Steinberg Helps Kick Off Landmine Clearance Campaign Archive Site for State Department information prior to January 20, 2001. This site is not updated.
Project launch a campaign to raise funds to clear a minefield.
Ambassador Steinberg will discuss his personal experiences in Angola and Kosovo in which he saw firsthand how landmines can prevent civilians from returning to their homes, fields and schools even when fighting ceases, and how the presence of landmines can also endanger the post-conflict peace process by hindering the deployment of international peacekeeping forces. The Office of the Special Representative of the President and Secretary of State for Global Humanitarian Demining supports efforts in the U.S. and abroad to accelerate landmine detection and clearance programs, promote landmine awareness in affected nations, assist survivors of landmine accidents, enhance research and development of new demining technologies, and develop public-private partnerships to support these programs. The Office of the Special Representative works with the State Department's Office of Humanitarian Demining Programs which provides funding assistance for mine clearance and awareness initiatives in 37 mine-affected nations. The United States first became involved in humanitarian demining in 1988. The event at Bell Multicultural High School is open for press coverage.