CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -On 8 December 2005, the General Assembly declared that 4 April of each year shall be observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.

Detailed explanation-2: -The International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action reminds us how far we have come in clearing the world of explosive remnants of war – and how far we still have to go. Exactly thirty years ago, civil society activists came together to launch the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.

Detailed explanation-3: -Significance. The world needs to be free from the dangers of landmines and explosives. So, the theme is highlighting “Safe Ground", concentrating on clearing Earth of landmines and other explosives to make it safe for development.

Detailed explanation-4: -The day aims to raise awareness about landmines and progress toward their eradication. “Mine action” refers to a range of efforts to clear landmines and explosive remnants of war and to mark and fence off dangerous areas.

Detailed explanation-5: -Antipersonnel landmines are explosive devices designed to be detonated by the presence, proximity, or contact of a person. Placed under or on the ground, they can lie dormant for years and even decades until a person or animal triggers their detonating mechanism.