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Central America First Region To Be ‘Mine-Impact Free,’ Report Says

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

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Central America is the first geographical zone to become “mine-impact” free, according to the Tenth Edition of To Walk the Earth in Safety, a report released Dec. 19 by the State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. Mine-Impact free means all explosives have been removed from areas where people go about their daily business, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said as the report was released. "Over the last decade, we have helped decrease the worldwide number of landmine casualties from about…

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