{"id":3222,"date":"2025-08-20T09:35:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T07:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawai.li\/fsd\/?post_type=country&p=3222"},"modified":"2026-03-23T09:18:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T08:18:38","slug":"vietnam","status":"publish","type":"country","link":"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/en\/countries\/vietnam\/","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A country scarred by decades of bombings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since the end of the Vietnam War, the country has remained heavily contaminated by landmines and explosive remnants of war. Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of unexploded ordnance are believed to still be scattered across the territory. More than 100,000 people have been killed or injured in accidental explosions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exploratory missions to assess needs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 2007, FSD strengthened its relations with the Vietnamese government through the Embassy of Vietnam in Bern. Two field visits were organised in three central provinces to assess the situation and identify needs related to humanitarian demining and the management of risks associated with unexploded ordnance.<\/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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Our Deminers in Iraq Pave the way for Return<\/h3>\n

In the Dibis area, FSD\u2019s all-female\u00a0demining team works every day to clear these contaminated areas.\u00a0The women themselves have been affected…<\/p>\n

\n Stocks of weapons and ammunition<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n

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Improvised\u00a0Explosive Devices\u00a0(IEDs): the hidden threat that continues to kill after conflicts end<\/h3>\n

What are we talking about, exactly? An IED is a device made in an artisanal or improvised way, rather than…<\/p>\n

\n Landmines and explosive remnants<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n

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A Second Demining Team Takes\u00a0Over Operations in Ukraine<\/h3>\n

These deminers have been trained and formed by FSD and are now part of the Ukrainian Center for Humanitarian Protection…<\/p>\n

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