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Humanitarian Mine Action

Humanitarian Mine Action in Lebanon

11/10/2006: Life is slowly returning after the traumatic 34-day Israeli-Hezbollah conflict that left Lebanese villages bombed, roads destroyed and thousands injured and dead. DanChurchAid is currently clearing mines and unexploded ammunition in Lebanon.

Lebanese child is showing the remains of injuries he received when an unexploded bomb went off
© Toya Hill, ACT International

Hussein Sultan, 10, shows the remains of injuries he received when an unexploded bomb went off while he and his friends played near a house in the Souane area that was destroyed in the fighting. Lebanon 2006

Cluster bombs continue to cause casualties

The use of cluster bombs in the 34-day war between Israel and Hizbollah pose a serious threat to civilians.

The UNDP has reported that cluster bombs continue to cause casualties among the Lebanese population, increasing the suffering caused by the conflict.

According to UNDP, 770 individual cluster bomb strike locations in Lebanon have been confirmed and recorded. The south is carpeted with unexploded cluster bombs, innocuous looking black canisters, which pose a deadly threat to villagers stumbling back to their homes.

DanChurchAid response in Lebanon

Through ACT International , DanChurchAid is clearing mines and unexploded ammunition .

Mine clearance is one of the five core pillars of humanitarian mine action. Demining activities include surveys, mapping and minefield marking, as well as the actual clearance of mines from the ground.

DanChurchAid supports approx. 3,000 families with non food items, and is currently applying for funding for mine clearance projects in Lebanon.