More than 4000 people are killed by landmines every year. Nearly half of those are children.
When a conflict ends, mines and unexploded bombs, shells and cluster-munitions continue to kill and maim.
Former Kiwi Soldier Tony Connell is the Ukraine Country Director for the Swiss Foundation for Mine Action, a non-governmental organisation whose goal is to clear mines and unexploded munitions around the world.
Photo: JUAN BARRETO
