In cooperation with the Ministry of Youth, the Arab Mine Action Consultancy Crew AMACC and RMAC-south organized an awareness seminar on mine risks at the Zubair District Youth Forum in Basra Governorate, last Thursday.

  From his part, the official spokesperson of DMA stated that the awareness seminar, which was held with the support of AMACC, targeted the scrap collectors in Al-Zubair district, included educational lectures presented by the Assistant Head of Awareness and Media Department, Engineer Ahmed Falah, regarding the dangers of mines and ERW, with an emphasis on the need to inform about any suspicious objects, through the free hotlines 182 / Asiacell Zain Iraq of DMA and 115 of Civil Defense Directorate, while the AMACC, from their side, presented various sport activities that involved sending awareness and guidance messages regarding the dangers of mines and the need to the best deal with these dangerous objects.

  It is noteworthy that there is a remarkable cooperation between the Ministry of Environment/DMA and the Ministry of Youth/ the Department of Regions, to establish many awareness-raising and guidance activities targeting the youth segment in all affected cities and governorates.