Landmine Free South Caucasus

The 33-year-old woman has three young children.

Regional meeting agrees to intensify efforts to raise awareness of the problem of landmines and to improve understanding of the provisions of the Ottawa Convention

"The decision by the United States Government to re-authorise the use of anti-personnel mines by US military forces outside of the Korean Peninsula undermines the global norm against anti-personnel mines", said the EU in a statement

The publication highlights the activities held in April 2019 as part of a regional campaign in support of a landmine free South Caucasus

A region-wide awareness campaign “Landmine free South Caucasus” is taking place from 4-10 April 2019. Events are being held in a number of cities and districts of the region, and the campaign features information material in Armenian, Azerbaijani, Georgian, Russian and English. Commonspace.eu supports the campaign for a landmine free South Caucasus #landminefreeSC

In the Tavush District, 14,170 residents live in 9 villages close to a mine infected area. In Paravakar village, a concert was held for young people, and gifts were presented to families affected by demining incidents

A short video of the mime performance is being distributed as part of the campaign "Landmine Free South caucasus taking place region wide from 4-10 April.

The video is available in Armenian, Azerbaijani and Georgian and is being distributed through various social media outlets

UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres said ""On this International Day for Mine Awareness, let us reaffirm our commitment to eradicating the horrendous damage caused by landmines and assisting those who have been harmed by their use."