Landmines?

LMBT

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What effects it has on Society

An Inisible Barrier in Development

How Many Countries Infected

Lanmines Facts.

So What Can U DO

Nicaragua is the most severely mine-affected country in Central America. Approximately 100,000 mines remain in Nicaragua. Mined areas are mainly concentrated along the border with Honduras, as well as in central Nicaragua.

Since the end of the war in 1989-90, a series of mine clearance programs and a national rehabilitation policy have been instituted. In addition, the Organization of American States' (OAS) comprehensive mine clearance program operates in Nicaragua -- as well as in Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica. Primary mine clearance activities in Nicaragua have been in hydro-electric corridors and northern border areas.

The Central American situation was severely destabilized by the horrific mudslides which accompanied Hurricane Mitch in November, 1998. AP minefields along the Nicaragua - Honduras border were displaced, shifting downstream into previously cleared areas.