The HALO Trust

300,000 landmines cleared in Sri Lanka

280,000 people have been able to return home and Jaffna is open for tourism and investment
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Our mission is to protect lives and restore the livelihoods of those affected by conflict.

What we do

Link to Protecting lives

Clearing landmines and explosives

Link to Managing weapons

Managing weapons and ammunition

Link to Making land safe

Teaching people to stay safe

Link to Creating jobs

Empowering women

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The Duke of Sussex shaking hands with the president of Angola
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HALO worker wearing a protective vest and visor
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A rock painted with a skull and crossbones lies on the ground near explosive contamination in Syria

HALO in The National UAE

Defence and aid are two sides of the same coin

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HALO on Al Jazeera

HALO's James Cowan on the response to modern conflict

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