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Baghdad, 1 July 2024 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes a new contribution of EUR 750,000 (approximately USD 813,075) from the Government of Belgium, in support of humanitarian mine action endeavors in Iraq. Belgium has been a consistent supporter of UNMAS Iraq activities in support of sustainable and efficient explosive hazard management as well as technical and advisory support for Iraqi national mine action authorities. This is the sixth consecutive annual contribution from Belgium bringing the total contribution to EUR 7,000,000 (approximately USD 7,400,000).
Baghdad, 2 Juy 2024: The Government of Sweden has recently contributed an additional 10 million Swedish Krona (SEK) (USD 952,560.54) to the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq in support of humanitarian mine action initiatives, to reduce the threat from explosive ordnance (EO) contamination and to protect Iraq's most vulnerable communities. Since 2018, the Government of Sweden, through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), has contributed SEK 145 million (approximately USD 13.7 million) to protect explosive ordnance affected communities, and support humanitarian and stabilization efforts in Iraq.
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