Abstract
In the 1990s, Mozambique ranked among countries such as Afghanistan, Angola, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, and Iraq as one of the most mine-contaminated countries in the world. At the time, experts estimated that clearing all landmines in Mozambique would take 50 to 100 years. Landmines were widely used by all sides during the conflicts that ravaged Mozambique from the mid-1960s until 1992. These nuisance minefields usually consisted of small numbers of mines in seemingly random or undefined areas mostly around paths, wells and rural infrastructure. Large-pattern minefields tended to be the exception rather than the norm in Mozambique. Given the widespread use of landmines and poorly defined minefields, how did the government and international partners identify and clear all mined areas in accordance with the country’s obligations under the Antipersonnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC)?
Recommended Citation
Martíns, Antonio Belchior Vaz and Risser, Hans
(2016)
"An Overview of Mozambique’s Mine-free District Process,"
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction: Vol. 20
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Iss.
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, Article 12.
Available at:
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol20/iss1/12
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