Groups providing assistance to casualties
Landmine injuries, and injuries from other found explosive remnants of war (ERW), place an enormous burden on public health and social services. When compared to other injuries landmine casualties usually require multiple surgeries and larger quantities of blood transfusions. Recovery from a landmine injury is not swift and usually requires Read more…
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 recording of the 2 hour press conference can be found here. The press conference was presented in Read more…
The World Health Organization has written, that local health facilities in mine affected countries must assure, “… an adequate health-care response, both immediate (e.g. acute trauma care and surgery) and long-term (e.g. rehabilitation), to the physical and psychological trauma of people injured by landmines. Most of these people live in Read more…
A news report states that the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement (MSWRR) plans to set up a reserve fund for disabled people as part of the Disabilities Law enacted in 2015. Minister U Win Myat Aye speaking before the Amyotha Hluttaw on the 29 January stated that MSWRR Read more…
In mid-June the United Nations Security Council passed its first ever resolution on Mine Action. During Security Council debate it was emphasized that Mine Action extends beyond simply removing landmines, but must be seen as an effective tool for helping communities and countries pursue sustainable peace. The example of Colombia’s Read more…
4 April was the UN International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action New UN Secretary General, António Gueterres, stated in his first message on this annual UN International Day that, “peace is incomplete without mine removal’. On 4th April, the Acting Director-General of the Ministry of Social Read more…