New Grants to Deal With Explosives Remnants of War and Landmines
Source: U.S. Department of State
The United States has launched another effort to strengthen peace and post-conflict recovery. The Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs has awarded a total of more than $2.2 million to twenty-three non-governmental organizations to clean up former battle areas – most of which are littered by landmines and explosive remnants of war left by other countries – teach mine risk education, assist mine survivors, and conduct related research. The U.S. is the global leader in efforts to save lives by confronting the dangers posed by persistent landmines and all explosive remnants of war, including unexploded cluster munitions.
These grants, described below, augment the Department’s projected FY 2007 budget of over $65.3 million for humanitarian mine action and small arms/light weapons abatement.
