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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