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United Nations Mine Action Coordination Centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - PRESS RELEASE Democratic Republic of the Congo, 4 April, 2013 - On 8 December 2005, the General Assembly of the United Nations declared 4th April as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in…

Khartoum, April 3, 2013: Harum Ali used to dream of becoming an engineer, but changed his mind after he was hospitalised with severe injuries following a horrific mine explosion.Suleiman Fatul Saim (10 years old), from Dar Al Salam IDPs camp, North Darfur, poses for the UNAMID photographer Albert…

3 April, 2013, Time Magazine LightBox: In honor of the United Nations’ International Day for Mine Awareness, observed every year on April 4, LightBox has updated this gallery with more images from Marco Grob’s ongoing project documenting lives around the globe that have been affected by land mines…

Belgium praised for mine action in Gaza at colloquium on mine action UNRIC Brussels 28/03/2013 - “All entities must renounce to the use of antipersonnel mines and engage in their total elimination in order to attain the ultimate aim of the Ottawa Convention, these mines have no place in the 21st…

United Nations Mine Action Service –​ PRESS RELEASE Multi-million dollar contribution will aid mine action in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, Somalia and South Sudan NEW YORK, New York, 18 March 2013 - Japan donated 18 million US dollars to the UN Voluntary Trust Fund for…

Mine Action Coordination Centre of Afghanistan (MACCA) Kabul, Afghanistan, 7 March, 2013 - The Japanese Government donated 3.5 million US dollars to the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Action which will be used for the UN Mine Action Service Program in Afghanistan. The…

United Nations Mine Action Service – Somalia – PRESS RELEASE With the objective of stabilizing newly recovered areas and consolidating national capacities to manage the explosive threat in Somalia, Japan continues to support UNMAS Mogadishu, 1 March, 2013 - Japan has contributed US $ 4,000,000 to…

From 18th to 21st April, UNMAS successfully conducted the disposal of approximately 3 tons of obsolete ammunition belonging to the Congolese National Police (PNC). The activity took place at Mbakana demolition site, in the municipality of Nsele,Kinshasa. The ammunition, intended mostly for crowd and…

Explosive remnants of war lead to devastating humanitarian consequences, causing injury, death and massive displacement of civilians across Libya. With limited resources, Libyan Security Institutions such as the National Safety Authority and Military Engineers carry out the critical and risky…

In anticipation of International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, UNMAS in DRC held a training session on March 28, 2018 for journalists and members of national NGOs to raise awareness of the risks of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW). Mine action is a very important…

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the International Day for Mine Awareness and Mine Action was celebrated in 5 major cities where UNMAS is active: Kinshasa (the capital), Goma in North Kivu, Bukavu in South Kivu, Bunia in Ituri and Kananga in Kasai Central. Mine action actors joined efforts…

It was the first week of summer classes in Ribat secondary school, El-Fasher, North Darfur. Annas Adam Ahmed, 11 years old was out playing with his friends when he spotted a shiny object. Gleefully, he picked up the object and invited his friends to join in discovering their new found “toy”. Unknown…