Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

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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.

In Libya, mine action personnel have responded to the threat posed by landmines, cluster munitions, and the lack of secure ammunition storage areas. Thousands of explosive remnants of war have been secured or cleared from schools, roads or residential areas, and tens of thousands of people have received risk education.
Over the past year, mine action operators have also been assisting in stockpile management in Albania, Côte d'Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The recent disaster in Congo Brazzaville, where an arms depot exploded, is a tragic reminder of the need for such management.

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