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…
New Production, Use Runs Counter to International Law Download briefing paper on Myanmar Government Cluster Munition Use – Burmese, English Download the statement here (Burmese) (English) (Geneva, August 31 2023) – The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) condemns new use of cluster munitions by the Myanmar government’s armed forces and calls for an 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…
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…
Mine Free Myanmar has launched a poster competition. Several cash prizes available in both adult and youth categories. Theme of the contest is for posters which illustrate the impact of landmines on a community in Myanmar. Contestants have until 21 September (International Peace Day) to submit their entrees. Entries or Read more…