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From Ukraine to the Pacific, mines and failed shells from wars past and present are a serious threat – and one aid worker says NZ can act as a 'force multiplier' for change.

The UK's Ambassador to Ukraine, Melinda Simmons, observed the team from The HALO Trust in action

The British ambassador to Ukraine visited an area near Kyiv where the charity the Halo Trust is working to remove landmines.

Harry visited as part of his work as president of African Parks.

Mairi Cunningham says nothing could have prepared her for life in Ukraine despite working in some of the world's most hazardous trouble spots

Kieran McCulloch works for the Halo Trust, whose experts clear minefields and explosive ordnance in areas of conflict

Kieran McCulloch missed the end of last season with West of Scotland League side Threave Rovers because his day job as a logistics and procurement officer took him to the Kyiv area.

Kieran McCulloch works for the Halo Trust, a leading humanitarian landmine clearance charity.

Mairi Cunningham, from Broughty Ferry, is leading the HALO Trust’s demining task force but admits nothing could have prepared her for the reality.

Russia’s war in Ukraine is spreading a deadly litter of mines, bombs and other explosives that is disrupting planting and harvesting, complicating efforts to rebuild homes and villages, and leaving behind a legacy that will endanger civilian lives and limbs long after the fighting stops

Angola's civil war left 1,100 active minefields. The attitude had been that clearing mines is man's work until a nonprofit stepped in. Now nearly 400 women deminers tread carefully — and courageously.