Since the beginning of 2024, 16 people have died in Libya from the explosions of mines and unexploded ammunition, including children, the UN Director for anti -minimum activities in Libya Fatima Zurik said.
Zurik noted that in Libya it is necessary to clean from mines and unexploded ammunition an area of more than 444 million square meters, and that this process can take 15 years.
Since 2011, after the fall of the Muammar Gaddafi regime, the vast territories of Libya were dotted with mines and unexploded ammunition as a result of clashes and the struggle between various armed groups.
periodically occurring explosions of these mines and ammunition lead to the death of civilians.