South Sudan: UK announces $2.5m for mine clearance ...Sudan

February 24, 2024 (JUBA) – The United Kingdom said it will, through its flagship Global Mine Action Programme, contribute $2.65 million to help Mines Advisory Group (MAG) clear land for resettlement and agriculture in South Sudan. Mines and Bomb/Cluster munition remnants present a key challenge to South Sudan’s reconstruction efforts, with an estimated 1,400 people reportedly killed and over 3,800 injured by mines and explosive remnants of war since 2004. Currently, it is estimated that 16.8km2 of contaminated land still exists across South Sudan, threatening lives, curtailing freedom of movement and access to arable land, while disenfranchising communities and above all instilling fear and

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