Ministry of Health and Environment, Directorate of Mine Action has launched awareness campaign for landmines and remnant of wars risk during Norouz Festival,
Awareness Campaigns approached borders area in Missan , Wasit, and Diyala provinces which visited by tourisms during this festival.
Awareness teams from international humanity organizations and commercial companies have accompanied visitors in these areas
Awareness activates in Missan province has been done by Directorate of Mine Action, southern regional Mine Action centre, directorate of health, Civil Defence, Norwegian People Aid Organization(NPA), Iraq Red Crescent society (IRCS), Missan Organization for awareness, Arabic company for consulting, AlKhebra Al-Fania company for mines and UXO clearance and Missan environment Department.
NPA has established 200 warning signs, moreover folders and posters, other agencies and companies distributed their teams along the way to assist visitors to avoid landmines fields.
Consultant Engineer Essa Alfayad who is Director General of Mines Action accompanied with Director of Environment department In Missan and Director of Southern regional centre of mines action have visited Al-Zubaidat town which located in AlTeeb city, AlZubaidat has water fountains and unique landscape, unfortunately surrounding by landmines and remnants of war
They met stakeholders at this area, and decided to give priority to clearness one square kilometre since this area is important at tourism level and visited by Missan families.
The stakeholders and NPA have invited all the awareness campaign staff to have lunch.