The Central African Republic (CAR) and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) have adopted a five-year national strategy to strengthen mine action and explosive ordnance risk prevention, according to a statement released on Saturday, June 27.
The authorities validated the strategy following a seminar organized by the National Mine Action Authority (ANLAM) with support from the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) and MINUSCA.
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Source: Ecofin Agency
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