Swiss NGOs face huge challenge of demining Syria

Several Geneva-based NGOs are working to clear landmines in the new Syria after Bashar al-Assad's regime. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Without adequate funding, it will take decades to demine the area, according to Handicap International (HI). "We anticipate that the extent of mining is massive", Aida Burnett-Cargill, who recently visited Switzerland and is leading the efforts of dozens of entities from the international and national demining community in Syria, told Keystone-ATS.