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HomeIn 2013, Jorge Daza became the first civilian deminer to find a landmine in Colombia. La Unión and Nariño were the first municipalities cleared by a civilian humanitarian demining organization. (Photo courtesy of The HALO Trust)

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In 2013, Jorge Daza became the first civilian deminer to find a landmine in Colombia. La Unión and Nariño were the first municipalities cleared by a civilian humanitarian demining organization. (Photo courtesy of The HALO Trust)

May 11, 2021

In 2013, Jorge Daza became the first civilian deminer to find a landmine in Colombia. La Unión and Nariño were the first municipalities cleared by a civilian humanitarian demining organization. (Photo courtesy of The HALO Trust)

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