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New report on landmines in Iraq
Concerns Iraq will not meet mine ban treaty obligations
1 July 2009 - A joint UNICEF-UNDP report, released today with the Iraqi Ministry of Environment, raises concerns that Iraq is unable to meet its obligations under the Ottawa Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty.
An estimated 1.6 million people live in danger of landmines in Iraq, one of the world's most heavily mined countries.
Iraq acceded to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention in 2007.
Between 1991 and 2006, 50 million cluster submunitions were used in Iraq, leaving behind a large amount of unexploded ordnance.
According to a recent survey, 24 percent of mine accident victims in Iraq are below the age of 14. Forty-four percent of victims are their families' primary earners.
UNDP supported non-governmental organizations in the clearance of 15 million square meters of land of mines in Iraq in 2008.