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The latest report on landmines has both good and bad news. It says governments have provided a record level of funding to remove the weapons. But at the same time the use of antipersonnel mines has increased. 刚刚出台的有关地雷的报告中既有
Demining Cambodia by Hand By Karen J. Coates 1 When Aki Ra was five years old, the Khmer Rouge killed his parents. At age 10, Aki Ra got his first gun, an AK-47, and he learned to plant landmines , fi
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You will often find Aki Ra walking quietly through the villages and fields of Cambodia searching the ground. Hes clearing land mines. He buried land mines himself a long time ago. When Aki Ra was a child he was taken from his family by the Khmer Roug
International Mine Day is on or around April the 4th every year. Its official name is International Mine Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. The aim of this day is to highlight the dangers of mines around the world and to encourage
AS IT IS 2014-10-26 Gold Mining in Ghana Can Be Dangerous 加纳金矿或许存在危险 The rivers in Ghanas Ashanti area have a sickly brown color. The land has gashes, holes cut by excavators. The air is filled with the sound of mining equipment.
Puppies born recently in Cambodia are the first mine-clearing dogs to be bred and born in Southeast Asia. Most Asian dogs are unsuited for de-mining, so fully trained dogs are imported, mostly from Europe. But that could change if Cambodia's new bre
By Jill Moss DEVELOPMENT REPORT - January 21, 2002: Clearing Land Mines in Afghanistan This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Each year, thousands of people are killed or injured by explo
BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's safety watchdog said Monday it will no longer approve new coal mines that do not meet production capacity requirements in 2013 in order to ensure work safety. High-gas coal mines with an annual production of less
By Ron Corben Bangkok 13 September 2006 The International Campaign to Ban Landmines reports dramatic progress in de-mining around the world. But landmines still inflict a terrible toll in 58 countries worldwide, says the campaign group in its annual
By Margaret Besheer Erbil, Iraq 25 June 2006 Nearly three million Iraqis are at risk each day from landmines and other unexploded bombs and munitions from conflicts past and present. By some estimates, as many as 20 million landmines are buried acro
Thailand and Cambodia have moved to end hostilities by agreeing to joint patrols in diplomatic efforts to end a border dispute that flared into conflict this week over an ancient temple complex. But as Ron Corben reports for VOA from Bangkok, Thai f
Angola Still Riddled With Landmines, Despite Efforts Cautiously, meter after meter, a deminer checks if the ground is clear of mines and unexploded devices. He is working on a demining zone operated by the NGO Norwegian People's Aid five hours east o
Founder, CEO Heidi Kuhn inspires with her passion of hope and change Eric Bersh | San Rafael, CA 23 April 2010 Heidi Kuhn, founder, CEO of Roots of Peace Grapevines are now flourishing where landmines once poisoned the soil of war-torn countries. Tha
Landmine Report: Record Clearance and Funding The latest report on landmines has both good and bad news. It says governments have provided a record level of funding to remove the weapons. But at the same time the use of antipersonnel mines has increa
DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Concerns Raised About Future Progress in Mine-ClearingBy Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, September 18, 2006 This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The International Camp
By Shahnawaz Khan Srinigar 29 October 2007 The International Committee to Ban Land Mines has been urging nations around the world to ban land mines. While India has resisted the ban because of security issues on its borders, an alliance of insurgents
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 13 September 2006 At least 23 people were killed and two wounded by landmines in two separate incidents in eastern Sudan. A UN contractor uses a metal detector to search for mines planted along a dirt road in Juba, Sudan Ac
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 09 April 2007 Roots of Peace, a non-profit organization that removes landmines around the world, has an ambitious project in southern Africa. As Sabina Castelfranco reports for VOA from Rome, the organization plans to clea
BEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's workplace safety authorities on Saturday required tougher standards on reopening coal mines in production suspension in the wake of a deadly coal mine accident. Some coal mines were ordered to suspend production d