Eritrea

Eritrea is affected by landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) dating back to World War II.

Cluster Munition Remnants

Anti-Personnel Mines
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In addition to anti-personnel mine contamination, Eritrea remains contaminated with other ERW, possibly including cluster munition remnants (CMR). The majority of unexploded ordnance (UXO) contamination is in the former Temporary Security Zone (TSZ), where the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) Mine Action Coordination Centre (MACC) found ordnance primarily along the trench lines.UNMEE MACC, “Mine Action Threat Assessment for UNMEE, January 2008”, p. 12. ERW in Eritrea may also include items dating back to the Italian invasion prior to World War II.“Between the Wars – Italian Occupation of Ethiopia”, 15 September 2005. 

Eritrea is not a state party to the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions.