#explosiveremnants

“For the millions living amidst the chaos of armed conflicts, especially women and children, every step can put them in danger’s path, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, in a message for the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, observed on 4 April.

In 2022 the United Nations Mine Action Service marks the Day under the theme “Safe Ground, Safe Steps, Safe Home.” The focus of the observance is on the impressive achievements of the global mine action community

Overview of UNMAS work in United Nations peacekeeping and special political missions in 2019.

Mine action takes place in highly gendered contexts where there are differences and inequalities between women, men, boys and girls, and between diverse groups. These dynamics affect exposure to risk, levels of knowledge and information, and decision-making capacities in affected communities. Gender influences the likelihood of becoming a landmine victim, and the ability to access medical attention, long-term reintegration, risk education and mine awareness resources. Structural inequalities also impact the ability to get employed, influence mine action processes and have access to land after clearance.

E-MINE is the singular source of information related to the United Nations system engagement on mine action issues.  Managed by UNMAS, this site collates mine action related information with the aim to raise public awareness of the impact mines, explosive remnants of war, and improvised explosive devices have on individuals and communities as well as of the coordinated responses of the United Nations to this problem.