UNDP and UNMHA Joint Statement: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
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Yemen: 4 April, 2021 - As Yemen enters its seventh year of conflict, and despite the continuous and notable efforts of the Yemen Executive Mine Action Center (YEMAC) across the country, mine contamination continues to increase, posing a significant threat to the security and safety of all Yemenis.
Littered across the country, mine and unexploded ordnance contamination is a major risk of death and injury to civilians as 348 people perished in 2020. Shadowed under an ever-present fear that degrades community social structures, contamination also destroys livelihoods and has a significant negative impact on the wider economy.
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UNITED NATIONS: India has said it is disheartening that there is no end in sight to the decade-long conflict in Yemen and stressed that a peaceful political settlement that takes into account legitimate concerns of all stakeholders is the only way forward.