[15/March/2010]

SANA'A, March 15 (Saba) – The Awareness Campaign on Mines Risks has been launched recently in Yemen targeting over 238,000 of displaced and affected people in Saada, Hajjah and Amran governorates.

The campaign, scheduled to end on March19, was launched in collaboration with the National Mine Action Committee (NMAC), the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

According to the UN organization, about 250,000 (30%) of displaced people in Yemen live in camps.

The director of the National Mine Action Program Mansoor al-Ezi said that other campaigns would be organized as soon as they get the required fund to target affected communities and internally displaced persons (IDPs) living inside and outside camps.

As a result of the ceasefire agreement, people began to return to their original areas in Saada, so they need to be educated of mine risks urgently.

MD/AM

Saba