April
04
Independence
Day
Senegal : April 4 1960
International
Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
On 8 December 2005, the General Assembly declared
that 4 April of each year shall be officially proclaimed
and observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness
and Assistance in Mine Action (A/RES/60/97).
It
called for continued efforts by States, with the
assistance of the United Nations and relevant organizations,
to foster the establishment and development of national
mine-action capacities in countries where mines
and explosive remnants of war constitute a serious
threat to the safety, health and lives of the civilian
population, or an impediment to social and economic
development at the national and local levels.
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