International Day for Mine Awareness
UN observance since 2005. About 60 countries still have land mines from past conflicts — Cambodia, Angola, and Afghanistan among the worst-affected.
- Category
- Awareness
- Observed in
Switzerlandofficial
Also on this day
Full history →Notable · 2013
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