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| | Nicaragua, Landmine Monitor Report 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) |
 | | In March 2003, Nicaragua reported the completion of mine clearance operations in the departments of Chinandega, Chontales, Boaco, and RAAS (Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur). |
 | | On 3 July 2002, the OAS and Sweden announced an agreement on a $2.3 million contribution for the period from 2002-2005 to be spent on mine clearance in the north, in particular, the heavily mined-affected municipalities of Murra in the department of Nueva Segovia; and Wiwilí, in Jinotega department. |
 | | According to a media report, in January 2003, two peasants from Santo Tomas del Nance municipality were injured by a mine blast on the bank of the Gausaule River, in the department of Chinandega, an area that had been declared mine-free. |
| www.icbl.org /lm/2003/nicaragua.html (5523 words) |
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