More financial resources and equipment are needed to remove unexploded ordnance, educate communities on how to protect themselves: ICRC

GENEVA: On the occasion of the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on 4 April, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) affirmed that more financial resources and equipment are needed to remove unexploded ordnance and to educate communities on how to protect themselves. ''The ICRC is working alongside our partners in war zones and former war zones around the world to help make the population aware of these risks,'' said Erik Tollefsen, the head of the weapons contamination unit for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). ''The world is awash in high-intensity conflict, the kind that leaves untold numbers of unexploded ordnance behind. These legacy weapons represent mortal danger for communities trying to live a safe, normal life.'' He added that the media rightly focuses on the dangers in active combat. But what we often forget is what comes after: the deadly aftermath of war that endures long after the fighting ceases. Source: Emirates News Agency