Mine Awareness

International Mine Awareness Day is coming up on April 4th. Land mines are effecting children all across the world. Land mines are not used much during warfare these days. Most countries have signed some sort of treaty prohibiting the use and production of land mines. The problem that the world is facing currently is those land mines which were used during wars that did not go off, are still active and in the streets where children are playing. Children are paying the price by activating these objects either on accident (not knowing they are there) or activating the mine out of curiosity.

Landmines and explosive remnants of war continue to kill or injure as many as 15,000 people a year. The overwhelming majority are civilians who trigger these devices years or even decades after a conflict ends. In some countries, such as Afghanistan, the majority of victims are under the age of 18.

So ladies and Gents, mark your calender for April 4th.

(The official definition of a child, according the United Nations and UNICEF is any person under the age of 18.)