Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
24,000 casualties a year. That was the reality before the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. By 2024, we cut that number by more than three quarters—but the tide is turning. With militaries once again reaching for these weapons with indiscriminate effects, the cost will be paid by civilians for the next century. ICRC legal adviser Fahad Ahmed explains the looming disaster and why landmines must stay in the past.
24,000 casualties a year. That was the reality before the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. By 2024, we cut that number by more than three quarters—but the tide is turning. With militaries once again reaching for these weapons with indiscriminate effects, the cost will be paid by civilians for the next century. ICRC legal adviser Fahad Ahmed explains the looming disaster and why landmines must stay in the past.
