International Mine Awareness Day 2024: Date, Theme, History, Significance & More

The General Assembly on December 8, 2005, declared that each year on April 4 would be officially proclaimed and observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. 

Shikha Goyal
Apr 4, 2024, 12:42 IST
International Mine Awareness Day and Assistance in Mine Action
International Mine Awareness Day and Assistance in Mine Action

International Day For Mine Awareness 2024: This day spreads awareness about the threat caused by landmines to the safety, health and lives of civilian populations and encourages state governments to develop mine clearing programmes.

International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action 2024 Theme

The 2024 International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistant in Mine Action on April 4 will focus on the survivors of explosive hazards with disabilities and the ones living with disabilities in conflict.

International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action 2019 theme is "United Nations Promotes SDGs – Safe Ground – Safe Home". The architecture of the reforms of peace and security comprises the entire humanitarian, peacebuilding, and sustainable development. For 20 years, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) has been working and solving the problems of the affected people and the threat of explosive hazards faced by civilians, peacekeepers and humanitarians. Basically, they protect civilians, support refugees, enable recovery activities, advocate human rights law, etc.

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Shikha Goyal is a journalist and a content writer with 9+ years of experience. She is a Science Graduate with Post Graduate degrees in Mathematics and Mass Communication & Journalism. She has previously taught in an IAS coaching institute and was also an editor in the publishing industry. At jagranjosh.com, she creates digital content on General Knowledge. She can be reached at [email protected]
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