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2025
14 April | Deutsche Welle
Syria: The painstaking task of clearing wartime landmines
10 April | The New Humanitarian
Mines: The deadly legacy of Syria’s war
9 April | Engineering and Technology Magazine, Off the Page podcast
Ukraine's hidden threat: Tackling the landmine crisis
9 April | Jornal de Angola
Removidas mais de 43 mil minas anti-pessoais
4 April | The Daily Telegraph
Unravelling of landmine treaty a ‘major challenge to arms control’
4 April | The Daily Telegraph
Major General James Cowan: The Ottawa landmine ban treaty must remain relevant – here’s how
25 March | The Spectator
The landmine ban hands Britain’s enemies an advantage
25 March | Politico
UK spending cuts leave anti-ISIS projects in limbo
24 March | The Sun
Former defence sec Ben Wallace urges Britain to withdraw from global landmines ban championed by Princess Diana
19 March | Radio New Zealand
Battle continues in Solomon Islands against UXO eight decades after WW2
18 March | The Daily Telegraph
Poland and Baltic States lift bans on landmines
17 March | Helsinki News (Finnish)
Olena, Angie and Mayksim share what their life in Ukraine is like
8 March | Journal de Angola (Portuguese)
Angola is ready to continue its demining partnership
28 February | The Times
Rachel Johnson: Like Diana, I walked through a minefield
28 February | ITV Borders
Dumfries based landmine charity The Halo Trust vow to continue help in Ukraine
27 February | LBC
Ukraine’s mine-ridden ghost villages are being reclaimed - but it's the deadliest job in the world
26 February | The National
‘Death everywhere’: Unexploded remnants of war affecting Syrian homes in Palmyra
16 February | Al Jazeera
Landmines, unexploded munitions remain a deadly threat in Syria
16 February | BBC
About a quarter of Ukraine could be contaminated with landmines
16 February | ReliefWeb
Ukraine's landmines need to be cleared before minerals can be mined
15 February | LBC
Ukraine’s landmine crisis: a deadly legacy that threatens lives, recovery, and global security
12 February | The Spectator
Syria’s civil war is far from over
10 February | Fox News Radio
Clearing Landmines and Restoring Livelihoods - Searching for Heroes with Benjamin Hall
9 February | Augsburger Allgemeine
Landmines are the deadly legacy of the war in Syria
3 February | Metro
The silent killer that’s claimed hundreds of lives of those returning to war-torn homes
3 February | ReliefWeb
Syria landmine crisis spirals as millions begin to return home
3 February | Stuttgarter Zeitung
The Deadly Legacy of the Civil War
2 February | Arab News
Explosive remnants of Syrian civil war pose a daunting challenge
31 January | The National
How Syria's minefields jeopardise hope for a better life after war’s end
23 January | BBC News
Syrians returning home face deadly threat of landmines
22 January | ITV X
UK Government pledges extra funding to support HALO Trust's charity work in Ukraine
The Dangerous Work of Clearing Russia’s Deadly Mines from Ukrainian Lands
14 January | The National
Deminers: Women excavating the explosive remnants of war
HALO's Mouiad Alnofaly calls for major funding in Syria [from 05:40 minutes]
Princess Diana's anti-landmine legacy under threat as global conflicts erupt
2024
'I visited Ukraine where brave deminers are clearing explosives after Russia retreated'
'I'm an ex-General turned charity boss - here's how to stop the migrant boats'
23 December | The Times
In the field with the mine-clearers making Syria safer
15 December | Al Jazeera
Syria Country Manager Damian O'Brien talks to Al Jazeera about the situation in Syria
15 December | The National
Syrians face death and injury from millions of mines as they return home
15 December | The Independent
Expert warns of ‘massive’ risk from unexploded ordnance in Syria
15 December | LBC
Expert warns of ‘massive’ risk from unexploded landmines to Syria returnees
14 December | Washington Post
Unexploded mines endanger Syrian returnees, nonprofit warns
14 December | Daily Mirror
Syria: Tens of thousands of 'horribly vulnerable' people walking into abandoned minefields
12 December | Deutsche Welle
Ukrainian war veterans help clear land mines
12 December | The Conversation
Friday essay: Ukraine is the world’s most heavily mined country. Meet some of the people cleaning up this deadly mess
Operations Manager for HALO Syria, Mouiad Alnofaly, talks to BBC News
Damian O'Brien from HALO Syria talks to BBC's Radio Scotland
21 November | Evening Standard
Don't condemn the US decision to give anti-personnel mines to Ukraine
20 November | BBC News
HALO CEO, James Cowan, on US decision to provide anti-personnel mines to Ukraine
24 November | Sunday Times
Khmer Rouge kidnapped me, a mine blew off my leg. But I’m lucky
20 November | CBS News
U.S. to provide anti-personnel mines to Ukraine, official says
20 November | Newsweek
Can Ukraine's Deadly Land Mines Approved by Biden Stop Russian Advancement?
20 November | CBC News (Canada)
Why Biden is sending anti-personnel mines to Ukraine | About That
20 November | ReliefWeb
Children made up more than a third of landmine casualties in 2023
31 October | ReliefWeb
HALO calls for £1M as Syrians fleeing Lebanon return to land ridden with explosives
24 October | Vatican Radio
Disarmament Week: Need for arms control has never been more urgent
23 October | ReliefWeb
The women fighting illicit arms
23 October | Conservative Home
James Cowan: Helping countries around the world is integral to the UK's defence
25 September | Times Radio
HALO Chair Lord Evans of Weardale on the war in Ukraine
25 September | The Independent
Harry says his mother would want Angola to 'finish job' of clearing landmines
23 September | Sussex.com
Celebrating Angola's leadership in landmine clearance and conservation
23 September | Marie Claire
Prince Harry says keeping Princess Diana's "legacy alive" is something he takes "incredibly seriously" as he honours a charity close to her heart
23 September | Daily Mail
Prince Harry says "carrying on Diana's legacy is something he takes very seriously' in emotional speech at Halo charity she supported
23 September | People Magazine
Prince Harry says "Much has changed in my life" since retracing Princess Diana's footsteps through minefield in 2019
23 September | US Weekly
Prince Harry says becoming a father inspired his work to eradicate landmines
22 September | Daily Mirror
Prince Harry's battle against landmines in new move reminiscent of his mother
21 September | Daily Telegraph
Prince Harry to channel his mother with Diana-inspired events
15 September | BBC
I met Harry as he turned 30 - here's how he's changed
26 August | Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Solomon Islands Remains Littered With Ordnance
24 August | New York Times
Not only for killing: Drones are now detecting land mines in Ukraine
21 August | Financial Times
The US-backed railway sparking a battle for African copper
15 August | LBC News
James Cowan talks about engaging with Kabul
15 August | BBC Good Morning Scotland
James Cowan talks about engaging with Kabul (48:45 mins)
13 August | News 24
Demining the Lobito Corridor for economic revival in Angola
10 August | Jornal de Angola James Cowan: "The Angolan State is the largest financier of demining in the country."
19 July | The Times
The ex-major general, the Taliban and a risky mission in Afghan minefields
18 June | Deutsche Welle
Funding shortfall hits demining groups in Afghanistan
13 June | Al Jazeera
Photos: Female deminers step in to clear up Ukrainian land
12 June | Barron's
Women deminers step in to clear up Ukrainian land
24 May | France 24 (AFP)
Mines, unexploded ordnance a daily menace for Afghanistan's children
17 May | Daily Telegraph
Ukraine: The Latest podcast
19 April | ReliefWeb
19 April marks six months since the start of the Red Sea crisis
16 April | ITV X
How a Scottish charity's work is helping the world
12 April | ZDF
Landmines in Yemen - Danger in the ground
11 April | ABC News Australia
Time Bomb: How WW2 is still wreaking havoc in the Pacific
8 April | CBS 60 Minutes
Ukraine's landmine crisis
4 April | Deutsche Welle
Ukraine War: Female volunteers help clear landmines
29 February | The Irish Times
‘It’s about clearing the land, making it safe, liberating it’: Ukraine’s deminers face decades-long task
29 February | Vatican Radio
How clearing landmines can save an entire community
23 February | BBC
The Travel Show - Sri Lanka: Return to Teardrop Island - Part Two
20 February | NBC News
Two years after the Russian invasion, landmines plague one-third of Ukraine
20 February | The Telegraph
Twenty-five years after Princess Diana went to Angola, the landmine threat is ever present
19 February | WIRED
The Danger Lurking Just Below Ukraine's Surface
10 February | NBC News
Non-profit pushes for U.S. aid to help demine Ukraine
7 February | New Scientist
Bizarre worm lizard not seen for 90 years found by landmine removers
5 February | Japanese Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)
Work underway to clear WW11 bombs from Solomons
31 January | ZDF
Inside Yemen
17 January | Der Spiegel
"Dead Soldiers Lay Everywhere in the Fields, Ours and Russians"
11 January | The Independent
Anne watches landmine clearance at Sri Lanka's former civil war frontline
2023
6 December | The Washington Post
Unexploded bombs, many U.S.-made, could make parts of Gaza uninhabitable
3 December | The Sunday Times
How Ukraine's two million mines led to a lethal stalemate in Russia
6 November | PR Newswire
Trimble partners with HALO Trust for landmine clearance in Ukraine
2 November | Bloomberg
Clearing landmines is critical to Ukraine's survival
2 November | Time Magazine
Ukraine is using AI to clear to help clear millions of Russian landmines
30 October | Evening Standard
The Middle East is burning - but the crisis in Ukraine must not be forgotten
29 October | Insider News
Robots and drones help Ukraine's farmers reclaim their heavily mined land
22 October | Evening Standard
What happens after Israel invades Gaza?
14 October | The Nation
Cambodia is teaching the world how to clear landmines
28 September | Evening Standard
Ukraine needs help to clear the landmines as well as military aid
12 September | BBC Ukrainecast
James Cowan, CEO talks about landmine clearance in Ukraine and the challenges
6 September | Ukraine Battleground podcast
Saul David in conversation with Pete Smith, Programme Manager
6 September | El Tiempo, Colombia
Una mujer lideró proyecto de desminado que permitió que niños vuelvan a la escuela
5 September | Chief of Staff Association podcast
Lucy Reeve, HALO Chief of Staff in conversation with Euan Godbold
2 September | New York Times
Lachin Corridor crisis Nagorno Karabakh
30 August | BBC
Nagorno Karabakh Lachin corridor
28 August | The Independent
How 'industrial-scale Russian Minefields are hampering Ukraine's counteroffensive
17 August | Al Jazeera
Ukraine ground zero - investigating the toxic legacy of war in Ukraine
14 August | International Institute for Strategic Studies
Should the UK engage with the Taliban government
13 August | The Guardian
Ukraine desperate for help clearing landmines
9 August | ATN
Доведеться вичищати кожен квадратний метр»: на Харківщині працюють демінери HALO Trust
8 August | Newsweek
Ukraine Faces $40B, Decades-Long Battle With Unexploded Russian Mines
6 August | CBS News
How to blast through a Russian minefield
31 July | TRT
Ukraine working to demine reclaimed areas
28 July 2023 | Reuters
In Ukraine, land mines left by Russian forces pose a deadly threat
28 July | Reuters
What lies beneath
24 July | El Confidencial
De comercial a tener uno de los trabajos más importantes de Ucrania: "Un paso en falso puede acabar con mi vida"
22 July | Washington Post
Ukraine is now the most mined country. It will take decades to make safe
20 July | Wall Street Journal
The pivotal mission in Ukraine's counter-offensive: hunting for mines
19 July | Evening Standard
James Cowan on Afghanistan and the Taliban
19 July | Forbes
How to speed up demining. Case studies of FMC Ukraine and The HALO Trust, which help the state to solve this problem
30 June | Channel 5
Alexander Armstrong with HALO in Sri Lanka
June 19 | Sky News
HALO Trust: The "largest programme of landmine laying" since World War Two
June 19 | The Guardian
'We couldn't wait' - farmers clear mines on their land
June 17 | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Outside a flooded Ukrainian city, specialists warily sweep the ground for hidden bombs
June 15 | Voice of America
US Halo Trust Helps Demine Ukraine's Mykolaiv Region
June 13 | History Net
WWII Ordnance Still Kills Civilians in the Solomons. This Non-Profit Is Working to Change That
June 9 | Washington Post
Minefields flooded by Ukraine dam breach pose new risk to civilians
June 9 | The Guardian
Drone footage shows flooded minefields in southern Ukraine
June 8 | The National UAE
Minefield Mapping Destroyed by Ukraine Dam Burst
June 8 | CNN
Landmines displaced and shifted by Ukraine dam collapse “a big problem,” NGO says
June 7 | The Guardian
Devastation from Kakhovka dam collapse could take decades to heal
June 7 | The New York Times
Flooding poses yet another risk downstream:dislodged landmines
16 May | The Telegraph Ukraine podcast
James Cowan on the landmine threat in Ukraine
2 May | The One Show BBC
JJ Chalmers visits Ukraine
2 May | The Telegraph
‘Our islands are plagued by bombs from the Second World War’
1 May | de Volkskrant
The brave women tracking down Angola's hidden landmines
20 May | Deutsche Welle
Clearing the landmines in Ukraine
15 April | Agence France-Press
En Ukraine, des fermiers risquent leur vie pour les semailles
5 April | Seed World
FMC Corporation and The HALO Trust Look To Improve Ukrainian Farm Safety
16 March | The New European
Bitter harvest: The Russian mines covering Ukraine like confetti
12 March | The Sun
DEATH IN DISGUISE I walked Ukraine’s treacherous minefields where area bigger than UK is filled with deadly bombs disguised as pizza boxes
11 March | The New York Times
In Fields Sown With Bombs, Ukraine’s Farmers Risk Deadly Harvest
2 March | Het Financielle Dagblat
Oekraine is het grootste mijnenveld ter wereld geworden
24 February | The Independent
Demining charity urges UK to get behind its efforts to ‘decontaminate’ Ukraine
23 February | The Telegraph
How Zelensky’s top became the most powerful sweatshirt in the world
14 February | Sueddeutsche Zeitung
Steinmeier beginnt Besuch in Kambodscha
14 February | Agance Kampuchea Presse
German President Visits a Landmine Field in Siem Reap Province
14 February | Deutsche Welle
Deutschland finanziell unterstützte Minenräumprojekt HALO Trust
12 February | Forbes
Despite Howard Buffett’s Help, Land Mines Litter Ukraine And Threaten Spring Planting
11 February | The Independent
HALO Trust to double staff in Ukraine as it faces ‘epochal’ mine clearance
10 February |The Spectator
The Terror of Turkey's Earthquake: A Survivor's Account
27 January | Tages Anzeiger
Die Ukraine ist übersät mit Minen und Blindgängern
2022
8 December | The Economist
Ukraine is using foreign tech to mitigate Russian destruction
3 December | TF1
Mines antipersonnel : un déminage sans fin au Somaliland
2 December | PA Now
Canadian-funded group works to remove landmines left in Ukraine after Russian retreat
1 December | The Economist
How technology is helping reduce the menace of landmines
30 November | NRZ
Ukrainische Minensucher riskieren ihr Leben bei der Suche nach den Minen
28 November | Geographical
A lethal legacy of landmines in Angola
18 November | franceinfo
"Il faudra des décennies pour tout déminer": en Ukraine, un travail de fourmi pour neutraliser les explosifs qui jonchent les territoires libérés
14 November | The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Even as shells fall, Ukraine's deminers work to make the land safe
4 November | ABC News
Inside the painstaking search for 5 million decaying bombs in Cambodia
13 October | The Times
Visiting Ukraine made me proud of Britain's support
4 October | The Guardian
Danger in every step: the ‘chaotic and complex’ work of Ukraine’s de-miners
22 September | Fox News
Specialized team searching for undetonated ordnance in Ukraine amid war with Russia
22 September | Deutsche Welle
Minen in der Ukraine: "Die Bedrohung ist allgegenwärtig"
28 August 2022 | VICE
Ukrainian Women Are Clearing Unexploded Bombs From Ukraine
26 August | Daily Mail
How your cash is rooting out Vladimir Putin's mines: Mail Force donations are helping to remove dangerous debris from warzone in Ukraine
18 August | 24 Heures
Les milliers de mines russes posées en Ukraine tueront des civils pendant des décennies
10 August | CBS News
Risky work of demining reclaimed ground in Ukraine is underway, but there's a long, dangerous path ahead
30 July 2022 | NBC
How Landmines In Ukrainian Farm Fields Contribute To The Food Supply Crisis
4 July | Sky News
Sky News: Ukrainian civilians learning the hard way that mines will take years to clear
22 June | Global News
The war in Ukraine has sparked a global food crisis, and the country's farmers are now scrambling to salvage their crops
19 June | iNews
Russia-Ukraine war: Bomb experts step up mission to clear landmines on farms to tackle global food crisis
19 June | The New York Times
What hundreds of photos of weapons reveal about Russia's brutal war strategy
15 June | AP News
In Ukraine, mines take lives even after fighting moves on
12 June | NPR
Angola thought women couldn't clear landmines. These women proved them wrong
11 June 2022 | The Daily Mail
Deadly mines outside Kyiv are cleared by Princess Diana's charity
5 June 2022 | Voice of America
Crews at Work Ridding Ukraine of Landmines, Other Explosives
9 May 2022 | Times Radio
HALO CEO James Cowan Discusses Ukraine with Asmah Mir and Stig Abdell on Times Radio Breakfast
9 May 2022 | CNN
Growing Concerns Over Use of Landmines
4 May 2022 | The National News
'Afghanistan's Landmines Threaten Starvation as Well as Life and Limb
3 May 2022 | Real Clear Defense
The Missing Component in U.S. Counterterrorism Efforts in Africa
26 April 2022 | Bloomberg TV
HALO Trust CEO Cowan on Land Mine Risks in Ukraine
23 April 2022 | The Times
Inside Ukraine's Hurt Locker: the team diffusing 300 bombs a day
22 April 2022 | The Times
Hidden explosive could take Ukraine decades to clear warns HALO Trust
21 April 2022 | Times Radio
James Cowan Speaking on Ukraine with Times Radio
15 April 2022 | NPR: Here & Now
Landmines in Ukraine Raise Fears of Civilian Casualties
6 April 2022 | New York Times
New Russian Landmine Poses Special Risk in Ukraine
27 March 2022 | Corriere Della Sera
Con lady D, HALO ha sminato I teatri di guerra: "Ora serviranno anni per bonificare l'ucraina"
25 March 2022 | People Magazine
Prince Harry thanks HALO Trust workers in Ukraine in special video call: 'keep saving lives'
24 March 2022 | Express
Prince Harry follows in Diana's footsteps as he holds poignant phone call
24 March 2022 | Merkur
Prinz Harry unterstuetzt Ukraine: Er setzt das vermaechtnis seiner Mutter Diana fort
24 March 2022 | AZ-online
Im minefeld der Ukraine: Prinz Harry unterstützt Diana "hilfstrupp"
24 March 2022 | Schwäbische Post
Im minefeld der Ukraine: Prinz Harry unterstützt Diana "hilfstrupp"
24 March 2022 | BGLand24
Im minefeld der Ukraine: Prinz Harry unterstützt Diana "hilfstrupp"
23 March 2022 | Daily Mail
Prince Harry praises HALO Trust for its efforts in Ukraine after videos by the charity supported by Princess Diana on how to stay safe from unexploded ordnance are seen by 17 million people
22 March 2022 | Inews
Ukraine faces decades of landmine tragedies from unexploded Russian munitions
22 March 2022 | LBC
Non-profit boss plays personal account of employee in Mariupol
19 March 2022 | Daily Mail
Your £1 million for UN mercy mission: How generous mail force donations will help fund emergency aid and shelter for millions of refugees
18 March 2022 | Radio 4 PM
James Cowan on Mariupol
18 March 2022 | Vanity Fair
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry make donations to six frontline charities in Ukraine
18 March 2022 | Newsweek
Prince Harry thanks charity championed by Diana for Ukraine support
18 March 2022 | Daily Mail
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announce they have made donations to charities to 'support the people of Ukraine' - as they pay tribute to Invictus Games athlete who died in conflict
18 March 2022 | Independent
Ukraine: Old people in Mariupol 'dying of strokes due to stress and no one removing the bodies'
5 March 2022 | The Times
HALO charity workers trapped in Ukraine bunkers
12 February 2022 | Foreign Policy
In Iraq, the bitter legacy of war still lies hidden underground
24 January 2022 | Vanity Fair
Princess Diana's presence was felt when Prince Harry recreated her landmine walk, says HALO Executive
18 January 2022 | The Telegraph
UK is "punishing the people of Afghanistan' as well as Taliban, charity chief warns
15 January 2022 | Mirror
Princess Diana's landmine legacy 25 years on - the image that saved thousands of lives
2021
27 December 2021 | The Spectator
Afghanistan's troubles can't only be blamed on the Taliban
22 November 2021 | The Times
Children can walk to school as landmines cleared in Zimbabwe
21 November 2021 | Agence France-Presse
Clearing Afghanistan's Landmines One Careful Step at a Time
8 October 2021 | The Guardian
Zimbabwean who cleared Falklands mines urges rethink on 75% cut to clearance programmes
14 September 2021 | The Times
The Times View on The HALO Trust in Afghanistan: Safe Ground
13 September 2021 | The Times
As UK support dwindles, mine clearers in Afghanistan find help where they can
23 August 2021 | The Times
Staff had to flee — but HALO Trust’s brave work to clear mines in Afghanistan will continue
21 August 2021 | The Times
HALO Trust appeal: readers’ goodwill can help save lives
19 August 2021 | The Times
Ex-ministers including Rory Stewart add support for HALO Trust landmine campaign
18 August 2021 | The Times
The Times appeal for Afghanistan
21 July 2021 | Reuters
Colombian Children Learn to Identify Landmines Buried During Country's Civil War
29 June 2021 | The Times
Halo Trust: Minefield charity in Afghanistan threatened by Isis and Nato’s pullout
23 June 2021 | Autoweek
The Grenadier Will be Used for Mine-clearing Work
22 June 2021 | The Spectator
Why Were My Colleagues Murdered?
10 June 2021 | The Mirror
Prince Harry slams 'brutal' attack which killed 10 in Afghanistan as 'barbarism'
9 June 2021 | NIEUWS
Tien doden bij aanval op ruimers van landmijnen in Afghanistan
9 June 2021 | Channel 4 News
‘We’re not leaving, we are there for the people of Afghanistan’, says chief exec of charity targeted in deadly attack
9 June 2021 | Radio 4 Today Programme
Interview with James Cowan
9 June 2021 | BBC News
Halo Trust: Afghanistan mine clearance workers shot dead 'in cold blood'
9 June 2021 | National Public Radio
Gunmen Kill HALO Trust Mine Clearing Workers In Afghanistan
9 June 2021 | WGBH Boston/PRI
How The HALO Trust helped keep me alive in Afghanistan
9 June 2021 | ITV News
'This is the worst loss of life we've experienced in 30 years'
9 June 2021 | Sky News
Interview with James Cowan, CEO of The HALO Trust
9 June 2021 | New York Times
Attack in Afghanistan Kills 10 From Charity That Clears Land Mines
9 June 2021 | The Guardian
Lilibet Diana: the baby name that represents a royal rift – and audacious hope
23 April 2021 | Bloomberg News
High-Tech Tools Join the Hunt for Forgotten Mines
25 March 2021 | Vice World News
A Deadly New Chapter In Europe's Frozen Conflict is Only Just Beginning
9 March 2021 | BBC World Service Newsday
Equatorial Guinea blasts: the problem with storing explosives
9 March 2021 | BBC World Service Newsday
Equatorial Guinea blasts: the problem with storing explosives
8 April 2021 | GQ Magazine
Boris Johnson’s UK aid cuts will force my landmine charity to stop working in Syria. For our national security, he must reverse them
7 March 2021 | Sunday Mail
Mine clearing boss on a mission
28 February 2021 | The Washington Post
A garden where war's perils linger
12 January 2021 | Somerset Live
Meet the Bath woman who swapped Somerset for defusing landmines in Somaliland
2020
21 December | The Times
War Zone Team Clears 1,00 Mines from Iraq
20 December | The Sunday Mail
Mines Rockets & Revenge in the Killings Fields of Iraq
03 December | The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
Karabakh after the ceasefire
24 November | Euronews (Spain)
The danger of hundreds of devices that have not exploded in Nagorno Karabakh
11 November | ARD (Germany)
Thousands of victims from landmines
09 November | Radio Free Europe
The Smerch Rocket: A Fearsome Symbol Of The Nagorno-Karabakh War
05 November | The New Humanitarian
The humanitarian fallout of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
25 October | The Daily Mail
25 October | The Daily Mail
Former Taliban Fighters are Hired to Clear Minefields in Afghanistan
22 October | The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
21 October | Al Jazeera English
Nagorno-Karabakh shelling leaves enduring dangers
Nagorno-Karabakh's main city of Stepanakert has been under near-constant shelling for weeks and unexploded shells, rockets and bombs remain a hazard, even when the attacks have stopped. Al Jazeera's Rory Challands, reporting from Stepanakert, examines the dangers and the steps one charity is taking to deal with the lethal refuse.
21 October | Sky News Arabia
20 October | Radio Free Europe
On the frontlines around Nagorno Karabakh
15 October | France 24
Karabakh residents face lurking threat of unexploded cluster bombs
07 September | The Sunday Post
Minefields to motherhood: Love Island star Camilla Thurlow on her life less ordinary
22 August | BBC Women's Hour
Camilla Thurlow on Women's Hour: Not the Type – Finding my place in the real world
Beirut Explosion: 04 August 2020
12 August | BBC News
Beirut blast: The other countries with dangerous dumps of explosives
06 August | The Today Programme
Simon Conway, Director of Capability, speaks on The Today Programme following the the Beirut blast
06 August | The National
Bomb disposal expert urges government funding to safeguard explosive stockpiles
31 July 2020 | Church Times
An Interview with James Cowan, CEO of The HALO Trust
19 June | Devex
'Long overdue': The development voices in favour of a DFID merger
17 June | The Guardian
Fears Over DfID and Foreign Officer merger to be raised in Commons
1 June 2020 | Voice of America
HALO Trust Helping Zimbabwe Tackle Coronavirus
26 May 2020 | BBC News World Service
21 May 2020 | Thomson Reuters Foundation
15 May 2020 | BBC News
Coping with coronavirus in a war zone
22 April | Tortoise Media
Oped: A global pandemic needs a global response
11 April 2020 | The Times
Jesus' Baptism Site is Cleared of Israeli Mines
18 January 2020 | Trouw
Ukraine: De mijnenruimers van Halo hebben nog heel wat werk voor de boeg
16 January 2020 | BBC World Service Radio
2019
18 December 2019 | MailOnline
Army Veteran urges charity donations to help landmine battle
18 December | The Herald
Army veteran goes back to Iraq to help end landmine menace
12 December 2019 | Yorkshire Post
Yorkshire medics clearing legacy of wars that maim and kill
11 October 2019 | National Geographic
Clearing mines in the Okavango for wildlife protection and ecotourism
27 September 2019 | Harpers Bazaar
Prince Harry Retraces Princess Diana's Footsteps in Angola Minefields
27 September 2019 | HELLO!
Emotional Prince Harry retraces Princess Diana's steps as he visits former Huambo minefield
27 September 2019 | Daily Mail
Prince Harry visits mining site, Angola
27 September 2019 | BBC News
Prince Harry walks through Angola minefield 22 years after Diana
27 September 2019 | The Telegraph
27 September 2019 | Good Morning America
Prince Harry retraces his mom Princess Diana's footsteps in Angola
27 September 2019 | Evening Standard
Prince Harry 'humbled' as he visits Angolan minefield in scenes reminiscent of his mother
27 September 2019 | Sky News
Prince Harry retraces his mother Diana's footsteps at Angola landmine fields
27 September 2019 | The Daily Mail
27 September 2019 | The Times
Prince Harry retraces Diana’s footsteps in Angolan minefield
27 September 2019 | Mirror
Prince Harry dons body armour to retrace Diana's iconic visit to Africa minefield
27 September 2019 | BBC News
Harry walks through Angola minefield 22 years after Diana
27 September 2019 | The Independent
Prince Harry Follow in Princess Diana's Footsteps by walking through minefield on Royal Tour
27 September 2019 | Metro
Prince Harry blows up landmine at same spot where Princess Diana detonated one
27 September 2019 | CNN
Prince Harry retraces Diana's footsteps through Angola minefield
27 September 2019 | The Telegraph
27 September 2019 | ITV News
Harry explodes landmine in Angola as he retraces steps of late mother, Diana
27 September 2019 | BBC Breakfast
26 September 2019 | The Washington Post
Princess Diana walked through a minefield 22 years ago. Prince Harry is retracing her steps.
24 September 2019 | Express
Princess Diana legacy: How Diana ‘stepped over the line’ - and Harry will follow her foots
23 September 2019 | TIME
22 September 2019 | Royal Central
Diana, Landmines and the HALO Trust
22 September 2019 | ITV
Harry and Meghan to focus on townships, landmines and HIV in Southern Africa tour, writes Chris Ship
21 September 2019 | Mirror
Prince Harry will open hospital in touching tribute to mum Diana's landmine work
20 September 2019 | Macau News Agency
Angola: Prince Harry to follow in mother’s demining footsteps
18 September 2019 | GOVERNMENT EUROPA
Explosive ordnance disposal from Afghanistan to the Ukraine
08 September 2019 | Express
Prince Harry Africa tour: Why Angola has special connection to Prince Harry
06 September 2019 | Reuters
Prince Harry to visit Diana's Angola landmine project
03 September 2019 | VOA News
In Iraq's Baiji, Mines Turn Farms into Killing Fields
25 July 2019 | DAP News
Mine officials ask US to continue strengthening ties and cooperation for mine action in Cambodia
25 July 2019 | All Africa
Zimbabwe On Track to Clear Landmines By 2025
23 July 2019 | Lorraine
21 July 2019 | NorthWalesLive
Landmine clearance to start at Royal Welsh Show (don't worry, they're not real)
20 July 2019 | Royal Welsh Western Mail
Landmine clearance legacy that Diana left
15 July 2019 | The Times
Double amputee strives for record ultramarathon run
15 July 2019 | The Armenian Weekly
St. Louis Armenian Communities Host HALO Trust
20 June 2019 | The Times of Israel
Stunning Romanian church is final monastery cleared of mines at Qasr al Yahud
18 June 2019 | Global Citizen
Prince Harry Champions Landmine Clearing in Angola, Following in His Mother's Footsteps
18 June 2019 | Jornal de Angola
60 milhões de dólares para remoção de minas
17 June 2019 | ITV News
Prince Harry to go back to the minefield his mother walked through
17 June 2019 | CNN
Prince Harry picks up Diana's mantle on landmine removal
17 June 2019 | The Telegraph
17 June 2019 | Sky News
Prince Harry continues Diana's legacy on landmines
17 June 2019 | The Associated Press
Prince Harry champions mother's cause: clearing land mines
17 June 2019 | Bazaar
Prince Harry Gives Stirring Speech on Angola Landmine Clearance: "There Is an End in Sight"
17 June 2019 | Daily Mail, Mail Online
17 June 2019 | The Star
Prince Harry champions mother Diana’s cause of clearing land mines
11 June 2019 | Reliefweb
Tokyo event for a world free of landmines
03 June 2019 | Energy Voice
BP commits nearly £1m to landmine clearance in Angola
03 June 2019 | la Repubblica
Agenda 2030: addressing global challenges with sustainability and innovation
31 May 2019 | Sarajevo Times
EUFOR Specialist Ammunition and Weapon Advisors met with BiH’s Armed Forces
27 May 2019 | The Times of Israel
900 landmines detonated in Qasr al Yahud on the Jordan River
27 May 2019 | Salisbury Journal
Hundreds join celebrities in trek across Salisbury Plain for charity
25 May 2019 | Spirefm
24 May 2019 | The Nine
24 May 2019 | BBC News
Experiencing the work of a landmine clearance charity
22 May 2019 | Spirefm
21 May 2019 | Reliefweb
Thanks to BP Angola our 100 Women in Demining project is growing
20 May 2019 | The Scotsman
Scots Tory breaks with Ruth Davidson to back cut to aid budget
14 May 2019 | Oil and Gas Press
Sustainability report shows transformation to tackle Global Challenges
13 May 2019 | The Armenian Weekly
ANCA Leaders Press Congress on Artsakh Aid, Armenian Genocide Resolution, Madrid Principles
12 May 2019 | Enews
Why Prince Harry Will Never Stop Finding Ways to Honor Princess Diana and Continue Her Legacy
06 May 2019 | First Mining
BP Angola sets aside US $1.2m for innovative Landmine Clearing with the Halo Trust
03 May 2019 | Jam News
Mines on the Georgian-Azerbaijani border
26 April 2019 | Salisbury Journal
TV stars to walk Salisbury Plain for city-based charity
20 April 2019 | France 24
Ukrainian army struggles to demine war-stricken Donbas region
11 April 2019 | Valley News
Stars join the big ‘mine and bomb’ walk
05 April 2019 | Africa News
17 years after the civil war, Angola faces the challenge of mine clearance
02 April 2019 | CTV News
New map shows effect of landmine clearance in Jebrail, Afghanistan
08 March 2019 | The Guardian
The women clearing Sri Lanka's minefields - in pictures
07 March 2019 | The Atlantic
The Women Who Are Clearing the Minefields in Sri Lanka
February 2019 | Philanthropy Age
February 2019 | Euro News
There’s only one way to tackle Ukraine’s infestation of mines ... slowly
15 January 2019 | Observador
Angola desmina pólo turístico no Cuando Cubango com doação britânica de 1,3 milhões de dólares
14 January 2019 | Evening Standard
13 January 2019 | BBC Radio Scotland
‘Ghost Churches’ on the West Bank of the Jordan
08 January 2019 | National Catholic Reporter
Effort removes thousands of landmines from site of Jesus' baptism
07 January 2019 | Daily Record
Brave Scot helps dig up landmines in Cambodia laid during Pol Pot's deadly regime
2018
31 December 2018 | BBC Radio Scotland
Landmine clearance in Cambodia
21 December 2018 | The Washington Post
Jesus' baptism site was a closed military zone for 50 years. That's about to change.
18 December 2018 | The Tablet
Churches at Jesus' baptism site made safe for visitors
13 December 2018 | Global Citizen
8 Wonderful Things Britain Did for the World in 2018 That Have Nothing to Do With Brexit
12 December 2018 | Auswärtiges Amt
Minen: Das heimtückische Erbe des Krieges
11 December 2018 | The Times
Landmines cleared from shrines where Jesus was baptised
10 December 2018 | The Times of Israel
More than 1,500 landmines cleared at Jesus baptism site on Jordan River
10 December 2018 | The Catholic News Agency
Site of Baptism of the Lord nears reopening as landmines cleared
10 December 2018 | Sohu
09 December 2018 | Haaretz
Landmines Cleared From Jesus' Baptism Site, Ending 50-year Shutdown
09 December 2018 | The Guardian
Qasr al-Yahud: a mission to restore faith - and hope
09 December 2018 | The Daily Mail
08 December 2018 | The Scotsman
Insight: Clearing the West Bank of bombs for baptisms
06 December 2018 | VOA News
Afghan Village Uses Live Rockets to Build Homes, Bridges
06 December 2018 | El Pais
Ministerio Público alista 100 armas para su destrucción
28 November 2018 | Khmer Times
Halo continues to aid mine-free goal
15 November 2018 | The Guardian
'People are scared': deadly legacy of Isis continues to shape lives in Iraq
12 November 2018 | Postivie News
The women who remove deadly landmines
09 November 2018 | Khmer Times
Germany grants additional demining aid
07 November 2018 | South Coast Sun
Amanzimtoti woman makes her mark in war-torn Somalia
09 October 2018 | Reliefweb
Clearing IEDs with the help of New Zealand
10 September 2018 | Chronicle
NGO removes over 50 000 landmines from Zimbabwe
07 September 2018 | The Phnom Penh Post
06 September 2018 | Gov.uk
UK aid will protect more than 820,000 people from threat of lethal landmines
06 September 2018 | ITV News
Dumfries and Galloway charity given £23 million
05 September 2018 | The Guardian
Britain pledges £46m to fight against landmines after global casualties rise
04 September 2018 | RFI
Clearing landmines in eastern Ukraine, Part 2
16 August 2018 | Aleteia
A Franciscan monastery near the Jordan River re-opens after area is cleared of land mines
15 August 2018 | Daily Mirror
HALO expects to free Jaffna from mines by late 2019
23 July 2018 | Digital Trends
Meet the gigantic machine that eats land mines for breakfast
28 June 2018 | Agg-Net
The HALO Trust: Saving limbs and lives with MMD Sizer technology
27 June 2018 | Reliefweb
Revolutionising mine clearance in Zimbabwe with MMD sizer technology
23 June 2018 | Nippon.com
Japan and British Mine Clearance Organization HALO Trust Working Toward a Mine-Free World
23 June 2018 | The Scottish Sun
23 June 2018 | ITV News
Love Island stars help charity to save lives in Syria
31 May 2018 | The Guardian
Landmines made by Isis undo progress made by Princess Diana campaign
22 May 2018 | British Journal of Photography
Following female deminers in Nagorno-Karabakh
15 May 2018 | Sky News Arabia
Clearing thousands of landmines at the Site of the Baptism of Christ
1 April 2018 | The New York Times
Clearing Land Mines from the Spot Where Jesus is Said to Have Been Baptized
29 March 2018 | CBS News
29 March 2018 | The Washington Post
Area around Jesus’ Baptism Site Being Cleared of Landmines
28 March 2018 | ITV NEWS
28 March 2018 | The Telegraph
British Landmine Charity Begins Clearing Thousands of Explosives from Site of Jesus' Baptism
7 March 2018 | Al Jazeera
The Female Deminers of Nagorno Karabakh
21 February | The Scotsman
Ruth Davidson: The Scots Restoring our Faith in Charity
15 February | The Daily Telegraph
Ruth Davidson Hails Landmine Clearance Charity on Visit to Afghanistan
15 February | The Guardian
Amid Tory Calls for Cuts, Ruth Davidson Defends Aid Spending
15 February | The Scotsman
Ruth Davidson works with Scottish charity on mine clearing trip in Afghanistan
15 February | Pakistan Express Tribune
10-year Minefield Clearance Drive in Afghan Province
15 February | Equal Times
In the field with Kosovo’s "bomb hunters"
25 January | NBC News
These Colombians are clearing landmines and paving the way for peace
20 January | The Herald
Princess Diana Charity HALO Trust and Church Clear Landmines at Jesus' Baptism Place
15 January | The Herald
Scottish landmine charity showcases work in Colombian peace process
1 January 2018 | PBS Newshour
2017
27 December | The Journal Ireland
Meet the 23-year Old Woman Clearing Landmines from a War She Doesn't Remember
5 December 2017 | Globe & Mail
James Cowan: How can Canada help Zimbabwe rid itself of its landmine legacy?
22 September 2017 | Ottawa Citizen
James Cowan: Invictus Games an opportunity for Canada to recommit to landmine campaign
18 July 2017 | Catholic News service
Holy Land Festival unites Muslims, Christians for peace
3 July 2017 | Jakarta Globe
New Zealand pledges $1 million to clear landmines in Colombia
20 June 2017 | ABC News
Afghan de-miners cling to hard but much-needed jobs
12 June 2017 | Yorkshire Post
James Cowan of landmine charity The HALO Trust
11 June 2017 | Mail on Sunday
Diana landmine charity hiring trainees to defuse bombs
11 May 2017 | The Jordan Times
Kingdom Stands out as Regional Example of Mine-Clearing Efforts
27 April 2017 | New York Times
In Angolan Town, Land Mines Still Lurk 'Behind Every Bush'
27 March 2017 | The Guardian
Prime Minister lauds The HALO Trust
18 March 2017 | Daily Record
Princess Diana’s body armour to be displayed at Edinburgh Castle
17 March 2017 | Herald Scotland
Body armour worn by Diana features in landmine's exhibition
16 March 2017 | The Scotsman
Princess Diana's body armour goes on display at Edinburgh Castle
9 March| Hromadske International (HALO Ukraine)
8 March 2017 | The Press and Journal
UK Government minister commends contribution of Scots on International Women's Day
1 March 2017 | Herald Scotland
James Cowan: Vital to clear the deadly explosive remnants of war
1 February 2017 | Wired Magazine (US)
The hunt for the hidden bombs and land mines of Kosovo
27 January 2017 | ITV Border Life
17 January 2017 | The Daily Telegraph
Britain can lead the world after Brexit by clearing it of landmines
16 January 2017 | The Spectator
Princess Diana understood what 'global Britain' meant. Does Theresa May?
15 January 2017 | The Scottish Sun
15 January 2017 | BBC News
15 January 2017 | Daily Mail
Landmines threaten lives in the Middle East 20 years after mine ban treaty
14 January 2017 | Daily Record
12 January 2017 | BBC World Service
Princess Diana's Minefield Walk
12 January 2017 | The Sun
Incredible pics show how the deadly minefield in Angola where Princess Diana
2016
2 December 2016 | US News & World Report
After the Peace Agreement, Colombia Turns to Demining
15 November 2016 | CNN Español
Avanza el proceso de desminado en Colombia | The Process of Demining Colombia
3 November 2016 | The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
Making Karabakh safe by removing one mine at a time
31 October 2016 | New York Times
Defusing War's Perfect Soldiers
31 October 2016 | Daily Telegraph
25 October 2016 | Arc News
GIS Supports Demining Efforts Around the World
25 October 2016 | The Times
Mine clearance merits Holyrood's support
Guerillas and victims embrace to clear Colombia of mines
17 October 2016 | Teleantioquia
President Santos and HALO handover Colombia's first mine-free municipality
14 September 2016 | BBC
Halo Trust gains £2m Ukraine work boost
06 September 2016 | Al Jazeera
04 July 2016 | BLU Radio
Unión Europea le inyecta 2,7 millones de euros a plan de desminado humanitario
18 July 2016 | The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Mobile Technology in Mine Action: The Fulcrum Application
18 July 2016 | Our Sunday Observer
HALO project seeks to restore sacred ground
12 July 2016 | Thomas Reuters Foundation
As Colombia peace talks advance, war window, ex-fighters clear landmines one at a time
3 July 2016 | VerdataBierta
“El desminado humanitario genera procesos de desarrollo”: Chris Ince
Jesus's baptism site to be cleared of landmines
17 May 2016 | Christian Media Center
Minefields: new life to the site of Jesus' Baptism
17 May 2016 | The National
Halo Trust set to clear mines from Holy Land site caught up in Six-Day War
16 May 2016 | Time
Israel, Palestine Allow Mine Clearance at Site of the Baptism of Jesus
15 May 2016 | BBC
New hope for Holy Land's minefield churches
15 May 2016 | Wall Street Journal
At site of Jesus' Baptism, mine clearing unlocks holy ground
15 May 2016 | CNN
Decades after war, churches near Jesus' baptism site to be cleared of mines
15 May 2016 | The Telegraph
28 April 2016 | Sky News
Cambodia's demining more urgent than ever
09 April 2016 | Herald Scotland
The Halo Trust and the campaign to rid Cambodia of land mines
11 December 2015 | BBC Scotland
The HALO Trust in Sri Lanka reaches landmine milestone
9 December 2015 | Herald Scotland
Scottish landmine charity reaches major milestone in war-torn Sri Lanka
20 November 2015 | Asbarez
How the US diaspora can help Nagorno Karabakh become landmine free by 2020
17 September 2015 | The Guardian
After decades Mozambique is finally free from the fear of landmines
17 September 2015 | The Guardian
Interactive: How HALO cleared Mozambique of landmines
17 September 2015 | BBC
The Halo Trust celebrates 'mine-free' Mozambique
17 September 2015 | Washington Post
Mozambique was once riddled with tens of thousands of land mines. Now, it has none
30 August 2015 | Scotland on Sunday
Halo Trust still offers hope to victims
14 November 2014 | Daily Mail
