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Since the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, hundreds of people have been killed by mines and unexploded ordnance. Mine clearance services, such as those provided by the teams of civil society organisation The HALO Trust, remove explosive remnants from the earth.

Conflicts

More landmine casualties, less humanitarian aid

As more and more people worldwide are being killed by industrially produced landmines, international funding for mine clearance operations faces an uncertain future.

by Kim Berg

09.04.2026

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Road traffic presents many hazards; in Jordan, these include sandstorms and camels.

Road safety

Enacting and enforcing laws

by Katja Dombrowski

17.12.2019

Kyrgyzstan is Central Asia’s only parliamentary democracy: soldiers taking part in independence-day celebrations in Bishkek, the capital, in 2018.

Civil liberties

Live up to the rhetoric

by Hugh Williamson

15.12.2019

Bandaged eyes have become a symbol of human-rights activism in Chile.

Mass protests

The people want to live in peace and dignity

by Katie Cashman

13.12.2019

In Iraq, violent clashes erupted between protesters and security forces.

Protest movements

Arab Spring reloaded

by Nassir Djafari

11.12.2019

Impression management: this rather fishy prime minister loves to dress up, but never takes off his tie.

United Kingdom

A prime minister with no proven respect for institutions

by Hans Dembowski

10.12.2019

Blue tick, but few followers and zero tweets: Jay Shah’s account in early November.

Social media

Serious discrimination

by Arfa Khanum Sherwani

10.12.2019

Land rights

Taking possession

by Parach Mach

09.12.2019

Experts taking part in the conference “Beyond the crisis” in Bonn.

Emergency response

Communicating in humanitarian crises

by Sheila Mysorekar

08.12.2019

KfW

Desks, tables, windows – and dry floors

by Friederike Bauer

07.12.2019

Gillets Jaunes protest in Toulouse in early 2019.

Social protection

No longer convincing trendsetter

by Praveen Jha

06.12.2019