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Villages facing dangerous remnants of war<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After the 1998\u20131999 conflict, many areas of Kosovo remained contaminated with landmines and unexploded ordnance, posing a daily threat to civilians. Numerous submunitions were scattered across several regions, making some areas extremely hazardous. This contamination blocked humanitarian access, complicated the reconstruction of vital infrastructure and delayed the return of displaced families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n \n \n<\/svg>\n \n Our impact in Kosovo <\/span>\n\n
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\n \n +700 <\/div>\n
\n anti-personnel mines and explosive remnants destroyed <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n \n +59,000 <\/div>\n
\n m2 of land made safe and returned to local communities <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n \n +350 <\/div>\n
\n emergency interventions carried out <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Saving lives through rapid response operations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 2000, at the request of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), FSD deployed three specialised teams to respond to urgent demining requests submitted by the organisation. The teams destroyed explosive devices in the most critical areas, helping to secure key locations, support the return of residents and enable the gradual resumption of essential services and activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For nearly 30 years, FSD has been working to make land safer. Explore the key milestones of our humanitarian work since our first demining operation in 1998.<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n Discover our story \n \n \n<\/svg>\n <\/a>\n \n \n<\/svg>\n \n \n<\/svg>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Beyond demining: preparing to hand over the reins<\/h3>\n

Faced with this reality, FSD \u2014 with the support of Switzerland \u2014 is working on two fronts: clearing land today,…<\/p>\n

\n Humanitarian demining<\/span>\n Prevention and risk education<\/span>\n Ukraine<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n

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Tourist destinations still marked by the scars of war<\/h3>\n

In the world, nearly one in three countries remains contaminated by landmines and explosive remnants of war, particularly across much of South-East…<\/p>\n

\n Landmines and explosive remnants<\/span>\n Colombia<\/span>\n Iraq<\/span>\n Sri Lanka<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n

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On the Tajik-Kyrgyz border, scarred lands begin to heal<\/h3>\n

In the villages of Shurob and Chorkuh, in northern Tajikistan, the scars of civil war and regional tensions are still…<\/p>\n

\n Recovery<\/span>\n Humanitarian demining<\/span>\n Prevention and risk education<\/span>\n Tajikistan<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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