From 1 January to 31 December 2021, civilian casualties resulting from mine-related incidents6 and ERW handling comprised 58: 12 killed (seven men, one woman, three boys and one girl) and 46 injured (31 men, ten women, four boys and one girl). This is a 23.7 per cent decrease compared with the same period of 2020, when 76 such casualties were recorded (17 killed and 59 injured).
In total, from 14 April 2014 to 31 December 2021, OHCHR recorded 1,242 civilian casualties caused by mine-related incidents, ERW handling and explosions of military depots: 366 killed (251 men, 69 women, two adults whose sex is yet unknown, 42 boys and two girls) and 876 injured (495 men, 193 women, 39 adults whose sex is yet unknown, 122 boys and 27 girls).
Civilian casualties caused by active hostilities in 2018-2021, per territory
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Source: OHCHR