Swiss NGO Helps HALO Trust Clear Munitions in Karabakh

Rocket motor of a LAR-160 Cluster Munition found near Nerkin Horatagh village, Martakert Region.

NAGORNO-KARABAKH””The HALO Trust is delighted to announce the receipt of €80,000 ($88,000) from the politically independent Swiss foundation, World Without Mines. The grant will be used to complete urgent clearance of cluster munitions, which were used during the recent outbreak of fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh in April this year. The grant will also be used to fund emergency explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) close to the Karabakh-Azerbaijani border.

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