Anti-Landmine Day: Handicap International warns of a rising number of anti-personnel mines

On International Mine Awareness Day on April 4, the aid organization is drawing attention to the increasing use of landmines in current conflicts. The Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines must be upheld, Handicap International says.

03. April 2026
Children in southern Lebanon are being educated about landmines and war remnants SHEBAA, LEBANON - JANUARY 21: Numerous students participate in a mine risk education event to raise awareness about the ongoing threat of landmines and unexploded ordnance left from past conflicts in Shebaa, Lebanon on January 21, 2026
Children in southern Lebanon are being educated about landmines and unexploded ordnance, Jan. 1, 2026. (Imago/Anadolu Agency)

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Last updated: 03. April 2026