KYIV - Oleksiy, a 26-year-old Ukrainian soldier, is six months into a difficult recovery after losing most of his left leg to ...

Ukraine moved to withdraw from an anti-personnel landmine ban treaty following Russia's massive aerial attack against ...

Other countries bordering Russia, notably Finland, Poland and the three ex-Soviet Baltic states have either withdrawn from ...

The treaty, also known as Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, bans production & use of indiscriminate anti-personnel mines ...

Drone attacks in Colombia have been on the rise since 2024. Armed groups use drones to fire projectiles at security forces and rival groups. However, civilians are also being affected, and experts ...

The UN’s top human rights official on Wednesday expressed grave alarm that six European countries are either in the process ...

Nearly three decades ago, the international community took a historic step. Faced with the devastating humanitarian ...

Driven by Russia’s widespread use of mines, the decision aims to restore Ukraine’s right to defend its territory.

Ukraine may soon withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, following a decree signed by President Zelensky. The convention bans ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree withdrawing from a treaty banning anti-personnel mines, citing Russia's use of such weapons.

A Ukrainian sapper searches for mines on the field of a recently liberated village outskirts of Kherson, in southern Ukraine, ...

The Ottawa Convention, adopted in 1997, prohibits the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of all types of anti-personnel mines, which are considered especially inhumane weapons. More than ...