SRSG and Head of UNMISS Nicholas Haysom’s message on the International Day of Mine Awareness
Channel: UNMISS VIDEOS
Date: 2024-04-03

Under the global theme “Protecting Lives, Building Peace”, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) continues to protect people from the threat of unexploded ordnance by removing mines and other explosive remnants of war. Their work enables humanitarian actors to access communities in need, the protection of civilians by peacekeepers, releases land for farming and other productive activities and allows people to go about their daily activities without fear. #UNMAS also educates communities on the risks of explosive hazards, and on what to do - and what definitely not to do - when suspicious objects are found.

UNMAS, an integral part of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (#UNMISS), has been working in this young nation since 2004, consistently training committed South Sudanese deminers to keep people safe, while also building the capacity of its closest partner in the country, the National Mine Action Authority.
 
On today’s International Mine Awareness Day, here is what Nicholas Haysom, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for South Sudan and the Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, has to say.
 
#ProtectingLivesBuildingPeace #IMAD2024
#A4P
 
Video by Julio Brathwaite/UNMISS