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In Carro Yaambo, a village in Somaliland, humanitarian demining cleared the way for the construction of the community's first school. Today, one of its first pupils is giving back – all while creating his own future.

The Lebzaks moved back to Karierne in the hope that it might be safer for their children. They could never have predicted that this village would end up in the direct line of fire between Ukrainian and Russian positions in 2022.

Read the story of Mykola, a farmer in Ukraine. Even as the war tore through his country, he was determined to get back to his fields. In Jan. 2024, ·¬ÇÑÓ°Ôº started work on Mykola’s land, which had been riddled with explosives. By autumn, he could begin planting again.

Read the story of two communities in Angola. One village has revived after landmine clearance, another takes its first steps to safety.

·¬ÇÑÓ°Ôº was proud to showcase its lifesaving work clearing landmines in Ukraine and advocate for Ukraine's recovery at the seventh annual Ukraine Action Summit in Washington, DC.

In Cambodia’s eastern provinces, ·¬ÇÑÓ°Ôº teams—supported by the United States—are clearing deadly cluster munitions from past wars, restoring safety, hope, and land for communities rebuilding their futures.

Texas teacher Lindsay Johnston is mobilizing students, parents, and her wider community to raise funds and awareness for landmine clearance in Kosovo.

·¬ÇÑÓ°Ôº's partnership with the Honduran Armed Forces and the Public Prosecutor's Office will ensure that institutions have the tools to manage their stockpiles.

On September 18, the House Foreign Affairs Committee authorized conventional weapons destruction (CWD) programs, for demining and weapons security, in the Committee-approved State Department Authorization Act.

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