Each year on April 4th, the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is commemorated. The day was declared by the United Nations General Assembly on December 8th, 2005. This day aims to raise awareness about landmines, request aid for mine action work, and progress toward their eradication. The international mine action community, directed by the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), begins planning actions a week ahead of time.
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History of International Day of Mine Awareness
On December 8th, 2005, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared that the 4th of April will be formally established and commemorated as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action every year. It was discovered for the first time on April 4th, 2006. Sustained efforts by states, as well as assistance from the United Nations (UN), as well as other relevant organisations, to assist in the establishment and development of nationwide mine action potentials in nations where mines and explosives remnants of war pose a serious threat to people’s safety, health, and lives, or obstruct economic and social development on a national and local level.
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Significance
Every year at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York, UNMAS hosts a multimedia exhibition to raise awareness about the dangers posed by mines, explosive relics of war, and improvised explosive devices. UNMAS announces a public photo exhibition featuring the “Safe Ground” campaign, that also promotes the link between mine action, sport, and the Sustainable Development Goals by demonstrating how substituting minefields with sports fields tends to bring societies together and raises awareness about armed conflict victims and survivors.
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