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The moderator said the secretary-general condemned the March 24 attack and stated that preliminary findings indicate the incident involved a projectile from outside the building rather than an in-building booby trap. \"The thing that we can state is that it certainly was a projectile from outside. It was not a booby trap in the building,\" the moderator said. He added that the United Nations Department of Safety and Security is leading the investigation with participation from UNOPS and UNMAS and that many interviews have been completed.

The moderator said six UN personnel were in Gaza as of the morning of the briefing and that operations are continuing in a limited posture similar to conditions before the ceasefire; UN teams have carried out investigative tasks such as the mission that looked into the killing of health workers. The moderator said the Department of Safety and Security would provide updates when available.

Officials at the briefing emphasized staff safety and that the investigation remains underway; no definitive public findings were released at the press briefing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Mine Action Day - Press Conference | United Nations","oneSentenceSummary","UN spokesperson said an investigation led by the UN Department of Safety and Security is underway into the March 19 attack on the UNOPS compound in Gaza and that UN personnel continue limited operations in the territory.","taxTitle","United Nations, International","taxId",77382,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":56,"_72":56,"_73":56},6613653,"UN reports sharp rise in civilian casualties from explosive ordnance in northeast Nigeria",80,818760,898780,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2869764-c07410e1eb804ba143928a5047d565b3&start=818&end=898","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2869764-c07410e1eb804ba143928a5047d565b3/thumbnail_818760.jpg","/articles/6613653/UN-reports-sharp-rise-in-civilian-casualties-from-explosive-ordnance-in-northeast-Nigeria","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6613653-f93d293270e4ec98c5c21d8cd17126c6/orig.mp4?Expires=1775945468&Signature=GqWJUfcvlJJJ5fAi5qG3UGQESFY3ZlUlXZvAc-QLB09jYplToa16wtvngvftq5kEzAhUZgnmdd1ANR3pS7Rz7PFzFxcljt1d3zY2D3IldB3zkCjRGfu1KF9DSmnwrNw26kFKwpgtO6GInR-HbCbdDm3cBy4fc2Zw6LX4iLchvjvQPC7bQ4-SHMc0wrxgyZLUJ5X8EMPkOr68aAl7nP0FSIxmy3OTGW5ThXC1~FSOLWqfqbywziPe1pFw4DkaWbFpNEoKeq7dB0HJ3oWjWMbiZBiOBqjpZliZLyA2uizGRyRDwNXYXqsdo4K2nzNNtyCHYKMObyXJ9AjbIE1tfdPO6g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a United Nations press briefing on April 3, the UNMAS chief for Nigeria reported a sharp increase in civilian casualties from explosive ordnance in 2024 and described efforts with national partners to build demining capacity.

Edwin Feigmani, identified in the briefing as UNMAS's lead for Nigeria, said that UNMAS recorded 418 civilian casualties in northeast Nigeria in 2024, a 62% increase compared with 2023 figures, and that 45 civilian casualties had been recorded so far in 2025. He said UNMAS recorded the highest number of civilian casualties from explosive ordnance since February 2019 and reported increasing use of improvised explosive devices across the northeast and northwest of the country.

Edwin said about 2,000,000 people have been displaced since the fighting began and described government moves to adopt durable solutions and decongest internal displacement camps. He warned that 12 of 15 local government areas where returns are planned were also where 87% of explosive-ordnance incidents occurred in 2024, underlining clearance needs for safe returns.

UNMAS is delivering risk education with national NGOs and, with funding from Japan, is working with the police, civil defence and the newly established National Mine Action Center to train initial humanitarian demining teams. Edwin also flagged explosive-ordnance incidents in northwest Nigeria linked to a newly designated group operating in that region.

\"We need to do more to support the safe and dignified returns of IDPs and refugees,\" Edwin said, and thanked donors including ECHO, Japan, UK Aid and USAID for financial support for UNMAS programs in Nigeria.

UNMAS said it will continue to coordinate with the Nigerian government and partners and provide operational updates as training and demining teams are established.","UN Mine Action Service said civilian casualties from explosive ordnance in northeast Nigeria rose 62% in 2024, and UN-supported training and risk education are being rolled out with national partners.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":56,"_72":56,"_73":56},6613655,"UN mine-action chief in Libya reports hundreds of casualties since 2020, notes clearance progress and funding gaps",230,563700,794240,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2869764-c07410e1eb804ba143928a5047d565b3&start=563&end=794","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2869764-c07410e1eb804ba143928a5047d565b3/thumbnail_563700.jpg","/articles/6613655/UN-mine-action-chief-in-Libya-reports-hundreds-of-casualties-since-2020-notes-clearance-progress-and-funding-gaps","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6613655-f7638115e6f1079175ec73657395e19e/orig.mp4?Expires=1775945468&Signature=coPQymLpB6TzCpnXdI8pXYFlE2d2-UQEQ6OrnX-CeWhc56D7DTUkPbRBnUkhMXOpeP1XaS-1dfMADYApW86MLFaNUKaR5VN6m2WJKt0D5e2WFIrM6bJIaw1wKo6n40dtynNbxOxcp4poOJWhQq9MKpEhxaEIoO-Jq4Z2Jn68z-m8RYGT3ktvwoMkCjd18xA0PeTPHQ1IPfuDlnXTASmk2VAs964tOAd20DVFwH-QLoWIdcnz0wLmQ48hL6l8D6dIH0SlJ5L1jAcC0uXNnArj0cZFKLeZMMzEbt-ZilKDJaFDd3ISanLUw2eM~ootOoOddD-ZAoHhfYrxdhPXrDp0kA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a United Nations press briefing on April 3, the UNMAS chief for Libya described continuing threats from explosive remnants of war across Libya and urged support for national institutions and funding for sustained clearance.

Fatma Zuriga, identified at the briefing as representing the UN mine-action programme in Libya, said \"between May 2020 and early 2025, more than 200 accidents were recorded, resulting in over 300 victims, including 125 deaths,\" and highlighted 2024 figures of 19 incidents and 43 victims. She said a child had already died this year from explosive contamination.

Zuriga described the range of threats in Libya as including anti-personnel and anti-vehicle mines, unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices, and said damaged munitions storage areas and destroyed bunkers still hold hazardous remnants. She named contaminated sites including Grama and said some areas require clearance operations that have been pending for years.

Zuriga said UNMAS and partners have trained Libyan personnel and carried out risk-education sessions since February; she noted collaboration with the Libyan Mine Action Center, military engineering units, the national safety authority and the interior ministry. She said training included women among trainees but did not provide a definitive, verifiable total for the number of officers trained (the transcript included an unclear figure). She described recontamination of cleared areas, insecure conditions that hamper operations and inconsistent funding as the main ongoing challenges.

\"Mine action in Libya is not just a technical task. It is a humanitarian, and peacebuilding imperative,\" Zuriga said, stressing that clearance and risk education help save lives and enable returns to homes.

The briefing materials include a fact sheet on Libya that UNMAS said will be shared with journalists; officials invited follow-up questions and reiterated that longer-term planning depends on predictable funding and security conditions.","UN mine-action staff in Tripoli said Libya continues to suffer from explosive remnants of war, reporting more than 200 accidents and over 300 victims since May 2020 while highlighting training, clearance work and inconsistent funding.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":56,"_72":56,"_73":56},6613656,"UN urges states to end threat of landmines ahead of International Day for Mine Awareness",331,22215,353655,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2869764-c07410e1eb804ba143928a5047d565b3&start=22&end=353","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2869764-c07410e1eb804ba143928a5047d565b3/thumbnail_22215.jpg","/articles/6613656/UN-urges-states-to-end-threat-of-landmines-ahead-of-International-Day-for-Mine-Awareness","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6613656-9c848617eb1583733d7ec52e3f6f7436/orig.mp4?Expires=1775945468&Signature=VRdOxq3rZclVBrjM~HJfv2JC~-WCFmdCUGwanNsbz5zXry~K1KU~1PPVasFascqiuAAEMWK4QizCNjYVDIHctcUlA48SJNTgZyfOIQaPNoQR6IMQSZ2otmzRJzuAy9bD9sbUNzPiyZaL49J9sCKWNoztzBTK4HOIxw~n4QKYFa7JWnP30yrwC7ZPM7fRGaZ1gejvAe8qk3mEs98erswRgH9tFN66ymaHHoSvagqqUqdUj66K5cve2iJZsG5eRvjBtt2OcqldgsOTj3ZNspqVrtxHAdamRfpde9mr~3HgA~t-va5lvi7m-ZxFoc5NSQmO-QM-Ij6rQ6RGTF8iPjUSRg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","United Nations officials held a press briefing on April 3 ahead of the April 4 International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, highlighting continuing civilian harm from landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices and urging states to uphold international treaties.

The secretary-general's message, read at the briefing, said more than 100,000,000 people remain at risk from landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices and called on states that have not yet done so to \"ratify and fully implement the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, the convention on cluster munitions, and the convention on certain conventional weapons.\" The statement also urged states to uphold commitments in the recently adopted \"Pact for the Future\" to restrict the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.

Richard Bolter, head of Design Operational Support and Oversight for the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS), summarized UN mine-action activities and risks worldwide. \"More than a quarter of a century after signing the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, land mines, improvised explosive devices and unexploded ordnance continue to cause death and injury on a daily basis,\" Bolter said. He added that \"on average, one person is killed or injured by such explosive devices every hour,\" with many victims children.

Bolter described UNMAS coordination across 12 UN entities and highlighted 2024 results: surveying and clearing hazardous areas to restore safe movement, destroying tens of thousands of munitions and supporting host states in weapons and ammunition management. He said UNMAS also supports detection and clearance of improvised explosive devices and provides risk education and capacity-building for national authorities.

Speakers at the briefing emphasized the humanitarian and development impacts of contamination, including blocked access to roads, farmland and services, and called for continued funding for clearance, risk education and survivor assistance.

The briefing materials distributed in the room and online include background on the day's theme, \"Safe Futures Start Here,\" and lists of speakers and program activity. The UN said it would provide updates on ongoing operations and investigations as information becomes available.","United Nations officials and the secretary-general reiterated calls for countries to ratify mine- and explosive-weapons treaties and highlighted UN mine-action work worldwide ahead of the April 4 International Day for Mine Awareness.","actionData","errors"]

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