In a publication on its website, the organization reiterated that programs to combat these devices, often considered long-term recovery initiatives, are in reality life-saving emergency humanitarian interventions.

During the 22nd Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, which continues today in Geneva, a group of experts warned about the consequences of conflicts on a global scale and called for greater support for the work of those who are working to eliminate these devices.

They also warned that civilians in Gaza, Sudan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria, among other countries, are in constant danger.

According to the Landmine Monitor report, in 2024, 77% of the victims in Afghanistan were children, and around 54 people die there every month from explosive remnants of war, making the country the third in the world with the highest death rate from this type of munition.

They are usually children, mostly boys.

They are in the hills tending sheep and goats, collecting interesting objects and playing with them or throwing stones at them, after which they are killed or injured, Nick Pond, director of demining at the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, said.

He also explained that, due to a lack of funding, of the 15,000 people who worked in mine clearance in 2011, only 1,300 remain.

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