Asia-Pacific

  • New Zealand pledges $1 million to help clear landmines in Colombia

    June 30, 2017

    New Zealand is giving $1 million in aid to help clear landmines in Colombia, one of the most mine-scarred countries in the world after a half century of war, officials said on Friday. Most of the funds will go to a two-year program by the British-based Halo Trust, a demining group, said New Zealand’s foreign minister, ...