A World Without Landmines

Today is April 4th, the Day for Mine Assistance and Awareness. I learned about landmines because of Princess Diana's iconic 1997 HALO Trust trip to Angola. Mine clearance organizations have worked tirelessly, but Landmine Free 2025 states that "more than 60 million people live in fear of being injured or killed by landmines." On top of that startling statistic, the U.S. government, a champion for landmine clearance since 1993, unfortunately changed their landmine policy in 2020.