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The Lebanon Mine Action Center, in coordination with the Lebanon Mountain Trail Association (LMTA) and the Lebanese Red Cross, organized a meeting on March 15th, 2014 at the Lebanese Army Commandos Regiment conference room. The meeting was attended by the representatives of Lebanese hiking associations and clubs.

As part of the mine awareness initiative, the Lebanon Mine Action Center (LMAC) worked in collaboration with BLOM Bank for a three day campaign starting on the 22nd till the 24th of November at Beirut City Center Mall. The event included several mine awareness sessions, a projection of a documentary about mines and an exhibition where a variety of mines were displayed. Promotional materials targeting the youth and the community were distributed such as: Video Games, Coloring books and stories, Mine Board Game, Kleenex boxes transmitting awareness messages as well as informative flyers.

Under the supervision of the Lebanese Mine Action Center (LMAC), and in coordination with the National MRE Steering Committee, an 8 month Mine Risk Education (MRE) project funded by UNICEF and executed by the University of Balamand was launched on July 1st, 2013 aiming to enhance skills and knowledge of national actors to deliver MRE activities targeting children in schools and communities in affected areas.

On the occasion of the International day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, the LMAC launched a national MRE campaign (4-12 April 2013) under the auspices of the Speaker of the House and in cooperation with the National Steering Committee on MRE. The campaign included the following activities: