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1. Share the report with your networks: 

2. Use our Canva graphics to promote some of the report key facts on social media. 

3. Copy & Paste the following tweets to share with your social networks, inserting images at the bottom as appropriate. 

#LandmineMonitor2021 report now online. Latest findings on mine ban policy, the impact of #landmines (contamination & casualties), clearance, risk education, #VictimAssistance, $$ for mine action, + maps, charts, country profiles: https://bit.ly/LM2021_PDF

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Global #mine #clearance delays and elevated casualties define year greatly disrupted by the pandemic as @MineBanTreaty States Parties gear up to meet for #19MSP next week and preside over by Netherlands @RobGabrielse: https://bit.ly/LM2021_PDF

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BAN POLICY

Now at 164 States Parties, @MineBanTreaty remains a success. All use must stop, including in #Myanmar and by non-state armed groups in at least 6 states. Read more at https://bit.ly/LM2021_PDF

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To date, @MineBanTreaty States Parties have destroyed more than 55M stockpiled #landmines, incl. 106,500+ in 2020. #SriLanka last country to declare completion of stocjpile destruction Read more at: https://bit.ly/LM2021_PDF

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63 @MineBanTreaty States Parties reported that they collectively retain +135,000 antipersonnel #mines for permitted purposes, of which 30 retain more than 1,000 mines each. #SriLanka #Finland #Bangladesh account for + 1/3 of mines currently retained: https://bit.ly/LM2021_PDF 

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IMPACT

.@MineMonitor finds 6th year of extraordinarily high casualties due to #mines/#ERW, at least 7,073 casualties recorded in 54 countries/areas in 2020. A 20% increase from 2019 casualty total. #Improvised mines responsible for 30% of all casualties. More: https://bit.ly/LM2021_PDF

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States Parties with over 100 recorded #mine/#ERW casualties in 2020 were: #Afghanistan #Burkina Faso #Colombia #Iraq #Mali #Nigeria #Ukraine and #Yemen. #LM2021: https://bit.ly/LM2021_PDF

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SUPPORT FOR MINE ACTION

#LandmineMonitor2021 shows global assistance for #MineAction at circa $643.5 million in 2020, similar level to 2019. Commitment needed for #MineFreeWorld https://bit.ly/LM2021_PDF

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