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Around 4 kilometres from the Serbian town of Sjenica, over 94,000 square meters of agricultural land were released for safe use after the conclusion of ITF’s cluster munitions clearance project.

ITF recently concluded a mine risk education project in Jordan, implementing 466 workshops for more than 21,000 Syrian refugees. Since March, activities were carried out remotely and included lessons on preventing the spread of COVID-19.

After 10 years of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, cluster munitions continue to endanger civilians.

The successful release of 195,998 square meters of land and the removal of 7 landmines and 6 UXO has made the Vitez Municipality safer for more than a thousand of its residents.

During the recent lockdown related to the COVID-19 pandemic, ITF’s work became even more important. In order to continue providing humanitarian support and enhancing human security the entire team had to adapt.

ITF has partnered with the NGO Zavod NUR to train medical workers in the Gaza Strip while also providing protective equipment for local communities to better face the COVID-19 crisis.

Despite the COVID-19 crisis, ITF continues with its support of the provision of prosthetics and orthotics services at the Kunduz Regional Hospital in Afghanistan.

The successful removal and destruction of 134 mines and 22 UXO in the Municipality of Vogošća near Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina contributed to the safety of the whole region.

Japan, United States of America, Mine Action Centre of Serbia and ITF Enhancing Human Security contributed to the safety of residents in the Municipality of Bujanovac, Serbia.

ITF continues to provide humanitarian support in Bosnia and Herzegovina, incorporating in its activities a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the beginning of April 2020, ITF and its partners successfully concluded a large-scale hotspots clearance project in Albania, enhancing the safety and security of residents all over the country.

In 2019, ITF operated in 17 countries and regions.

ITF’s partners at the Mine Detection Center (MDC) Polyclinic in Afghanistan have quickly adjusted to the rapidly changing circumstances to be able to continue providing free medical care for the most vulnerable residents of Kabul.

On Mine Awareness Day, ITF would like to share a story of five survivors of landmine explosions from Bosnia and Herzegovina that can serve as an inspiration in these challenging times.

As the COVID-19 pandemic deepens, the world faces many challenges. They are even more difficult for the most vulnerable in the society. ITF will continue to support them while prioritizing the health and safety of everyone involved.

Between 19 January and 22 January 2020, ITF Director Ambassador Tomaž Lovrenčič visited Kabul, Afghanistan, where ITF has been implementing the U.S. funded project »Capacity Support to Mine Action Coordination in Afghanistan« since 2014.

As part of the U.S. Early Warning and Response Partnership (EWARP) project activities ITF together with its implementing partner ACERTAS delivered a series of trainings for the African Union personnel.

BIH Presidency Chairman Željko Komšić and BIH Presidency Member Šefik Džaferović, visited ITF headquarters in Ljubljana as part of their official visit to the Republic of Slovenia, hosted by President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor.

ITF and Embassy of Czech Republic in Slovenia signed a Trust Contract for mine clearance activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2020.

Inauguration ceremony of the rehabilitation center in the frame of Hospital in Bethlehem.