UNAMA, ICRC Highlight Danger of Mines, Unexploded Ordnance - Islamabad Post

UNAMA, ICRC Highlight Danger of Mines, Unexploded Ordnance - Islamabad Post

KABUL, APR 4: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) have emphasized the urgent need for global support to Afghanistan in combating the threats posed by landmines and explosive remnants of war. UNAMA stated that “more international support for Afghanistan is desperately needed,” and the ICRC warned that the country remains one of the most contaminated places in the wor…

April 4, 2025. The number of deaths from landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) explosions is increasing during the ongoing KIC conflict, and local organizations are calling for more mine awareness campaigns. Today (April 4), at the ‘International Mine Awareness Day’ ceremony held at the Karen National Defense Army (KNDO) headquarters in Hpa-an district, 13 organizations based in Kawthule, which are involved in the mine education project,…

From Afghanistan to Myanmar, Sudan to Ukraine, Syria, the Palestinian Territories and other parts of the world, 100 million people live at risk of being injured by exploding anti-personnel mines. This is the warning from UN Secretary-General António Guterres on this International Day for Mine Action Awareness and Assistance. Safe futures and demining […]

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on the occasion of the World Mine Awareness and Assistance Day in Mine Action that 564 people were killed and injured in Afghanistan in 2024 by landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW). The organization released a report today (Friday, 15 April) saying that 434 children were among the victims. The ICRC said that this number of deaths and injuries was recorded in 251 incidents related …

Landmines remain deadly threat in Afghanistan, Red Cross warns

KABUL — On the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned that Afghanistan remains dangerously contaminated by landmines and unexploded ordnance after more than four decades of conflict. In a statement, the organization said explosive remnants of war — scattered across large swaths of the country — continue to pose a lethal, often invisible, risk to civilians…

More international support desperately needed for Afghanistan mine action: UNAMA

More international support is desperately needed for mine action in Afghanistan, which is one of one of the countries on earth that is most impacted by the explosive remnants of war, the United Nations mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, said on Friday. Marking the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, UNAMA said on X that over decades of conflict, tens of thousands of ordinary Afghans have lost their lives or limbs beca…