The Challenge of Managing Mine Action in Jordan

Authors

HRH Prince Mired R.Z. Al-Hussein, National Committee for Demining and Rehabilitation (NCDR), Special Envoy of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban ConventionFollow

Abstract

Over the course of two decades, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan worked diligently to rid itself of landmines despite monumental challenges. In comparison to other mine-affected countries, the difficulties that Jordan faced may have been miniscule, but for a developing country with minimal natural resources in a very volatile region of the world, the task was enormous. The initial estimate of landmines buried in Jordanian territory was over 300,000, the vast majority of which were laid by the Jordanian military along the kingdom’s western border after the 1967 Arab– Israeli War and along its northern border after the Syrian incursion into Jordan in 1970.

Recommended Citation

Al-Hussein, HRH Prince Mired R.Z. (2019) "The Challenge of Managing Mine Action in Jordan," The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction: Vol. 23 : Iss. 2 , Article 3.
Available at: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol23/iss2/3