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UN agencies urge urgent mine clearance in Syria to reopen schools and enable returns
Summary
UN agencies and presenters described widespread explosive ordnance contamination across Syria, citing 1,113 incidents and 2,034 civilian casualties between Dec. 8, 2024 and March 2026, and called for accelerated international support for clearance, risk education and victim assistance.
The war does not end when the guns fall silent, a presenter said, warning that landmines and other explosive remnants of war continue to kill and maim and block reconstruction across Syria. The presenter cited 1,113 explosive-ordnance incidents recorded between Dec. 8, 2024, and March 2026 and said those incidents resulted in about 2,034 civilian casualties, including 732 deaths.
The statement described wider consequences beyond the explosions themselves: contaminated land stalls economies, keeps schools closed and prevents…
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