Publicado em 4 de abr de 2013
Last year more than 4000 people were killed and injured by landmines and other explosive remnants of war. Millions of landmines contaminate dozens of countries around the world -- and every single one will need to be made safe by hand. Today (4th April 2013), the UN is marking International Day for Mine Awareness. It's a particularly poignant occasion for BBC journalist Stuart Hughes. Ten years ago this week he lost his leg below the knee when he stepped on a landmine while reporting on the war in Iraq. Last year, only one government -- Syria -- used antipersonnel landmines and as hundreds of thousands of refugees flee the fighting there, some are falling victim to the weapons. Stuart Hughes has just returned from Northern Jordan, where around two thousand Syrian refugees arrive every day. He spoke to Guillaume Zerr, Emergency Head of Mission in Jordan for the charity Handicap International, about the threat from landmines in Syria and the rest of the world...
Broadcast: BBC World TV, 4th April 2013
Broadcast: BBC World TV, 4th April 2013
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