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Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration

James Madison University

Journal

2011

Lebanon

Articles 1 - 4 of 4

Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Syria Plants Landmines On Lebanese Border, News Brief Oct 2011

Syria Plants Landmines On Lebanese Border, News Brief

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

According to BBC and CBS news reports, Syrian troops planted landmines along its border with Lebanon, further perpetuating the uprising that began in March 2011 against President Bashar Assad and his regime.


The United States Aids Danish Humanitarian Mine Action In Lebanon, News Brief Oct 2011

The United States Aids Danish Humanitarian Mine Action In Lebanon, News Brief

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Cluster munitions, landmines and other unexploded ordnance have long polluted Lebanon.


Conveying Lebanon’S Cluster Bomb Issue Through Film, News Brief Jul 2011

Conveying Lebanon’S Cluster Bomb Issue Through Film, News Brief

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Death in the Fields is an animated documentary that focuses on the cluster bomb crisis in southern Lebanon.


Unifil Peacekeeping In Southern Lebanon, Christina Greene Jul 2011

Unifil Peacekeeping In Southern Lebanon, Christina Greene

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Since 1978, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has been working to help bring peace and security to the region. UNIFIL began humanitarian mine-action activities and cluster-munitions clearance in Lebanon in 2006. It also began to demine parts of the Blue Line, which is the demarcation line between Israel and Lebanon. This overview discusses a few UNIFIL projects