kilo to bravo aka kijaki
지뢰금지 국제 캠패인 네트웍에 따르면 전쟁 중이거나 전후 피해지역에서 매년 4,200명의 사람들이 지뢰에 희생되는데 그중 42%가 어린 아이들이다.
지뢰는 수백만의 난민들을 만들어내며 국경을 넘어 이동, 피신하게 만든다.
최근까지 기존 매설 지뢰중 십여만개가 제거 되었으나 약 200만개의 지뢰가 매년 새로 매설된다.
지뢰 제거 작업이 현재와 같은 속도로만 진행된다면 전세계에 매설된 활성 지뢰의 완전한 제거 소요 기간은 1,100년이 걸릴 것이다.
According to Landmine Monitor, number of landmine and UXO casualties was 11,700 in 2002 and 4286 in 2011.
Mines kill or maim more than 5,000 people annually.
Mine and explosive remnant of war casualties occur in every region of the world, causing an estimated 15,000 - 20,000 injuries each year.
One deminer is killed and two injured for every 5000 successfully removed mines.
Overall, about 85 per cent of reported land mine casualties are men, many of whom are soldiers. However, in some regions, 30 per cent of the victims are women.
The areas most affected by land mines include: Egypt (23 million, mostly in border regions); Angola (9-15 million); Iran (16 million); Afghanistan (about 10 million); Iraq (10 million); China (10 million); Cambodia (up to 10 million); Mozambique (about 2 million); Bosnia (2-3 million); Croatia (2 million); Somalia (up to 2 million in the North); Eritrea (1 million); and Sudan (1 million). Egypt, Angola, and Iran account for more than 85 per cent of the total number of mine-related casualties in the world each year.
For the military, mine detection rates of 80% are accepted since all the military needs are a quick breach in a minefield. For humanitarian mine clearing it is obvious that the system must have a detection rate approaching the perfection of 99.6%.
The most common injury associated with land mines is loss of one or more limbs. In the United States, the rate of amputation is 1 for every 22 000 people. In Angola, it is 30 for every 10 000.
In many of the most affected areas of the world, agriculture is the mainstay of the economy. Land mines are planted in fields, forests, around wells, water sources, and hydroelectric installations, making these unusable, or usable only at great risk. Both Afghanistan and Cambodia could double their agricultural production if land mines were eliminated.