International Mine Awareness Day

A female deminer at work in Bamyan, Afghanistan.
UNMAS

First Person: The Afghan woman putting her life at risk to rid her home of mines

4 April 2021
Peace and Security

Thanks to the bravery and hard work of deminers such as Fezeh Rezaye, the Afghan province of Bamyan has been declared free from mines. On International Mine Awareness Day, she shares her story.

Through the 2016 peace agreement between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the Colombian mine action sector has expanded significantly providing new employment opportunities for both men and women.
UNMAS/Juan Arredondo

Removing deadly mines means ‘new horizons and hope’, clears a path to SDGs, says UN chief

4 April 2019
Peace and Security

The path towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development must be “clear of landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices (IEDs)”, the United Nations Secretary-General said on Thursday, International Mine Awareness Day.