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Economic and Social Development – 2005

It was agreed that the key to future development was removing land mines in the region. According to a UN study, 93 localities were contaminated by mines and/or unexploded ordnance, affecting 90,000 people. Numerous localities were inaccessible at the time of assessment.¹

1. “Violence Flares Up in Casamance Again,” United Nations Integrated Regional Information Networks, June 12, 2009.