In the name of God, the most compassionate, the most merciful.

Landmine=vein of ore.

Different types of landmines:

Location: 1.on the ground.

2.under the ground.

Target: 1.anti tank.

2.anti personal.

Landmine usage:Landmine usage:

First use: civil war.First use: civil war. The first massive use: 2The first massive use: 2ndnd world war. world war.

Landmine=soldiers that never sleep.

=eternal sentinel.

UN: landmines kill civilian after war 10 times more than militaries during war.

ICBL: more than 350 different types of anti personal landmines in more than 50 countries.

2400 civilian every year.

1200 injured, 800 killed every week.

Some features of landmine:Some features of landmine:

Landmines can’t make difference Landmines can’t make difference between a child’s feet & a soldier’s between a child’s feet & a soldier’s feet.feet.

They will They will remainremain unexploded till unexploded till some thing activate them.some thing activate them.

The effects of landmine isn’t The effects of landmine isn’t accidental because they are accidental because they are designed to injure people.designed to injure people.

The most injuries caused by The most injuries caused by landmine explosion:landmine explosion:

Amputation of Amputation of lower limb.lower limb.

Lots of wounds Lots of wounds caused by shells.caused by shells.

Injuries to hands & Injuries to hands & face.face.

The most affected countries:The most affected countries:

EgyptEgypt I.R.IranI.R.Iran Afghanistan=Angola=IraqAfghanistan=Angola=Iraq

Affected provinces in Iran:Affected provinces in Iran:

Kerman shah (the most affected)Kerman shah (the most affected) ElamElam KurdistanKurdistan KhuzestanKhuzestan West AzerbaijanWest Azerbaijan

About 4200000 hectares of lands which were affected in the war are still affected .

JMERC: 300 events caused by landmines or UXO.

the most dead: 20 years old.

Based on the landmine congress (in Iran) in 2004 about 1500-2000 of injured people are under 18 years old.

March 2004-march 2005: neutralization of 252383 anti-personal landmines, 37522 anti-tank landmines &1478508 UXO in Iran.

2004-augest 2005: 19 killed& 30 injured while neutralizing.

The average age of victims: 23-24.

The age of he most injured people: 15-24.

How to solve the problem?How to solve the problem?

Ban the usage.Ban the usage. Neutralize the Neutralize the

landmine affected landmine affected countries.countries.

Informing Informing programs.programs.

Supporting the Supporting the victims.victims.

Problems against neutralization:Problems against neutralization:

Landmine production: 3-5$Landmine production: 3-5$ Landmine neutralization:300-1000$Landmine neutralization:300-1000$ High risk of being injured while High risk of being injured while

neutralizing.neutralizing. Continuous usage in war-involved Continuous usage in war-involved

countries.countries.

Let’s

pray for N

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WAR

Thanks for your attention.