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 the landmines and unexploded ordnance which still endanger civilians in more than 60 states and other areas. The United States is working closely with partners worldwide to address this serious humanitarian challenge which puts innocent people, including many children, at risk. (Photo courtesy of @thehalotrust) #demining #mineawareness #mineawarenessday #internationalmineawarenessday
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.
Since 1993, the U.S. has provided more than $2.8 billion of assistance in 95 countries and helped more than a dozen countries to declare themselves mine-impact free. Here, a @minesadvisorygroup demining technician works in Iraq. (Photo courtesy of MAG International) #maginternational #demining #mineawareness #mineawarenessday
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
4 April is the International Day designated by the General Assembly to raise awareness and seek assistance for mine action. On this occasion
April 4th is the International Day designated by the United Nations General Assembly to raise awareness and seek assistance for mine action. On this occasion the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) is organizing a symposium on the theme "Mine Action Cannot Wait" to highlight decades of contamination in countries like Cambodia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Viet Nam, as well as draw attention to recent explosive ordnance contamination in Myanmar, Ukraine, and Yemen.
Speakers will include the former Foreign Minister of Canada Mr. Lloyd Axworthy, who was instrumental in the creation of the Mine Ban Convention, former US Senator Mr. Patrick Leahy, a key player in funding mine action, the Permanent Representatives of Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam, Under-Secretaries-General Fleming, Lacroix and Gamba, film director Richard Fitoussi, Global Advocate Giles Duley, International Crisis Group journalist Richard Gowan and many more.
Latest estimates show that in 2021, more than 5,500 people lost their lives or were injured due to landmines, with civilians, mostly children bearing the brunt of the devastation. Today, nearly 70 countries and territories are still contaminated by landmines. Every day, explosive ordnance contamination threatens lives, curtails freedom of movement, limits access to airable land, disenfranchises communities and above all instills fear and insecurity.
Focusing on the urgent need for a world free from the threat of landmines, explosive remnants of war (ERW) and IEDs, this global campaign aims to bring attention to areas of the world that remain contaminated, needlessly affecting the lives and livelihoods of millions of people.
Highlighting the urgent need to address decades of contamination and the ongoing threat of explosive ordnance.
This year's theme, "Mine Action Cannot Wait," highlights the urgent need to address decades of contamination and the ongoing threat of explosive ordnance.
As the world marks the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on April 4, UNIFIL peacekeepers continue the cruci
The perseverance, painstaking patience, concentration and stamina of the men and women who clear land mines and other explosive remnants of war around the world is being recognized in a new photo exhibition launched by the UN.
In 2020 in South Sudan alone, UNMAS found and destroyed some 35,000 deadly devices. It costs just $1 to make a landmine but around $1,000 to safely remove it from the land.
