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With the official opening of the new office in Kyiv, ITF makes a significant step towards addressing humanitarian challenges in Ukraine, emphasizing its commitment to mine action and victim assistance.

In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Syria, an emergency response project supported by the Republic of Slovenia provided crucial assistance to the affected communities.

On July 24, 2023, we handed over renovated facilities for safe and responsible physical security and munitions management, a result of the capacity building project in the Kyrgyz Republic.

This week's visit to Iraq highlights the urgent challenge of landmine and explosive remnants contamination. The crisis is significant and demands immediate international action and collaboration.

During the monitoring visit to Afghanistan spanning from May 21 to June 15, 2023, ITF had the opportunity to witness the profound impact of two important projects supported by Slovenia and United States of America.

Two significant meetings took place in June in Geneva, highlighting the global efforts to address the issue of landmines.

ITF organizes donor monitoring visit for the delegation from U.S. Department of State PM/VRA and U.S. Embassy in BiH, visiting project sites of land release, technical survey and mine clearance, which are funded by the American people.

ITF is proud to announce the completion of PSSM upgrades to the Dedoplistskaro base in Georgia, funded by U.S. Department of State, allowing our project partner STC DELTA to safely continue with CWD activities.

The 30th SEEMACC working meeting was held on May 4th in Vodice, Croatia, where regional stakeholders dedicated to advancing mine action efforts in the region gathered and discussed further cooperation.

OKI Fantomi of Sarajevo won their 11th European club title in sitting volleyball at the tournament held in Dresden, Germany on April 22-23, 2023, highlighting the sport's role in advocacy and mine risk education.

The Republic of Korea has provided support for the clearance of cluster munitions in Southern Lebanon through ITF, as funding for mine action activities in the country is very limited.

On International Mine Awareness Day, the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr. Nataša Pirc Musar, hosted a reception for donors and partners of ITF Enhancing Human Security. ITF celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

ITF held a joint meeting in Belgrade with the representatives of the Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy of Serbia and the Serbia Mine Action Centre (SMAC) to discuss cooperation on mine/cluster munitions victims' assistance.

In a significant step towards empowering mine and UXO survivors, the beekeeping center for mine/UXO survivors has opened in the facilities of NGO UDAS in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Between 5 and 8 December 2022, ITF visited the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to monitor the progress of demining works enabled with financial support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia.

16 mine victims attended a three-day beekeeping training in Lebanon, enabled by the generous contribution of the Republic of Korea.

During his recent visit to Seoul, ITF Director, Ambassador Tomaž Lovrenčič sat down for an interview with the Korea JoongAng Daily to present more about ITF’s work and its cooperation with the Republic of Korea.

Last week, we visited 58 Ukrainian refugees, children and their parents, at Debeli rtič Health Resort who had been receiving psychosocial rehabilitation as part of our project.

Republic of Korea supports one of only two mine victim assistance projects in Lebanon to address the most crucial and lifesaving healthcare and income generation needs among beneficiaries, the majority of which are mine victims or their family members.

On Friday, 9 September 2022, the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to BIH, H.E. Mrs. Ivana Hlavsová, visited the site of a Czech-funded mine clearance project in close vicinity to the local road and school, which had been completed that same day.