Two-day workshop on coordination of mine action donors has started
Among the main topics of the event:
— A look at mine action, the progress of NTM and maintenance, the challenges ahead;
— National Mine Action Strategy;
— Operational plan. Prioritization system;
— The best ways to attract resources from international donor organizations for humanitarian demining;
— The needs of the industry. Institutional, legal, technical.
The event is attended by representatives of the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the State Emergency Service, the Embassies of the United States, Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Canada, Switzerland, and Croatia.
Organizations such as NATO, the Geneva Center for Humanitarian Demining, the UN, the European Commission, the World Food Program, the EBRD and others are also represented.
Primary healthcare operators have a lot of expectations from this event. Representatives of the national demining operator UDS are also taking part in the event.
"Demining of the territories of Ukraine is relevant both for the citizens of Ukraine and for our international partners, as a number of issues relate to humanitarian demining of agricultural land, and Ukraine is among the TOP countries in the export of grain crops. Ukrainian exports, in fact, guarantee global food security, so demining Ukrainian agricultural land is extremely important for the whole world. It's a matter of survival," said UDS CEO Alexander Liev.