What can I do to help? Volunteering in the heat

Apostle Peter as a savior and patron of fishermen

Cultural symbols of Central Africa

The impact of various weather conditions on the skin

The safest type of mobility, transport

Seal as a symbol of Baikal

Camargues and their protection

Meaning, origin, and modern significance

In this article, the phenomenon of anti-personnel mines as a type of weapon that poses a particular humanitarian threat is examined. On the basis of analysis of international conventions, statistical data, and historical evidence, a comprehensive picture is reconstructed of the impact of this weapon on the civilian population, the international community's efforts to ban it, and current trends related to a number of states withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention. Special attention is given to defining anti-personnel mines, their classification, the history of their use, and the current state of the problem.

Protectionism today