Presentation of MinesEye demining system in Kyiv region

Presentation of MinesEye demining system in Kyiv region

DEMYDIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 11, 2025 - A UXO dummy located by the MinesEye UAV-based magnetic survey system is on the ground, Demydiv village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Presentation of MinesEye demining system in Kyiv region

Presentation of MinesEye demining system in Kyiv region

DEMYDIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 11, 2025 - A UXO dummy located by the MinesEye UAV-based magnetic survey system is on the ground, Demydiv village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Presentation of MinesEye demining system in Kyiv region

Presentation of MinesEye demining system in Kyiv region

DEMYDIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 11, 2025 - A UXO dummy located by the MinesEye UAV-based magnetic survey system is on the ground, Demydiv village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

U.S.-left unexploded ordnance still claiming lives of Afghans

STORY: U.S.-left unexploded ordnance still claiming lives of Afghans DATELINE: Aug. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:14 LOCATION: FARAH ROD, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views in Farah Rod 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): KHUDAI RAHIM, Father of the victims 3. various of the views in Farah Rod 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): KHUDAI RAHIM, Father of the victims 5. various of the views in Farah Rod 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Pashto): SAMIULLAH, Brother of victim 7. various of the views in Farah Rod 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Pashto): MOHAMMAD IBRAHIM, Victim of UXO STORYLINE: Khudai Rahim, 54, is a resident of Rigretion village in Farah Rod district, Farah Province of Afghanistan. He lost two sons in blasts of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in 2021, and his third son was severely injured in a mine blast in 2022 just around their village. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): KHUDAI RAHIM, Father of the victims "He (the third son) found a mine. It might be a mortar mine, and he played with it. He was a child and didn't know what that was, but the o

UXO continues to harm development, people's livelihood in Laos

STORY: UXO continues to harm development, people's livelihood in Laos DATELINE: July 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:03 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the COPE Visitor Center 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Lao): SYKHOUN BOUNVILAY, Retired senior diplomat of Laos 3. various of the COPE Visitor Center 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Lao): SYKHOUN BOUNVILAY, Retired senior diplomat of Laos 5. various of the COPE Visitor Center 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Lao): SYKHOUN BOUNVILAY, Retired senior diplomat of Laos 7. various of the COPE Visitor Center STORYLINE: The unexploded ordnance (UXO), mainly cluster munitions, has caused great harm to people's livelihood and remains a major challenge to Laos' socio-economic development. During an interview with Xinhua on Wednesday, Sykhoun Bounvilay, a retired senior diplomat of Laos, said that UXO has serious consequences for people's lives. SOUNDBITE 1 (Lao): SYKHOUN BOUNVILAY, Retired senior diplomat of Laos "Laos is the most heavily bombed country in the world in terms of per capita. Un

Laotians still imperiled by unexploded bombs 40 yrs after Vietnam War

Laotians still imperiled by unexploded bombs 40 yrs after Vietnam War

A staff member of the Lao National Unexploded Ordance Program (UXO Lao) points at a piece of unexploded ammunition found buried in the soil in Xieng Khouang Province, northern Laos, on April 1, 2015. Unexploded cluster bombs and other munitions from U.S. air raids during the Vietnam War continue to threaten the daily lives of Laotians four decades after the end of the conflict. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Laotians still imperiled by unexploded bombs 40 yrs after Vietnam War

Laotians still imperiled by unexploded bombs 40 yrs after Vietnam War

A staff member of the Lao National Unexploded Ordnance Program (UXO Lao) searches for unexploded ammunition, bombs and landmines with a detector in Xieng Khouang Province, northern Laos, on April 1, 2015. Unexploded cluster bombs and other munitions from U.S. air raids during the Vietnam War continue to threaten the daily lives of Laotians four decades after the end of the conflict. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Laotians still imperiled by unexploded bombs 40 yrs after Vietnam War

Laotians still imperiled by unexploded bombs 40 yrs after Vietnam War

Black fumes arise during an operation by the Lao National Unexploded Ordnance Program (UXO Lao) to destroy unexploded ammunition in Xieng Khouang Province, northern Laos, on April 1, 2015. Unexploded cluster bombs and other munitions from U.S. air raids during the Vietnam War continue to threaten the daily lives of Laotians four decades after the end of the conflict. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo