Harvest of Sorrow. William Pentland.
by Pentland, William; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 68Global Issues. Publisher: World & I, 2004ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Land mines | Land mines -- Disarmament | Non-governmental organizations | Ordnance disposal units | United NationsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Over the past decade, a public outcry against landmines has resounded throughout the world....Today, commercial and noncommercial companies participate in a billion-dollar industry to clear every mine ever deployed. An estimated ten thousand people worldwide currently work for demining operations, and this number continues to grow." (WORLD & I) This article describes the humanitarian crisis caused by landmines and reveals what the United Nations, for-profit and non-profit organizations are doing to rid the world of this danger.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Harvest of Sorrow, April 2004; pp. 253-267.
"Over the past decade, a public outcry against landmines has resounded throughout the world....Today, commercial and noncommercial companies participate in a billion-dollar industry to clear every mine ever deployed. An estimated ten thousand people worldwide currently work for demining operations, and this number continues to grow." (WORLD & I) This article describes the humanitarian crisis caused by landmines and reveals what the United Nations, for-profit and non-profit organizations are doing to rid the world of this danger.
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