DISARMAMENT: ‘UN calls for 50 per cent increase in funding for mine action in 2017’, UN News Centre, 9 February 2017

The United Nations has launched a $511 million international appeal for humanitarian mine action in conflict and post-conflict settings for 2017, a 50 per cent increase from last year's $347 million consolidated appeal. 'Across the world, the conflicts tearing countries, communities and lives apart cause a tragic increase in the number of casualties due to landmines and other explosive hazards,' said the Director of the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS). 'UN calls for 50 per cent increase in funding for mine action in 2017', UN News Centre, 9 February 2017