in conflict zones, and advocates for stronger international action to protect civilians from these weapons.

The ongoing war in Ukraine is gravely impeded by the prolific use of landmines by Russian forces, causing devastating casualties, and hindering the Ukrainian army’s progress in their counteroffensive, as highlighted in a recent report from The New York Times.

The challenge of removing mines and explosive remnants of war remains a major obstacle facing Azerbaijan before the liberated territories can be repopulated and developed, and before the peace agreement signed in 2020 can be fulfilled.

Save the Children’s report reveals that the ongoing conflict in Yemen has left a deadly legacy of explosive ordnance, including landmines, resulting in over 11,000 Yemeni children being killed or maimed since the beginning of the war, with an alarming increase in child casualties caused by explosive ordnance between January 2018 and November 2022.

In Hama city market, desert truffles can sell for up to $5 and $10 a kilo, but their true price is higher still.

In June 2022, Action on Armed Violence recorded 2,442 deaths and injuries from 399 incidents of explosive violence around the world, as reported in English-language media. Civilians accounted for 71% (1,730) of the deaths and injuries recorded.