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A legacy of the Vietnam War<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The massive bombings carried out during the Vietnam War left Laos heavily contaminated with explosive remnants of war. Hundreds of millions of submunitions were dropped across the country, around one-third of which are estimated to have failed to explode on impact. This contamination continues to endanger daily life: more than 20,000 people have been killed or injured since the end of the war, the majority of them children. In rural areas, where communities depend on rice cultivation, explosive ordnance hampers agricultural work and worsens food insecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n \n \n<\/svg>\n \n Our impact in Laos <\/span>\n\n
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\n \n +8,600 <\/div>\n
\n explosive remnants of war destroyed <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n \n +1,100,000 <\/div>\n
\n m2 of land made safe and returned to communities <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Partnerships supporting rural communities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From 2004 to 2010, FSD supported the World Food Programme in rehabilitating rice fields, irrigation systems and fish farms, while clearing key areas for communities in Savannakhet Province. In 2007, in partnership with CARE Australia, FSD conducted clearance operations in the Sekong region as part of a livelihoods improvement project. Alongside its demining work, FSD trained local teams in explosive ordnance disposal, contributed to the development of national standards and helped establish a database for managing clearance operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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