Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
For information only - not an official document United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Message on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, VIENNA , 4 April (UN Information Service) - United Nations mine action programmes make an invaluable contribution to post-conflict recovery, humanitarian relief efforts, peace operations and development initiatives. They prevent landmines and other explosive ordnance from causing further indiscriminate harm long after conflicts have ended, and help to transform danger zones into productive land. Mine action sets communities on course toward lasting stability.