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Foreign NGOs and social activists launch petition titled ‘Global Advocacy for a Mine-Free World’
A group of representatives of civil society and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) around the world launched a petition titled "Global Advocacy for a Mine-Free World”. The petition was announced on the international platform Jotform within the framework of the international campaign "World for Peace in the Caucasus”. According to the petition, landmines and UXOs pose a serious threat to the health, lives, and safety of the civilian population: "Landmines continue to kill and maim people long after the conflicts are over. They cause permanent disabilities, inflicting life-long injuries, and their direct psychological effects appear high.” The campaign said that 60 million people worldwide are still at risk from landmines. Angola, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Ukraine, and Vietnam are among the most contaminated countries in the world.