‘Safe futures start here’: UN calls for global action to eliminate mine threat

UN calls for urgent action to protect Iraqi children from landmine threats

Baghdad: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) jointly called for immediate action to protect Iraqi children from the ongoing landmine threat. According to a joint statement released by the two organizations, landmines and explosive remnants of war continue to endanger lives in Iraq, with children among the most vulnerable, Xinhua news agency reported. The statement revealed that at least 314 …

‘Safe futures start here’: UN calls for global action to eliminate mine threat

More than 100 million people worldwide are at risk from landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, in his message for the International Day for Mine Awareness.

UNITED NATIONS – United Nations Secretary General António Guterres called on Friday 4 to support campaigns to ban anti-personnel mines, just as Eastern European countries have set out to incorporate or reinstate them into their arsenals. “Over 100 million people worldwide are at risk [...] This article Threatened 100 million people by anti-personnel mines was originally published in IPS News Agency

Charities call for more global action on International Day for Mine Awareness

On average, one person is killed or injured by a landmine somewhere in the world every hour and the UN says children are often the victims. Charities call for more global action on International Day for Mine Awareness

Mines kill/injure one person each hour

KARACHI (NPTV/UN): Noticing that one person is killed or injured due to mines each hour, the UN General Assembly declared that 4th April of each year shall be observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. In 2025, the day is being observed under the theme Safe Futures Start Here. For two decades, the work of the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) has been driven by the needs of affected people and ta…

UN calls for action to tackle explosive ordnance crisis to protect civilians in Sudan - Radio Tamazuj

Nearly two years of intense conflict have left Sudan facing a severe and growing explosive ordnance (EO) crisis, threatening civilians and impeding humanitarian efforts,” the UN said on Thursday. As the world marks the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on 4 April, under the theme “Safe Futures Start Here”, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, called for an urgent scale-…