"MINE CLEARANCE"

In South Sudan, 122 women participate in mixed gender demining teams. UNMISS

Civilians accounted for 85 percent of casualties by landmine and explosive remnants of war in 2022, half of them were children, according to a UN-backed civil society report released today. UNTV CH

The open debate will provide an opportunity for Member States to consider the findings from the report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict (to be issued as A/77/895-S/2023/363). Conflict continues to affect children to alarming levels, as outlined in the report.

Clearance of mines in Ukraine is urgent to put the country’s economy back on track and enable to grow food for the rest of the world, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said. UNTV CH

Noon briefing by Stephanie Tremblay, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

At a youth-focused event that marked the International Mine Awareness Day in South Sudan’s capital Juba, Jurkuch Barach Jurkuch, Chairperson of South Sudan’s National Mine Action Authority (NMAA) expressed his regrets about the use of landmines in the country during decades of conflict. UNMISS

Cambodian Ambassador Sophea Eat, whose country is among the most heavily contaminated by landmine, and explosive remnants of war, told reporters, “Mine action is not only a humanitarian issue, but it is also a precondition for sustainable development that leaves no one behind.” UNIFEED

Press Conference by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, on the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

Press briefing by General Michael Beary, the head of the UN Mission to Support the Agreement in Hudaydah.