Per capita #Laos remains the most heavily bombed country in history. Despite international investment, insufficient data on existing contamination has led to a decline in funding.

However, Laos needs financial support to develop the human resources needed to reduce the impact of #UXO on its people.

By training Peruvian military partners to manage and dispose of obsolete munitions, joint efforts by U.S. SOUTHCOM, the U.S. State Department, and Mines Advisory Group protect civilians by preventing criminal organizations from illegally obtaining weapons and ammunition. bit.ly/4jp7BFo

Last year, UNDP trialed #UAV sensor systems from 7 different organizations in Ukraine.

Teams used hi-res cameras, thermals, and magnetometry to fine mines, but experts say advancements in sensor fusion are more likely to enhance detection rates than any hardware breakthroughs.

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The first mine detector was invented in 1941.

Over 80 years later, we still face a major challenge: reliably detecting and discriminating #landmines and explosive devices in the field.

Detecting objects beneath the surface isn’t hard… distinguishing explosive devices from nearby metal clutter is.

There’s a nearly 40% case fatality rate for global civilian casualties of #ExplosiveWeapons. This can be improved.

🩺 The Explosive Weapons Trauma Care Collective (EXTRACCT) is developing an approach to reduce preventable deaths in low-resource settings.

Learn how: bit.ly/jcwd283-06 🇺🇸

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📘 We publish "The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction" three times a year. Our most recent issue spotlights #trauma care for civilian casualties of explosive weapons and focuses on how #MineAction can help reduce preventable deaths.

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