Mine Free Myanmar

“In early January 2023, I went to the cornfield as usual with my neighbours to collect corn and vegetables for our families’ meals. I noticed a round white object, roughly the size of my fist...

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The UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ issued a message for the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, for 4th April: Landmines and explosive ordnance and remn...

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UNICEF data shows three fold increase in landmine/explosive remnants of war (ERW) in 2023 compared to 2022. UNICEF has recorded about 87 casualties every month in 2023, compared to the 32 casualt...

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To commemorate the UN International Day of Mine Action, Mine Free Myanmar is launching a second nationwide, all media, art contest on the theme of ‘the impact of antipersonnel landmines on my c...

https://minefreemyanmar.info/2024/03/international-mine-action-day-myanmar-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=international-mine-action-day-myanmar-2024

On 28 December 2023 a hybrid Press Briefing was organized by Mine Free Myanmar in Chiang Mai, Thailand, which allowed for in-person attendance at a closed event in a secure location. An audio rec...

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In 2023 Mine Free Myanmar launched a nationwide poster contest on the theme of: The Impact of antipersonnel landmines on my community. Artists could use any medium, however the theme should be pr...

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The United Nations Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), in collaboration with the Landmine Monitor, has produced its 15th, annually updated map of townships with suspected contamination by...

https://minefreemyanmar.info/2023/09/over-half-of-townships-in-myanmar-now-reported-as-contaminated-by-mines-erw/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=over-half-of-townships-in-myanmar-now-reported-as-contaminated-by-mines-erw

New Production, Use Runs Counter to International Law Download briefing paper on Myanmar Government Cluster Munition Use – Burmese, English Download the statement here (Burmese) (English)  (...

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UNICEF Myanmar, in support of the Mine Action Area of Responsibility, has been publishing an infographic on known Landmine/ERW incidents for the past few years. In its latest Infographic covering...

https://minefreemyanmar.info/2023/08/landmine-casualties-accelerating-and-shifting-with-armed-conflict-in-myanmar-burma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=landmine-casualties-accelerating-and-shifting-with-armed-conflict-in-myanmar-burma

With significant financial investment, in 2017, the Japanese Nippon Foundation held a ceremony in Lay Kay Kaw Village to celebrate the completion of 100 houses for people displaced by armed confl...

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