The United Nations Mines Action Service (UNMAS) that has been working in the war-torn Central African Republic since January 2014 has identified, collected, secured and destroyed some dangerous weapons in the country and is currently building an arms depot in which to store some identified weapons, Radio Ndeke Luka reported. The UN officials on April 2, 2015 in the capital, Bangui presented a report of the activities of UNMAS on the occasion of the 10th edition of the International Day of sensitization on problems of landmines.
General Babacar Gaye, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Central Africa and also head of the UN Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) said the priority of the UN Mission was to ensure the protection of the population faced with danger of landmines and war weapons. The Director of UNMAS Programme in Bangui, Richard Derieux disclosed that there were no real threats of landmines in the Central African Republic.
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