This document provides an overview of post-conflict landmines in the Balkan region, with a focus on Bosnia and Herzegovina. It discusses the conflict in the Balkans in the 1990s that led to the breakup of Yugoslavia. All sides used landmines during the war, leaving an estimated 750,000 mines in Bosnia alone. Two decades later, landmines continue to kill and injure locals while blocking economic development. The post-war effects linger through continued casualties, psychological trauma, and obstacles to rebuilding infrastructure and agriculture.

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INTL – GLOB4000 Capstone Fall 2016
Post-conflict landmines in the Balkan Region
Naila Maric
Todd Lindley
I dedicate this project to my uncle; Amir Maric
&
To the rest of the lives lost during the war and post-war.

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Introduction
The topic that represents my global studies research paper is on post-conflict landmines
in the Balkan region. This topic is important to me because it is one of the main issues that ICRC
is currently working on. Also, the remaining of hidden mines and explosives in countries still
pose a great threat to the locals and visitors. Last but not least, society needs to become more
aware about this. The reason why I chose to write about this topic is because I was born in
Bosnia and Herzegovina, in which a devastating war divided the country and mines are
continued to be found in present-day. I come from a family that had seen and experienced the
post-war effects. Some individuals forget that when a society that just experienced war, lost
everything that they had. They go from having so much to having nothing. For example, when
the war is over between specific countries, the rest of the world thinks that everything is
resolved. However, they are wrong. The post-war effects are the worst. The hidden mines, the
destroyed homes, buildings and hurt and sick people. Where is the medicine and where is the
food that the society needs? That is when the world should help. I want to show others what
people go through after a war ends. After 20 years, people are still affected emotionally,
physically and mentally by the war that happened in the Balkans. Moreover, mines are still
killing people and not just in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia,
Cambodia, Croatia, Georgia, Macedonia, Mozambique, Serbia, and Syria are a few of the other
countries affected by landmines. Overall, the topic has received quite a lot of attention in both
the popular media and also in academic circles, but Bosnia’s case is more recent and continues to
present danger to citizens in the country. Biach stated, “As long as there is a single mine in
Bosnia as long as a single person is in danger, our work is not done yet. We need to get our
country back” (Biach, 2014).

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Brief overview of the conflict in the Balkans
The Balkan conflict started in March of 1992 and ended by February 1996. The Balkan
conflict is also known as the fall of Yugoslavia and lasted nearly for four years. Yugoslavia was
located in Eastern Europe and consisted of, “Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia,
Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia” (ÜLER, 2016). Yugoslavia was a culturally diverse country.
Bosnia and Herzegovina was the country were most of the fighting or battles occurred and where
most of the damage was done. Bosnia and Herzegovina is known for its natural resources,
beautiful architecture, and breathtaking scenery. “Before the war began in 1992, Bosnia was a
quiet, sedate, and beautiful backwater, one of the six republics that made up Marshal Tito’s
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, lying tucked away across the blue Adriatic Sea from
Italy. In the west it borders Italy and Austria, in the north Hungary and Romania, and in the east
Bulgaria, Greece, and Albania. To the south is the Adriatic Sea”. (Jennings, 2013, p. 7). Many
asked did the wealth of natural resources cause the war. The answer is no, “instead, the desire to
create separate countries for each ethnic group in the former Yugoslavia was a clear driving
factor. However, creating a separate country involved fighting over who acquired different
quantities of land, and the Serbs and the Croats obsessed over fighting to extract as much land
from the Bosnians as possible” (O’Brochta, 2016, p. 27).
Josip Brzo Tito played a major role in Yugoslavia and the aftermath of Yugoslavia. Josip
Brzo Tito was the president of Yugoslavia. He kept the country united, he kept that brotherhood
between different religions and ethnicities. Tito was someone who was a, “bullish, avuncular
dictator who understood his people and saw that the best way to keep the country’s ethnic Serbs,
Croats, and Muslims from cutting each other’s throats was to bring them together under a gentle

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banner of communism-lite” (Jennings, 2013, p.8). Moreover, Tito, “brought the constituent
republics of Yugoslavia together under the banner of “Brotherhood and Unity,” cleverly
suppressing internal ethnic divides, ensuring economic stability, and keeping the snapping jaws
of the myriad of Cold War wolves away from his country’s door” (Jennings, 2013, p.8). At the
end of the day, Tito was respected and liked by many. Furthermore, “Tito pursued a policy of
‘Brotherhood and Unity’ to keep a state with different ethnic elements united. While establishing
the Socialist Yugoslavia, he tried to keep a balance between nations and nationalities. The official
idea was Yugoslavism, which meant peaceful coexistence for all the nations within the Socialist
Yugoslavia in a unitary structure” (ÜLER, 2016). Tito’s death caused the fall of Yugoslavia and
started one of the harshest wars since World War II.
After Tito’s death Yugoslavia fell apart and ethnic rivalries intensified. Also, one by one
the countries that were part of Yugoslavia slowly became independent. Furthermore, “ethnic
rivalries increased, prompting delegates in the national parliament from Serbia and allied
provinces in 1989 to weaken the autonomy of the provinces. In 1991, Croatia and Slovenia
declared independence from Yugoslavia, whereupon talk of Bosnia’s secession increased” (Haas,
2016). Slobodan Milosevic, the Serbian president had other plans after Tito’s death. He wanted
power and change. He wanted Nationalism. Milosevic, “was trying to strengthen centralized rule
in the former Yugoslavia, exploiting nationalism to create a “Greater Serbia” that united the
Serb-inhabited areas of Croatia and Bosnia and Kosovo, and removing all non-Serbs from these
areas through ethnic cleansing” (Jennings, 2013, p.9). The once peaceful country was no longer
peaceful. During Tito’s presidency, many individuals kept their mouths closed however, when
Tito died, true colors were becoming to show. More in detail, “But as Croatia, Bosnia, and
Slovenia seceded, Yugoslavia collapsed into a hellish, bitter, internecine civil war of nationalism

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and land grabbing. Fighting broke out in 1991 between the Serb dominated Yugoslav National
Army, local Serbs, and Croatian government forces, after the latter had promptly declared
independence from Yugoslavia. Slovenia broke away, Bosnia and Herzegovina declared
independence in 1992, and eastern Bosnia and parts of Croatia were partially “ethnically
cleansed” of Muslims and Croats by Bosnian Serb and Serb soldiers” (Jennings, 2013, p.9). If
you were not Serbian, you deserved to die. The main conflicts occurred, “between 1991 and
1995 were fought in Croatia (1991-1992) and then Bosnia (1992-1995). The latter was a war
fought by three sides across multiple and constantly changing front lines largely inside one
country, the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina” (Jennings, 2013, p.13). Bosnia and
Herzegovina suffered as a country mostly as well as the Bosnian Muslims.
Ending the war was not simple, but it had to happen. The Dayton Agreement ended the
war. In the Silent Menace- Landmines in Bosnia and Herzegovina stated, “The signing of the
General Framework Agreement for Peace (better known as the Dayton Agreement) in December
1995 ended the war and marked the start of return movements and the rebuilding process in
Bosnia and Herzegovina” (www.icrc.org). It took three presidents to end the war; “Serbian
president Slobodan Milosevic, Croatian president Franjo Tudman, and Bosnian president Alija
Izetbegovic, under the eyes of the international community, hammered out the Dayton Peace
Accords at the Ohio airbase. By February 1996, the peace deal, which also included a blueprint
for what a future constitution of Bosnia might look like, had been signed and ratified in Paris”
(Jennings, 2013, p.57). It took nearly four years to get to an agreement, but the damage was
already done in the form of pain, suffering, and lost lives.

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This image to the left shows the map
of Yugoslavia. After Yugoslavia fell apart,
Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, and
Macedonia became their own countries.
The History of landmines and economic side
Landmines are defined as a, “bomb that is
buried in the ground and that explodes when
someone steps on it or drives over it”
(www.merriam-webster.com). Also, landmines are
known as booby traps. Landmines are a deadly
inheritance. The problem of mines is that they pose a
major barrier to the return of refugees and
internally displaced persons, and to economic
recovery overall. They block the development of
tourism and agricultural activities that can
stimulate job production, and obstruct
environmental rehabilitation”
(www.mineaction.org). Landmines have been known for over 2000 years. In this website it
stated, “modern landmines are explosive traps, but they trace their lineage from non-explosive

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predecessors such as spikes and stakes used by ancient armies as far back as 2,500 years ago”
(www.members.iinet.net.au). Also, they are, “the first devices designed to explode on ‘target-
contact’ were floating mines first employed by the US Confederate Navy in 1861”
(www.members.iinet.net.au). Moreover, “the Americans are really the first nation to develop and
use operational landmines and this is attributed to Brigadier-General Gabriel J. Rains. Rains
experimented with booby traps while leading his troops against Indians in Florida in 1840, but
without a lot of success. Then in 1862 he ordered his troops to prepare artillery shells so that they
could be exploded by pulling trip wires or by being stepped on” (www.members.iinet.net.au).
During the Korean War and Vietnam/ American war landmines were a popular weaponry.
For example, “The Vietnam/American War (1958 – 1968) saw entire villages surrounded by
landmines, which were hand laid or dropped from the air” (www.members.iinet.net.au). Many of
these mines still pose a threat to the locals. Angola; a country in Africa is considered to be the
most mine-infested country in Africa. Afghanistan is one of the three most greatly mined
countries in the world. The chart below shows the worst affected countries due to landmines.
Africa Americas Asia-Pacific Europe-
Central Asia
Middle East
& North
Africa
Somaliland,
Chad,
Djibouti,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
Niger,
Senegal,
South Africa,
Swaziland,
Uganda,
Zimbabwe,
Angola,
Burundi,
Ethiopia,
Falklands/Malvinas,
Costa Rica,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Nicaragua,
Peru,
Ecuador,
Chile,
Colombia.
Taiwan,
Cambodia,
Malaysia,
Thailand,
Bangladesh,
The
Philippines,
Afghanistan,
Burma,
China,
India,
Democratic
People's
Republic of
Korea,
Abkhazia,
Chechnya,
Bosnia and
Herzegovina,
Bulgaria,
Croatia,
Denmark,
Slovenia,
Albania,
Cyprus,
Czech
Republic,
Greece,
Lithuania,
Moldova,
Iraqi
Kurdistan,
Western
Sahara,
Palestine,
Jordan,
Tunisia,
Yemen,
Algeria,
Egypt,
Iran,
Iraq,
Israel,
Kuwait,
Lebanon,

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Guinea-Bissau,
Kenya,
Mauritania,
Rwanda,
Sudan,
Zambia,
Congo
(Brazzaville),
Dr Congo,
Eritrea,
Liberia,
Somalia.
Republic of
Korea,
Laos,
Mongolia,
Pakistan,
Sri Lanka,
Vietnam.
Ukraine,
Armenia,
Azerbaijan,
Belarus,
Estonia,
Georgia,
Kyrgyzstan,
Latvia,
Russia,
Tajikistan,
Turkey
Serbia.
Libya,
Morocco,
Syria.
Landmines slow down everything. They affect the growth of a country. BMJ stated,
“Land mines seriously undermine the economy and food security in affected countries; they kill
and maim civilians at an increasing rate. The expense of medical care and rehabilitation add
economic disability to the physical burden” (BMJ, 1995; 311:718). This is a serious issue that the
rest of the world needs to focus on. Furthermore, BMJ stated, “An estimated 110 million land
mines currently exist on the earth, and the number is constantly increasing as the number of new
mines laid exceeds the rate of removal. Several million land mines were laid during the civil
conflicts in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Mozambique, and Bosnia-Hercegovina” (BMJ, 1995;
311:718). Countries such as Afghanistan, Angola and Cambodia, “have suffered 85 per cent of
the world's land-mine casualties. Overall, African children live on the most mine-plagued
continent, with an estimated 37 million mines embedded in the soil of at least 19 countries.
Angola alone has an estimated 10 million land-mines and an amputee population of 70,000, of
whom 8,000 are children” (www.unicef.org). In another source, today, “there are an estimated
110 million anti-personnel mines in the ground around the world and another 100 million in
stockpiles. Between 5 and 10 million more mines are produced each year”
(www.members.iinet.net.au).

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During the Bosnian war it was reported, “that 85 different types of mines were used
during the conflict” (www.icrc.org). When talking about the placement of mines, the document
stated, “most minefields were laid within sight of front-line positions, particularly in the Zone of
Separation” (www.icrc.org). Mines were used for protection, especially for front-line positions.
Most mined areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina remain unmarked. What areas were affected in
Bosnia? The densely populated, “Tuzla Podrinje, Central Bosnia and Zenica-Doboj Cantons are
the most severely affected. These areas account for 41% (7,349) of all the known minefields in
the country” (www.icrc.org). Based on the year of 1998, “The United Nations Mine Action
Centre (UNMAC) estimates that there are at present over 30,000 mined areas in Bosnia and
Herzegovina littered with some 750,000 mines” (www.icrc.org). What sides of the conflict used
landmines? All sides, “used mines during the war and deployed them in a fairly focused fashion,
predominantly to defend front-line infantry positions and withdrawal routes” (www.icrc.org).
When talking about the cost of landmines, “the cheapest mines can be acquired for a few
dollars, while the United Nations has estimated clearance costs for one landmine can be as much
as $1,000 US” (www.members.iinet.net.au). Mine removal takes a lot of time and money. The
largest producers of landmines are known to be, “China, Italy and the former Soviet Union”
(www.members.iinet.net.au).
Post-war lingering effects of combat
When a peace treaty is signed the fighting is over, but the post-war lingering effects are
there. The country and the individuals in that country are in need of help. Buildings such as
schools, grocery stores, and hospitals are destroyed. Unemployment rate rapidly increases, need
of medicine and food increases. Job opportunities are scarce. Agriculture land and forests are all
in danger due to landmines. People are fighting with depression and health issues. Families of

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mine victims reported, “that the victims often suffered from depression (66%) and loneliness
(20%)” (www.icrc.org). One of the main problems that currently affects Bosnia and Herzegovina
is landmines. The existence of mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO), “even though reduced
each year, remains a major problem for personal security of residents, hinders socio-economic
development and prevents steady and continuous post-conflict reconstruction” (www.itf-fund.si).
One study indicates that, “although armed hostilities between the various factions officially
ended in December 1995, mines continue to have severe human, social, medical and economic
consequences for the country” (www.icrc.org).
Majority of the mines are located along, “former front
lines, now in the Zone of Separation (ZoS) between
the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and
Republika Srpska (the two “entities” that make up the
country), or in areas immediately outside the various
ethnic enclaves. Today, most minefields remain
unmarked and pose a threat in the postwar
environment” (www.icrc.org). Majority of the rural
population is suffering because majority of mine cleaning has been done in urban areas.
Aljazeera news stated, “the country's impoverished rural population suffers the most: For lack of
alternatives, the surrounding forest is often the only source of income. Disasters are inevitable”
(Biach, 2014). Since the latest flooding that happened in Bosnia and Herzegovina, “authorities
are warning that many of the more than 100,000 remaining landmines dotted across Bosnia have
been dislodged by heavy rain, floodwaters and hundreds of landslides, shifting beyond the
markers” (Zuvela, 2014).

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Civilians are the main victims of mines today. More in depth, “80 percent of mine victims
are civilians” (www.icrc.org). In 1998, there were around 750,000 mines in Bosnia and
Herzegovina, and in 2016, “about 120,000 mines remain undiscovered, a Bosnian demining
group estimates” (www.bbc.com). The Pokémon game has been making noise all over the
world. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Bosnians playing the hit mobile game Pokémon Go are
being warned to avoid straying into areas still sown with landmines from the war in the 1990s”
(www.bbc.com). Since the fighting ended, “more than 1,700 people have been involved in land
mine accidents. Nearly 600 of them died, with the rest injured, some seriously. In many cases,
one or more limbs had to be amputated” (Biach, 2014). Many individuals step on landmines due
to farming and working in the fields. In a Landmine Impact Survey: Bosnia and Herzegovina it
stated that, “the majority of recent mine/UXO victims are adults engaged in agriculture”
(www.gichd.org).
Marketing Campaign
The goal of this marketing campaign is to increase awareness on post-conflict landmines
in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Moreover, it is about saving lives and educating people on the
dangers of post-war landmines. Additionally, this type of campaign can work for any country. As
mentioned before, landmines slow down the growth of a country. Furthermore, “land mines
seriously undermine the economy and food security in affected countries; they kill and maim
civilians at an increasing rate. The expense of medical care and rehabilitation add economic
disability to the physical burden” (BMJ, 1995; 311:718). For example, “without mines,
agricultural production could increase by 88-200% in Afghanistan, 11% in Bosnia, 135% in
Cambodia, and 3.6% nationally in Mozambique” (BMJ, 1995; 311:718).

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“Limited funding is the main challenge to mine action in Bosnia and Herzegovina”
(www.mineaction.org). Another issue is that mined areas, “need to be urgently re-surveyed, re-
marked and re-mapped. Many of the already cleared areas would also need re-clearance. Local
population in the flooded areas needs to be urgently and constantly informed of the mine and
UXO risk” (www.itf-fund.si). Informing adults is more difficult than children. Red Cross mine-
awareness instructors, “report that many adults have an indifferent or blasé attitude towards
mines, believing that because they survived the sniping, gunfire, heavy shelling and threat of
mines during the war, they now have little to fear from mines alone” (www.icrc.org). Schools
and institutions are a perfect place where mine action and demining can be talked about.
Professionals can come and host some lessons on demining and mine awareness. Mine
awareness activities, humanitarian demining, permanent marking and other activities to reduce
the risks of mines can be done. Based on all the research, some facilities and equipment are
needed to be renovated and upgraded. Also, appropriate training provided to technicians. To
promote the social reintegration of mine survivors, especially amputees, the consultants and
relevant organizations should pursue to address their psycho-social needs. Important note to
remember is that, “many maps also include the name and unit of the individual making the
record. This is valuable information for deminers, who may be able to locate the person if
assistance or additional information is required” (www.icrc.org). According to minefield records,
“mined areas were often indicated by carvings on trees, red tape, crossed branches, felled trees or
signs made out of various materials. While such signals may have been clear to soldiers, it is
unlikely that they were adequate to warn civilians of the danger. Now, nearly two years after the
end of the conflict, such markings are largely unrecognizable” (www.icrc.org). Therefore, getting

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the locals together to make new permanent markings with professionals in possible areas is a
start.
People: High school students, college students, and young adults are individuals that
organizations need to work with. Organizations such as Red Cross, UN, Civil Protection,
the Landmine Survivors Network, and the BIH Mine Action Centre (BHMAC) need to
come to schools and colleges and host events/ lectures about demining and how to help
the community.
Place: Former front lines,
now in the Zone of
Separation (ZoS)
between the
Federation of Bosnia
and Herzegovina and
Republika Srpska (the
two “entities” that
make up the country), and areas immediately outside the various ethnic enclaves are
areas that the organizations need to focus on. Also, landmines are found in rural
population. Due to the recent flooding, many mines have scattered. Bosnia's Mine Action
Centre (MAC), “has appealed for international help in getting more equipment and
satellite screening to track the movement of mines after the heaviest rainfall in the
Balkans since records began 120 years ago” (Zuvela, 2014). The mine suspected area in
BiH is estimated to 1,176.5 sq. Kilometers, representing about 2.3 % of the country’s
territory.

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Price: The cost of demining one mine can range from $300 to $1000. To clear the remaining
mines, “the country needs about 40m euros ($54m) per year, says Sasa Obradovic from
the Bosnia and Herzegovina Mine Action Centre” (Biach, 2014). Also, costs include
advertising and promotion.
Promotion: Social media, making a commercial, making billboards, and posting articles in local
newspapers can be a start. Creating awareness in schools is part of promotion. Working
with ICRC and UNICEF on getting articles on their website about the mine action in
Bosnia and Herzegovina is another option. The two major programs in the country, “are
run by the ICRC and UNICEF, although numerous other organizations are also involved”
(www.icrc.org). These two programs are the two of the main that work with the country
on cleaning mines and mine awareness.
Personal Stories:
Adem Salimovic (age 15, civilian)
ICRC/Ian Woodmansey
Ref. BA-D49/15
“In August 1994, in the hills above the town of Cazin, Adem was working in the fields
harvesting wheat with his younger brother. On his way home, he passed a friend who handed him
a fragmentation mine found in a nearby cornfield and believed to be a dud. As he walked towards
his house, he scraped the mine against a rock and it exploded. His younger brother witnessed the
accident and ran to get help from neighbours, who came with a truck and rushed Adem to the
Cazin hospital.The doctors at the hospital referred Adem to a larger facility in Bihac for
treatment. He was transferred there by ambulance. Upon arrival, he was unconscious. When
Adem woke up a few hours later, surgeons had amputated his right leg at mid-thigh and the

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lower part of his right arm. The amputations were immediately closed and bandaged. He stayed
in the hospital for 15 days. After being discharged, Adem spent 10 days at home, then nine days
at the Gata rehabilitation centre. At Gata, he was taught how to move his remaining limbs and
was shown exercises to build up the muscles. After three months at home, he was driven to
Germany by his uncle to be fitted for artificial limbs. Doctors in Germany were concerned that a
lower-limb prosthesis would not fit properly unless his femur was shortened. Adem therefore
underwent a second amputation in Germany and convalesced there for three months. Later, his
two prostheses were fitted and he was taught how to use his new arm and how to walk.
The prostheses cost US$ 15,000. They were comfortable, and Adem used them a great deal. The
arm was so sophisticated that he was able to hold a glass of water. But now Adem has outgrown
them. He hopes to get another prosthesis for his leg at the local orthopaedic centre in Cazin,
where they are free. Adem feels no pain from his stumps. However, he thinks about the accident
every day, and sometimes wakes up from sleep in a panic. He is very sad that he can no longer
do many of the things his friends do, especially play football. Adem has never returned to the
forest where the accident happened” (www.icrc.org).
Another devastating story is
about, “Sabiha Hadzajlic, 45, and
her daughter Merima, 10, grieve
beside the grave of Merima’s
brother, Eldar. Merima and Eldar
were playing beside a stream one
day in November 2013 when he
came across a hand grenade. It

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exploded when Eldar picked it up, killing him and injuring her. The village of Zunovnica is close
to an old military barracks and accidents are common” (www.icrc.org).
Conclusion
The world is getting better and globalization is transformational based on all the research
and information from this topic. There is change happening in a positive way. Landmines have
been decreasing in Bosnia and Herzegovina and awareness is spreading. In the late 90’s over
170,000 landmines were estimated to be in Bosnia and Herzegovina. By the beginning of 2015,
“the mine suspected area in BiH amounted to 1,176.5 sq. Kilometers, representing some 2.3 % of
the country’s territory. According to the estimations, there are still 120,000 mines and UXO left
in the ground throughout BiH (on approx. 9,200 locations)” (www.itf-fund.si). Increasing
awareness and getting the community involved will make the world even more of a better place.
Demining is underway in most of the affected countries by landmines. In 2007, International
Mine Action Day was marked publicly in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also, in 2002,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, “adopted the Law on Demining, which recognized the establishment of
the BiH Mine Action Centre (BHMAC). In accordance with the law, BiH adopted the Mine
Action Strategy” (www.icrc.org). Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina, “joined 122 other
States in signing the Ottawa treaty banning the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of anti-
personnel mines” (www.icrc.org). Overall, things are changing and there is a bright future.

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