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…
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 antipersonnel landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW). Last year, for the first time, contamination by antipersonnel landmines in all States and Regions Read more…
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 known landmine incidents from January – June 2023, they cite a total of 556 casualties. This is 3 times as Read more…
UNICEF data shows three fold increase in landmine/explosive remnants of war (ERW) in the first 3 months of 2023 compared to 2022. UNICEF has recorded about 100 casualties every month in the first 3 month of 2023, compared to the 33 casualties per month during the same time period of Read more…
Message of the United Nations Secretary-General on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, 4 April 2023 For the millions living amidst the chaos of armed conflicts — especially women and children — every step can put them in danger’s path. Even after the fighting stops, Read more…
(6 April 2023 update from December 2022 and March 2023) From atleast early October to early November 2022, new antipersonnel landmines were laid along the Bangladesh-Myanmar/Burma border by the Myanmar Armed Forces, and within Maungdaw by the Arakan Army. Mine Free Myanmar has learned that the new mines were laid Read more…