{"id":108,"date":"2025-04-04T14:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T07:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uxo.hostmts.com\/the-20th-international-day-for-mine-awareness-and-assistance-in-mine-action\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T14:00:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T07:00:01","slug":"the-20th-international-day-for-mine-awareness-and-assistance-in-mine-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uxo.hostmts.com\/lo-LA\/the-20th-international-day-for-mine-awareness-and-assistance-in-mine-action\/","title":{"rendered":"The 20th International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>In 2025, the 20th International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action will be commemorated under the theme \u201cSafe Futures Start Here.\u201d <span class=\"html-span xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xgzva0m xhhsvwb xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"xz74otr x168nmei x13lgxp2 x5pf9jr xo71vjh\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tba\/1\/16\/1f54a.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/span>Since 1996, UXO Lao has been at the forefront of efforts to address the devastating legacy of unexploded ordnance in Lao PDR -work made possible through the steadfast support of donors and implementing partners. <span class=\"html-span xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xgzva0m xhhsvwb xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"xz74otr x168nmei x13lgxp2 x5pf9jr xo71vjh\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t64\/1\/16\/1f91d.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd1d\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"html-span xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xgzva0m xhhsvwb xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"xz74otr x168nmei x13lgxp2 x5pf9jr xo71vjh\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t3f\/1\/16\/1f30d.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf0d\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today, we extend our sincere gratitude to the international community for the solidarity and contributions that have enabled significant progress.<\/p>\n<p>UXO clearance is not just about removing remnants of war &#8211; it is about restoring dignity <span class=\"html-span xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xgzva0m xhhsvwb xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"xz74otr x168nmei x13lgxp2 x5pf9jr xo71vjh\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tf4\/1\/16\/2728.png\" alt=\"\u2728\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span>, expanding agency <span class=\"html-span xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xgzva0m xhhsvwb xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"xz74otr x168nmei x13lgxp2 x5pf9jr xo71vjh\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tda\/1\/16\/1f9d1_200d_1f33e.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83c\udf3e\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span>, and enabling communities to reclaim land for safe farming, education <span class=\"html-span xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xgzva0m xhhsvwb xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"xz74otr x168nmei x13lgxp2 x5pf9jr xo71vjh\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t49\/1\/16\/1f4da.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcda\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span>, and economic opportunity <span class=\"html-span xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xgzva0m xhhsvwb xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"xz74otr x168nmei x13lgxp2 x5pf9jr xo71vjh\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/td\/1\/16\/1f4bc.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcbc\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Together, let us help realize Lao PDR\u2019s national 18th Sustainable Development Goal: Lives Safe from UXO <span class=\"html-span xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xgzva0m xhhsvwb xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"xz74otr x168nmei x13lgxp2 x5pf9jr xo71vjh\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tb0\/1\/16\/1f3af.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\udfaf\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span>&#8211; and ensure that safe futures truly start here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2933\" src=\"https:\/\/uxo.hostmts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/April4-2025-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"381\" height=\"381\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2931\" src=\"https:\/\/uxo.hostmts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/April4-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"382\" height=\"382\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2025, the 20th International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action will be commemorated under the theme \u201cSafe Futures Start Here.\u201d Since 1996, UXO Lao has been at the forefront of efforts to address the devastating legacy of unexploded ordnance in Lao PDR -work made possible through the steadfast support of donors [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uxo.hostmts.com\/lo-LA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uxo.hostmts.com\/lo-LA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uxo.hostmts.com\/lo-LA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uxo.hostmts.com\/lo-LA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/uxo.hostmts.com\/lo-LA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uxo.hostmts.com\/lo-LA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uxo.hostmts.com\/lo-LA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uxo.hostmts.com\/lo-LA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}