HALO Media Coverage | International

Nagorno-Karabakh's main city of Stepanakert has been under near-constant shelling for weeks and unexploded shells, rockets and bombs remain a hazard, even when the attacks have stopped. Al Jazeera's Rory Challands, reporting from Stepanakert, examines the dangers and the steps one charity is taking to deal with the lethal refuse.

Nagorno Karabakh Conflict

21 October | Sky News Arabia

Nagorno Karabakh Conflict

20 October | Radio Free Europe

On the frontlines around Nagorno Karabakh

15 October | France 24

Karabakh residents face lurking threat of unexploded cluster bombs

07 September | The Sunday Post

Minefields to motherhood: Love Island star Camilla Thurlow on her life less ordinary

22 August | BBC Women's Hour

Camilla Thurlow on Women's Hour: Not the Type – Finding my place in the real world

Beirut Explosion: 04 August 2020

12 August | BBC News

Beirut blast: The other countries with dangerous dumps of explosives

06 August | The Today Programme

Simon Conway, Director of Capability, speaks on The Today Programme following the the Beirut blast

06 August | The National

Bomb disposal expert urges government funding to safeguard explosive stockpiles

31 July 2020 | Church Times

An Interview with James Cowan, CEO of The HALO Trust

19 June | Devex

'Long overdue': The development voices in favour of a DFID merger

17 June | The Guardian

Fears Over DfID and Foreign Officer merger to be raised in Commons

1 June 2020 | Voice of America

HALO Trust Helping Zimbabwe Tackle Coronavirus

26 May 2020 | BBC News World Service

The Somali landmine poet

21 May 2020 | Thomson Reuters Foundation

In the world’s conflict zones tackling COVID-19 is going to take something that is often in short supply: trust

15 May 2020 | BBC News

Coping with coronavirus in a war zone

22 April | Tortoise Media

Oped: A global pandemic needs a global response

11 April 2020 | The Times

Jesus' Baptism Site is Cleared of Israeli Mines

18 January 2020 | Trouw

Ukraine: De mijnenruimers van Halo hebben nog heel wat werk voor de boeg

16 January 2020 | BBC World Service Radio

100 Women in Demining in Angola

2019

18 December 2019 | MailOnline

Army Veteran urges charity donations to help landmine battle

18 December | The Herald

Army veteran goes back to Iraq to help end landmine menace

12 December 2019 | Yorkshire Post

Yorkshire medics clearing legacy of wars that maim and kill

11 October 2019 | National Geographic

Clearing mines in the Okavango for wildlife protection and ecotourism

27 September 2019 | Harpers Bazaar

Prince Harry Retraces Princess Diana's Footsteps in Angola Minefields

27 September 2019 | HELLO!

Emotional Prince Harry retraces Princess Diana's steps as he visits former Huambo minefield

27 September 2019 | Daily Mail

Prince Harry visits mining site, Angola

27 September 2019 | BBC News

Prince Harry walks through Angola minefield 22 years after Diana

27 September 2019 | The Telegraph

Duke of Sussex speaks of 'emotional' journey to Princess Diana's Angolan landmine fields as he retraces steps 22 years on

27 September 2019 | Good Morning America

Prince Harry retraces his mom Princess Diana's footsteps in Angola

27 September 2019 | Evening Standard

Prince Harry 'humbled' as he visits Angolan minefield in scenes reminiscent of his mother

27 September 2019 | Sky News

Prince Harry retraces his mother Diana's footsteps at Angola landmine fields

27 September 2019 | The Daily Mail

Prince Harry follows in his mother Princess Diana's footsteps as he dons body armour to recreate her famous walk through a partially-cleared minefield in Angola

27 September 2019 | The Times

Prince Harry retraces Diana’s footsteps in Angolan minefield

27 September 2019 | Mirror

Prince Harry dons body armour to retrace Diana's iconic visit to Africa minefield

27 September 2019 | BBC News

Harry walks through Angola minefield 22 years after Diana

27 September 2019 | The Independent

Prince Harry Follow in Princess Diana's Footsteps by walking through minefield on Royal Tour

27 September 2019 | Metro

Prince Harry blows up landmine at same spot where Princess Diana detonated one

27 September 2019 | CNN

Prince Harry retraces Diana's footsteps through Angola minefield

27 September 2019 | The Telegraph

Duke of Sussex retraces Princess Diana's footsteps at Angola landmine fields she walked through 22 years ago

27 September 2019 | ITV News

Harry explodes landmine in Angola as he retraces steps of late mother, Diana

27 September 2019 | BBC Breakfast

26 September 2019 | The Washington Post

Princess Diana walked through a minefield 22 years ago. Prince Harry is retracing her steps.

24 September 2019 | Express

Princess Diana legacy: How Diana ‘stepped over the line’ - and Harry will follow her foots

23 September 2019 | TIME

Prince Harry Will Honor His Mother's Work in Angola. Here's What to Know About Princess Diana's Landmines Walk

22 September 2019 | Royal Central

Diana, Landmines and the HALO Trust

22 September 2019 | ITV

Harry and Meghan to focus on townships, landmines and HIV in Southern Africa tour, writes Chris Ship

21 September 2019 | Mirror

Prince Harry will open hospital in touching tribute to mum Diana's landmine work

20 September 2019 | Macau News Agency

Angola: Prince Harry to follow in mother’s demining footsteps

18 September 2019 | GOVERNMENT EUROPA

Explosive ordnance disposal from Afghanistan to the Ukraine

08 September 2019 | Express

Prince Harry Africa tour: Why Angola has special connection to Prince Harry

06 September 2019 | Reuters

Prince Harry to visit Diana's Angola landmine project

03 September 2019 | VOA News

In Iraq's Baiji, Mines Turn Farms into Killing Fields

25 July 2019 | DAP News

Mine officials ask US to continue strengthening ties and cooperation for mine action in Cambodia

25 July 2019 | All Africa

Zimbabwe On Track to Clear Landmines By 2025

23 July 2019 | Lorraine

Princess Diana called him one of the bravest men she ever met. Chris Moon MBE, lost an arm and a leg while working for a landmine charity in Africa and explains how, ‘Mozambique is now landmine free.’

21 July 2019 | NorthWalesLive

Landmine clearance to start at Royal Welsh Show (don't worry, they're not real)

20 July 2019 | Royal Welsh Western Mail

Landmine clearance legacy that Diana left

15 July 2019 | The Times

Double amputee strives for record ultramarathon run

15 July 2019 | The Armenian Weekly

St. Louis Armenian Communities Host HALO Trust

20 June 2019 | The Times of Israel

Stunning Romanian church is final monastery cleared of mines at Qasr al Yahud

18 June 2019 | Global Citizen

Prince Harry Champions Landmine Clearing in Angola, Following in His Mother's Footsteps

18 June 2019 | Jornal de Angola

60 milhões de dólares para remoção de minas

17 June 2019 | ITV News

Prince Harry to go back to the minefield his mother walked through

17 June 2019 | CNN

Prince Harry picks up Diana's mantle on landmine removal

17 June 2019 | The Telegraph

Prince Harry invokes memory of his mother's campaigning as he urges greater efforts to tackle landmines

17 June 2019 | Sky News

Prince Harry continues Diana's legacy on landmines

17 June 2019 | The Associated Press

Prince Harry champions mother's cause: clearing land mines

17 June 2019 | Bazaar

Prince Harry Gives Stirring Speech on Angola Landmine Clearance: "There Is an End in Sight"

17 June 2019 | Daily Mail, Mail Online

Prince Harry follows in Diana's footsteps as he attends a conference on land mine clearance in Angola to carry on the pioneering work of his late mother

17 June 2019 | The Star

Prince Harry champions mother Diana’s cause of clearing land mines

11 June 2019 | Reliefweb

Tokyo event for a world free of landmines

03 June 2019 | Energy Voice

BP commits nearly £1m to landmine clearance in Angola

03 June 2019 | la Repubblica

Agenda 2030: addressing global challenges with sustainability and innovation

31 May 2019 | Sarajevo Times

EUFOR Specialist Ammunition and Weapon Advisors met with BiH’s Armed Forces

27 May 2019 | The Times of Israel

900 landmines detonated in Qasr al Yahud on the Jordan River

27 May 2019 | Salisbury Journal

Hundreds join celebrities in trek across Salisbury Plain for charity

25 May 2019 | Spirefm

The Stratford-sub-Castle based Halo Trust is hosting their first ever 'Safe Steps' trek across the firing ranges today.

24 May 2019 | The Nine

HALO IRAQ ON BBC SCOTLAND

24 May 2019 | BBC News

Experiencing the work of a landmine clearance charity

22 May 2019 | Spirefm

The Halo Trust, made famous for their work with Princess Diana in the 1990s, has been out in the city raising awareness.

21 May 2019 | Reliefweb

Thanks to BP Angola our 100 Women in Demining project is growing

20 May 2019 | The Scotsman

Scots Tory breaks with Ruth Davidson to back cut to aid budget

14 May 2019 | Oil and Gas Press

Sustainability report shows transformation to tackle Global Challenges

13 May 2019 | The Armenian Weekly

ANCA Leaders Press Congress on Artsakh Aid, Armenian Genocide Resolution, Madrid Principles

12 May 2019 | Enews

Why Prince Harry Will Never Stop Finding Ways to Honor Princess Diana and Continue Her Legacy

06 May 2019 | First Mining

BP Angola sets aside US $1.2m for innovative Landmine Clearing with the Halo Trust

03 May 2019 | Jam News

Mines on the Georgian-Azerbaijani border

26 April 2019 | Salisbury Journal

TV stars to walk Salisbury Plain for city-based charity

20 April 2019 | France 24

Ukrainian army struggles to demine war-stricken Donbas region

11 April 2019 | Valley News

Stars join the big ‘mine and bomb’ walk

05 April 2019 | Africa News

17 years after the civil war, Angola faces the challenge of mine clearance

02 April 2019 | CTV News

New map shows effect of landmine clearance in Jebrail, Afghanistan

08 March 2019 | The Guardian

The women clearing Sri Lanka's minefields - in pictures

07 March 2019 | The Atlantic

The Women Who Are Clearing the Minefields in Sri Lanka

February 2019 | Philanthropy Age

Afghanistan's killing fields

February 2019 | Euro News

There’s only one way to tackle Ukraine’s infestation of mines ... slowly

15 January 2019 | Observador

Angola desmina pólo turístico no Cuando Cubango com doação britânica de 1,3 milhões de dólares

14 January 2019 | Evening Standard

What Camilla Did Next: Love Island's Camilla Thurlow joins forces with TV historian for film highlighting plight of landmine victims in Cambodia

13 January 2019 | BBC Radio Scotland

‘Ghost Churches’ on the West Bank of the Jordan

08 January 2019 | National Catholic Reporter

Effort removes thousands of landmines from site of Jesus' baptism

07 January 2019 | Daily Record

Brave Scot helps dig up landmines in Cambodia laid during Pol Pot's deadly regime

2018

31 December 2018 | BBC Radio Scotland

Landmine clearance in Cambodia

21 December 2018 | The Washington Post

Jesus' baptism site was a closed military zone for 50 years. That's about to change.

18 December 2018 | The Tablet

Churches at Jesus' baptism site made safe for visitors

13 December 2018 | Global Citizen

8 Wonderful Things Britain Did for the World in 2018 That Have Nothing to Do With Brexit

12 December 2018 | Auswärtiges Amt

Minen: Das heimtückische Erbe des Krieges

11 December 2018 | The Times

Landmines cleared from shrines where Jesus was baptised

10 December 2018 | The Times of Israel

More than 1,500 landmines cleared at Jesus baptism site on Jordan River

10 December 2018 | The Catholic News Agency

Site of Baptism of the Lord nears reopening as landmines cleared

10 December 2018 | Sohu

BBC报道：为什么地雷现在还在杀死人?

09 December 2018 | Haaretz

Landmines Cleared From Jesus' Baptism Site, Ending 50-year Shutdown

09 December 2018 | The Guardian

Qasr al-Yahud: a mission to restore faith - and hope

09 December 2018 | The Daily Mail

Revealed for the first time in 50 years: Churches at West Bank site where many believe Jesus was baptised are reopened after workers remove landmines from the area

08 December 2018 | The Scotsman

Insight: Clearing the West Bank of bombs for baptisms

06 December 2018 | VOA News

Afghan Village Uses Live Rockets to Build Homes, Bridges

06 December 2018 | El Pais

Ministerio Público alista 100 armas para su destrucción

28 November 2018 | Khmer Times

Halo continues to aid mine-free goal

15 November 2018 | The Guardian

'People are scared': deadly legacy of Isis continues to shape lives in Iraq

12 November 2018 | Postivie News

The women who remove deadly landmines

09 November 2018 | Khmer Times

Germany grants additional demining aid

07 November 2018 | South Coast Sun

Amanzimtoti woman makes her mark in war-torn Somalia

09 October 2018 | Reliefweb

Clearing IEDs with the help of New Zealand

10 September 2018 | Chronicle

NGO removes over 50 000 landmines from Zimbabwe

07 September 2018 | The Phnom Penh Post

UK commits to mine-free goal

06 September 2018 | Gov.uk

UK aid will protect more than 820,000 people from threat of lethal landmines

06 September 2018 | ITV News

Dumfries and Galloway charity given £23 million

05 September 2018 | The Guardian

Britain pledges £46m to fight against landmines after global casualties rise

04 September 2018 | RFI

Clearing landmines in eastern Ukraine, Part 2

16 August 2018 | Aleteia

A Franciscan monastery near the Jordan River re-opens after area is cleared of land mines

15 August 2018 | Daily Mirror

HALO expects to free Jaffna from mines by late 2019

23 July 2018 | Digital Trends

Meet the gigantic machine that eats land mines for breakfast

28 June 2018 | Agg-Net

The HALO Trust: Saving limbs and lives with MMD Sizer technology

27 June 2018 | Reliefweb

Revolutionising mine clearance in Zimbabwe with MMD sizer technology

23 June 2018 | Nippon.com

Japan and British Mine Clearance Organization HALO Trust Working Toward a Mine-Free World

23 June 2018 | The Scottish Sun

WALKABOUT Love Island Scot Camilla Thurlow looks loved up with Jamie Jewitt on HALO Trust charity walk

23 June 2018 | ITV News

Love Island stars help charity to save lives in Syria

31 May 2018 | The Guardian

Landmines made by Isis undo progress made by Princess Diana campaign

22 May 2018 | British Journal of Photography

Following female deminers in Nagorno-Karabakh

15 May 2018 | Sky News Arabia

Clearing thousands of landmines at the Site of the Baptism of Christ

HALO'S WORK AT BAPTISM SITE: SKY NEWS

1 April 2018 | The New York Times

Clearing Land Mines from the Spot Where Jesus is Said to Have Been Baptized

29 March 2018 | CBS News

Jesus' Baptism Site is being Cleared of Landmines

HALO'S WORK AT BAPTISM SITE: CBS

29 March 2018 | The Washington Post

Area around Jesus’ Baptism Site Being Cleared of Landmines

28 March 2018 | ITV NEWS

Mine-clearing Begins Around Site Where Jesus was Baptised

HALO'S WORK AT BAPTISM SITE: ITV

28 March 2018 | The Telegraph

British Landmine Charity Begins Clearing Thousands of Explosives from Site of Jesus' Baptism

7 March 2018 | Al Jazeera

The Female Deminers of Nagorno Karabakh

21 February | The Scotsman

Ruth Davidson: The Scots Restoring our Faith in Charity

15 February | The Daily Telegraph

Ruth Davidson Hails Landmine Clearance Charity on Visit to Afghanistan

15 February | The Guardian

Amid Tory Calls for Cuts, Ruth Davidson Defends Aid Spending

15 February | The Scotsman

Ruth Davidson works with Scottish charity on mine clearing trip in Afghanistan

15 February | Pakistan Express Tribune

10-year Minefield Clearance Drive in Afghan Province

15 February | Equal Times

In the field with Kosovo’s "bomb hunters"

25 January | NBC News

These Colombians are clearing landmines and paving the way for peace

20 January | The Herald

Princess Diana Charity HALO Trust and Church Clear Landmines at Jesus' Baptism Place

15 January | The Herald

Scottish landmine charity showcases work in Colombian peace process

1 January 2018 | PBS Newshour

In Afghanistan, Clearing Landmines to Save Lives

2017

27 December | The Journal Ireland

Meet the 23-year Old Woman Clearing Landmines from a War She Doesn't Remember

5 December 2017 | Globe & Mail

James Cowan: How can Canada help Zimbabwe rid itself of its landmine legacy?

22 September 2017 | Ottawa Citizen

James Cowan: Invictus Games an opportunity for Canada to recommit to landmine campaign

18 July 2017 | Catholic News service

Holy Land Festival unites Muslims, Christians for peace

3 July 2017 | Jakarta Globe

New Zealand pledges $1 million to clear landmines in Colombia

20 June 2017 | ABC News

Afghan de-miners cling to hard but much-needed jobs

12 June 2017 | Yorkshire Post

James Cowan of landmine charity The HALO Trust

11 June 2017 | Mail on Sunday

Diana landmine charity hiring trainees to defuse bombs

11 May 2017 | The Jordan Times

Kingdom Stands out as Regional Example of Mine-Clearing Efforts

27 April 2017 | New York Times

In Angolan Town, Land Mines Still Lurk 'Behind Every Bush'

04 April 2017

Landmine Free 2025 media coverage

27 March 2017 | The Guardian

Prime Minister lauds The HALO Trust

18 March 2017 | Daily Record

Princess Diana’s body armour to be displayed at Edinburgh Castle

17 March 2017 | Herald Scotland

Body armour worn by Diana features in landmine's exhibition

16 March 2017 | The Scotsman

Princess Diana's body armour goes on display at Edinburgh Castle

9 March| Hromadske International (HALO Ukraine)

HALO UKRAINE: Hromadske International

8 March 2017 | The Press and Journal

UK Government minister commends contribution of Scots on International Women's Day

1 March 2017 | Herald Scotland

James Cowan: Vital to clear the deadly explosive remnants of war

1 February 2017 | Wired Magazine (US)

The hunt for the hidden bombs and land mines of Kosovo

27 January 2017 | ITV Border Life

HALO on Border Life News

17 January 2017 | The Daily Telegraph

Britain can lead the world after Brexit by clearing it of landmines

16 January 2017 | The Spectator

Princess Diana understood what 'global Britain' meant. Does Theresa May?

15 January 2017 | The Scottish Sun

Army veteran follows Princess Diana’s footsteps by putting life on the line to help war-torn countries

15 January 2017 | BBC News

Global Targets for Landmine Clearance at Risk

James Cowan on BBC News

15 January 2017 | Daily Mail

Landmines threaten lives in the Middle East 20 years after mine ban treaty

14 January 2017 | Daily Record

Princess Diana helped fight against landmines 20 years ago but deadly hidden menace still claims too many lives

13 January 2013 | The Times

Op-Ed - Diana’s hope for a mine-free Angola must be achieved

12 January 2017 | BBC World Service

Princess Diana's Minefield Walk

12 January 2017 | The Sun

Incredible pics show how the deadly minefield in Angola where Princess Diana

bravely walked 20 years ago has become a thriving community

2016

2 December 2016 | US News & World Report

After the Peace Agreement, Colombia Turns to Demining

15 November 2016 | CNN Español

Avanza el proceso de desminado en Colombia | The Process of Demining Colombia

3 November 2016 | The Armenian Mirror-Spectator

Making Karabakh safe by removing one mine at a time

31 October 2016 | New York Times

Defusing War's Perfect Soldiers

31 October 2016 | Daily Telegraph

Ruth Davidson MSP: In a world where Donald Trump can run for president Britain has a moral duty to lead

25 October 2016 | Arc News

GIS Supports Demining Efforts Around the World

25 October 2016 | The Times

Mine clearance merits Holyrood's support

23 October 2016 | El Espanol

Guerillas and victims embrace to clear Colombia of mines

17 October 2016 | Teleantioquia

President Santos and HALO handover Colombia's first mine-free municipality

14 September 2016 | BBC

Halo Trust gains £2m Ukraine work boost

06 September 2016 | Al Jazeera

HALO's James Cowan welcomes $90 million for Laos

James Cowan Welcomes Laos Funding: Al Jazeera

04 July 2016 | BLU Radio

Unión Europea le inyecta 2,7 millones de euros a plan de desminado humanitario

18 July 2016 | The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Mobile Technology in Mine Action: The Fulcrum Application

18 July 2016 | Our Sunday Observer

HALO project seeks to restore sacred ground

12 July 2016 | Thomas Reuters Foundation

As Colombia peace talks advance, war window, ex-fighters clear landmines one at a time

3 July 2016 | VerdataBierta

“El desminado humanitario genera procesos de desarrollo”: Chris Ince

27 May 2016 | Church Times

Jesus's baptism site to be cleared of landmines

17 May 2016 | Christian Media Center

Minefields: new life to the site of Jesus' Baptism

17 May 2016 | The National

Halo Trust set to clear mines from Holy Land site caught up in Six-Day War

16 May 2016 | Time

Israel, Palestine Allow Mine Clearance at Site of the Baptism of Jesus

15 May 2016 | BBC

New hope for Holy Land's minefield churches

15 May 2016 | Wall Street Journal

At site of Jesus' Baptism, mine clearing unlocks holy ground

15 May 2016 | CNN

Decades after war, churches near Jesus' baptism site to be cleared of mines

15 May 2016 | The Telegraph

British land mine charity made famous by Princess Diana wants to clear explosives from the site of Jesus Christ's baptism

28 April 2016 | Sky News

Cambodia's demining more urgent than ever

09 April 2016 | Herald Scotland

The Halo Trust and the campaign to rid Cambodia of land mines

11 December 2015 | BBC Scotland

The HALO Trust in Sri Lanka reaches landmine milestone

9 December 2015 | Herald Scotland

Scottish landmine charity reaches major milestone in war-torn Sri Lanka

20 November 2015 | Asbarez

How the US diaspora can help Nagorno Karabakh become landmine free by 2020

17 September 2015 | The Guardian

After decades Mozambique is finally free from the fear of landmines

17 September 2015 | The Guardian

Interactive: How HALO cleared Mozambique of landmines

17 September 2015 | BBC

The Halo Trust celebrates 'mine-free' Mozambique

17 September 2015 | Washington Post

Mozambique was once riddled with tens of thousands of land mines. Now, it has none

30 August 2015 | Scotland on Sunday

Halo Trust still offers hope to victims

14 November 2014 | Daily Mail

Mozambique's future without landmines

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