In the context of raising awareness about the dangers of mines among citizens, especially school students, the Lebanon Mine Action Center delivered an awareness session to the students of Kfar Rumman Elementary School in Kfar Rumman, Nabatiyeh, on 20/11/2017, where mines, cluster bombs, explosives, forms, types and how to prevent their risks and proper behavior towards them.
On 12/11/2017, in the Hamra-Beirut, organized by the Beirut Marathon Association, the Lebanon Mine Action Center (LMAC), a UNMAS team working in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and members of the National Steering Committees participated in the activities of the Beirut Marathon in 2017. LMAC held a platform on the course of the 8 km race, showing pictures of mines, cluster bombs, unexploded ordnance, warning signs and a mannequin wearing a PPE and Visor holding a detector. The platform was briefed on the dangers of mines and how to prevent their dangers and distributed flyers, posters and awareness materials from different mine risk to the participants in the race targeting different age groups, in addition to broadcast patriotic songs by the way.
In the context of raising awareness about the dangers of mines among citizens especially for school students, a representative from the Lebanon Mine Action Center delivered an awareness lecture to the secondary students of Hussein Massoud school in Bshamoun on 24/10/2017, where mines, cluster bombs and unexploded ordnance have been identified, their forms, types and how to prevent their dangers and how to behave properly.
In the context of cooperation between the Lebanon Mine Action Center and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in mine action, particularly in the field of mine risk education, launched since November 2016, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) organized an awareness day at Yarin Primary School, which included a lecture on the role of blue-flagged barrels on the Blue Line and a mine risk education lecture conducted by a representative from the Lebanon Mine Action Center explaining the scope of the problem of mines and how to prevent it and how to behave properly.
In the context of increasing awareness of mine risk among civil society and within the framework of the Mine Action Strategic Plan of the Lebanon Mine Action Center (LMAC), the Center participated in the implementation of mine risk awareness activities for approximately 750 members (465 male and 285 female) from local and Arab scout organizations in the Scout camp National under the title “Beirut gathering ", where the awareness activities came as follows:
In the context of raising awareness about the dangers of mines in civil society, LMAC gave an awareness lecture to the scouts of the Lebanese National Scout Association - Mount Lebanon Commission – School of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles - Kindergarten, which organizes its summer camp in Horsh, Bakassine on mines, cluster bombs and unexploded ordnance, their forms and types, and how to prevent and manage their risks.
National MRE Campaign April 2017
LMAC launched a national Mine Risk Education (MRE) campaign during the whole month of April 2017 in cooperation with the National Steering Committee on MRE and with the support of UNIFIL, the EU, UNICEF and UNMAS. April 2017’s campaign was particularly marked by a range of sporting events and using fun interactive tools promoting safety measures targeting the community and the LMAC’s partners.
2016 National MRE Campaign
As has become the custom annually, the LMAC, in coordination with the MRE Steering Committee, organized a series of events to commemorate the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance commonly referred to as the 4th of April. Focusing on sports as a key theme this year.
On the occasion of the International day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, the LMAC launched a national Mine Risk Education (MRE) campaign during the whole month of April 2015 in cooperation with the National Steering Committee on MRE and with the support of UNDP, the EU, BLOM BANK, UNMAST, NPA and MAG.
In order to make sure that all implementing partners wishing to deliver Mine Risk Education (MRE) activities in Lebanon have acquired the necessary skills and knowledge to conduct MRE sessions, the LMAC has initiated new comprehensive MRE trainings followed by evaluations, accreditations and QA visits.
In order to make sure that all implementing partners wishing to deliver Mine Risk Education (MRE) activities in Lebanon have acquired the necessary skills and knowledge to conduct MRE sessions, the LMAC has initiated new comprehensive MRE trainings followed by evaluations, accreditations and QA visits.
