The problems of demining in Chad

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N'DJAMENA, 18 June 2010 (IRIN) - Almost US$27 million – half from donor funds and the rest from the government – was invested in demining activities in Chad from 2000 to 2008, but the country still cannot identify the number and location of landmines. Efforts to clear at-risk communities have been hobbled by lack of money, mismanagement, delays distributing funds in the field, inappropriate equipment and tough terrain, say officials and international demining NGOs.

Some 1,000 people have died because of landmines or other explosives (unexploded ordnances or UXOs) in Chad over the past decade; more than half in the north, which only represents 1 percent of the population

IRIN - Analysis: The problems of demining in Chad

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