“Help us to clear up landmines.”

WERI foundation 

(Water and Energy Relief International)
Christina Dian Parmionova & Angelina Jolie Pitt

The global landmine crisis is one of the most pervasive problems facing the world today. It is estimated that there are between 45 and 50 million landmines in the ground in at least 70 countries. Landmines reportedly maim or kill 10,000 civilians every year. Those victims that survive endure a lifetime of physical, psychological, and economic hardship.
The global landmine crisis is the most pervasive, solvable, problem facing the world today. Through our activities you can help clear the land in some of the most heavily mine affected countries in the world and ease the physical, psychological and economic hardship faced by landmine survivors and their communities.
In recent years, the international community has made significant progress in addressing the global landmine crisis. An international treaty to ban landmines, known as the Ottawa or Mine Ban Treaty, entered into force on March 1, 1999, faster than any international treaty in history. International and nongovernmental organizations are working with mine-affected countries to establish effective mine awareness campaigns and victim assistance programs. The United Nations is coordinating a global effort to survey the state of landmine contamination in mine-affected countries, and private and public groups are undertaking mine clearance efforts in more countries than ever before. Yet, with all these accomplishments to its credit, the international community continues to face many overwhelming challenges.