#mineaction2017

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Today is International Mine Awareness Day.

Did you know landmines and explosive remnants of war kill or injure thousands of individuals every year?

They also close roads, preventing children from going to school and farmers from working the land. Reconstruction after war slows down. Economic and social development diminishes. People’s lives forever change. It hampers UN peacekeepers from providing assistance.

UNMAS works for a world free of the threat of landmines and unexploded ordnance, where individuals and communities live in a safe environment conducive to development, and where mine survivors are fully integrated into their societies.

British actor Daniel Craig, UN Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards, has an important message on how you can help: https://youtu.be/oSJw2V76HB8

[statedept]

Today is the United Nations’ International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, which provides an opportunity for the world to reflect on both the progress made and the challenges remaining in clearing these hidden hazards which still endanger communities in more than 60 countries around the world...While the United States is proud to be the world’s single largest financial supporter of efforts to clear unexploded ordnance and landmines, the United States is not alone in this effort. Read more on DipNote: https://go.usa.gov/xXRhA.

[statedept]

[statedept]

On this day of mine awareness, we urge other nations to join us in a robust international partnership with the shared goal of reducing the impact of landmines around the world.

Acting Spokesperson Mark Toner on UN International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, April 4, 2017