The Directorate for Mine Action, one of the directorates of the Ministry of Health and Environment, held a consultation meeting with IKMAA in Kurdistan Region .

The Director General of DMA, Eng.Dhafir Mahmood, said that the meeting, which was supported by UNMAS and attended by representatives from Ministry of Defense and the accredited mine action organizations and companies, included a discussion for the second updated plan of extension request of APMBC (Ottawa convention) which is supposed that its activities cover the next two years (2022-2023).

Mahmood added that the consultation meeting also included technical presentations on the reality of contamination of the Anti-personnel mines, the challenges and the required needs in order to include the expected international support for the next two years and within the activities of the second updated plan which will be presented in accordance with Ottawa convention.