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Witness History: Banning landmines

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26/02/2021 GMT

Banning landmines

BBC World Service - Witness History, Banning landmines

A landmark treaty banning anti-personnel landmines was agreed in 1997

A landmark treaty banning anti-personnel landmines was agreed in 1997. We talk to Jody Williams, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work on making it happen.

In March 1999, the Ottawa Treaty banning anti-personnel landmines became part of international law. Over 80% of countries have signed the treaty, which was the culmination of a five-year campaign and which has saved hundreds of thousands of lives around the world. Louise Hidalgo has been talking to Jody Williams, who co-ordinated the campaign and was later awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work.

Picture: Jody Williams at the signing of the Ottawa Treaty, alongside dignitaries including then United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan. (Credit: Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images)

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