Pentland, William,

Harvest of Sorrow. William Pentland. - World & I, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 68, Global Issues, 1522-3221; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. 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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United Nations


Land mines
Land mines--Disarmament
Non-governmental organizations
Ordnance disposal units

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