Activities to Ban the use of antipersonnel mines in Myanmar/Burma
“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, near the field. Assuming it was a child’s toy, I smiled, imagining how happy my Read more…
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 remnants of war directly threaten millions of people caught up in armed conflicts around the world — from Afghanistan to Myanmar to Read more…
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 community’. Cash prizes for winning art work submitted.
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…
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 presented primarily as a graphic image with a minimum of words. Text could be in any language in Read more…
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 conflict. This ‘peace village’ was constructed as a confidence building measure between the Karen National Union, the Karen Peace Council Read more…