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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the theme of International Mine Awareness Day 2019?
A
Circular Economy for Productivity & Sustainability
B
Life Below Water: For people and planet
C
United nations promotes SDGs -Safe Ground -Safe Home
D
Dialogue, Tolerance and Peace
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -“Safe Ground” is the name of the global campaign “turning minefields into playing fields,” which was launched by the Secretary-General of the United Nations in 2019, and the concept of clearing the Earth of landmines and other explosive hazards to make it safe for development.

Detailed explanation-2: -Origins. The United Nations had been involved in mine action since it established the Mine Action Programme for Afghanistan in 1989. Additionally, in the early 1990s the organization was conducting various mine action activities in Cambodia, Angola, Bosnia and Mozambique as part of its Peacekeeping Operations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mining is the process of extracting useful materials from the earth. Some examples of substances that are mined include coal, gold, or iron ore. Iron ore is the material from which the metal iron is produced.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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