Clearing Ukraine’s mines is crucial for global food security, say Howard Buffett and Tony Blair
With the right sort of technology and financing, it needn’t take a century
UKRAINE IS NOW the most heavily mined country on Earth, with up to 139,300 square kilometres of land—an area larger than England—studded with millions of landmines. It is a huge impediment to Ukraine’s post-war recovery and economic development—and to safeguarding the food security of millions of the world’s most vulnerable people. Clearing those mines will require a historic investment and new approaches to demining.
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