Overview

• During his July 16 visit to Cuito Cuanavale, Prince Harry walked on cleared minefields to honor his mother Princess Diana’s anti-landmine campaign.
• President João Lourenço signed a three-year agreement with Halo Trust to clear over 1,000 remaining active minefields in Angola.
• Since 1994, Halo Trust teams have identified about 1,200 minefields in Angola and removed more than 100,000 landmines and unexploded ordnance.
• More than 60,000 Angolan civilians have been killed or injured by landmines since 2008, with children among the most vulnerable.
• Harry held a virtual session with Ukrainian demining staff to draw parallels between Angola’s recovery efforts and challenges in conflict zones.