Current Affairs - Miscellaneous - Discussion

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared that 4 April of each year shall be observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. The theme for 2019 is "United Nations Promotes SDGs - Safe Ground - Safe Home". United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) has been working to: meet the needs of the affected people and tailored to the threat of explosive hazards faced by civilians, peacekeepers, and humanitarians save lives facilitate deployment of UN missions and the delivery of humanitarian assistance protect civilians support the voluntary return of the internally displaced and refugees enable humanitarian and recovery activities advocate for international humanitarian and human rights law.