Landmine survivors from Afghanistan, Angola, Bosnia, Mozambique, South Africa and other nations approached the table on crutches and in wheelchairs to support the ban. It was an honor for me to sign the People's Treaty. I remembered the Mozambican children whom I've met who live daily with the pain of being landmine survivors. The children of Mozambique remain at risk because one million mines are buried there, claiming at least 40 lives each month. One of the conference speakers, Cornelio Sommaruga, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, asked two questions which merit discussion in every United Methodist Church.
Enormous work waits to be done.
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