Syria’s National Mine Action Center on Tuesday launched a four-day national workshop aimed at raising awareness of explosive ordnance risks and improving support for victims.
The workshop, titled “Safe Step,” is being held at the Caesar Hotel in Damascus under the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management. It brings together relevant ministries, international and local organizations, and technical experts to address explosive ordnance risk education (EORE) and victim assistance. Muadh Akkad, head of awareness programs at the National Mine Action Center, said mine clearance and the removal of war remnants are a prerequisite for any reconstruction effort in Syria. “Community safety, the return of residents, and the launch of development projects all depend on declaring areas free of mines and unexploded ordnance.”
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Source: Shafaq News
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