Syria: Landmines
Commons · Question 48936 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 8 May 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of landmines on the humanitarian situation in north west Syria.
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 8 May 2025
Explosive ordnance continues to pose a significant threat to civilians and humanitarian workers across Syria.We provide funding to the mine action sector via the UK-led Aid Fund for Syria, the UK Global Mine Action Programme and the UN Office for the Co-o...