Today marks the 14th anniversary of the Landmine Ban Convention and is celebrated as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. While 161 states have signed the mine ban treaty, there are still 36…
4 April 2013, UNITED NATIONS News Service (English), Xinhua: The United Nations on Thursday opened an exhibition in its headquarters in New York and Geneva respectively to reiterate the importance of eliminating the threat of…
April 04, 2013, National News Agency Lebanon (NNA): The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ( UNIFIL) today observed the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. A ceremony, organized by the…
4 April 2013, United Nations News Centre – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated the importance of eliminating the threat of mines and explosive remnants of war as a crucial endeavour that advances peace, enables…
Mine Action Support Group Statement INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR MINE AWARENESS AND ASSISTANCE IN MINE ACTION 4 April, 2013 - The Mine Action Support Group (MASG) is an informal grouping of 30 donor countries that have a shared…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 -…
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…
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…