International Day for Mine Awareness 2024: 4 April

Current Context: The International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action 2024, commemorated on April 4, focuses on the urgent need to address the impact of landmines and explosive remnants of war.

• The theme for 2024 is “Witnessing a Way Forward: Protecting Lives. Building Peace.”
• This year’s campaign emphasizes the needs and rights of disabled survivors of explosive hazards and all people with disabilities living through conflicts.
• It marks the fifth anniversary of Security Council resolution 2475, urging Member States to consider and protect persons with disabilities, ensure their access to assistance, and include them in conflict prevention and peacebuilding.
• The day will be observed with a multi-media exhibition at the UNHQ in New York.

Question:

Q.1 What is the theme for the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action 2024?
a. Building Peace. Protecting Lives.
b. Witnessing a Way Forward: Protecting Lives. Building Peace.
c. Addressing the Impact of Landmines.

d. Ensuring Access to Assistance.