In this article, the phenomenon of anti-personnel mines as a type of weapon that poses a particular humanitarian threat is examined. Based on an analysis of international conventions, statistical data, and historical evidence, a comprehensive picture is reconstructed of the impact of this weapon on the civilian population, the international community’s efforts to ban it, and current trends related to the withdrawal of a number of states from the Ottawa Treaty. Special attention is given to defining anti-personnel mines, their classification, the history of their use, and the current state of the problem.

St. Nicholas as the patron saint of fishermen and sailors

Christmas in the tradition of the Armenian Apostolic Church

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Improvement and wealth

Signs of a forged medical document

Can the concept of "horsepower" be replaced with the concept of "human resource" today?