The UAE has played a key role in supporting global and regional demining efforts, as well as in reducing the social and economic effects of mines, especially in Yemen, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Kosovo and Kuwait.
In observance of the International Mine Awareness Day on 4th April, the Emirates News Agency, WAM, highlights the country’s tremendous efforts to remove mines in these countries and help their people to resume daily life without risks posed by mines.
In Yemen, since the first days of ”Operation Restoring Hope”, UAE Armed Forces experts cleared and deactivated tens of thousands of landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices, IEDs, in liberated areas. The efforts helped swift delivery of humanitarian assistance and brought life back to normalcy.
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Source: Emirates News Agency