Norwegian Support for Mine Clearance in Yemen [Archives:1999/45/Local News]
November 8 1999
The Norwegian Government has recently contributed NOK 2.25 million (USD 288,000) to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for mine clearance in Yemen.
The Norwegian Government hosted the 1997 conference that successfully negotiated the international convention on a total ban on anti-personnel land mines that was signed in Ottawa, Canada. Norway, Canada and Yemen were among the first countries to join the Convention.
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