House in the village of Joab in Bani Bahlool District of Sana'a Governorate, Yemen. The photo was taken on 9th May 2006. The head of the household used to collect live mines from the field and sell them to others as a security deterrent for the qat fields (high value narcotic that is chewed locally). Unfortunately an accident happened and they blew up, killing 4 members of the family. Picture courtesy of Barry Pound.In many mine-affected countries, landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) contamination negatively impacts on post-conflict reconstruction and development, making it essential that mine action and development interventions are effectively coordinated at all levels – by donors, UN agencies, and development banks; by national and local governments in mine-affected states; and at the level of mine-affected communities. Better coordination and linkages would result in:
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Complete background brief: Linking Mine Action to Development Cooperation (LMAD)
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