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On International Day for Mine Awareness, UNICEF calls for strengthened investment in mine action and explosive ordnance risk education

In the first three months of 2023 alone, 16 children were affected by unexploded ordnance in seven incidents, with close to 80 per cent of the victims being boys

Ms. Sheema SenGupta the UNICEF Representative in Iraq, during the press conference after signing the Action Plan Between the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) and the United Nations Country Task Force on Monitoring and Reporting regarding, in Baghdad, Iraq, March 30, 2023.

The Government of Iraq, supported by the United Nations, strengthens its commitment to prevent the recruitment and use of children by armed forces

The Government of Iraq through its designated entity, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA), and the United Nations, signed today an action plan to prevent the recruitment and use of children by the Population Mobilization Forces (PMF).

UNICEF and UNMAS Press Release

On International Mine Awareness Day, UNICEF and UNMAS call for an Iraq free of explosive ordnance