🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Reaches 1M Landmine Clearance Milestone

• Milestone & Key Statistics • 1 million landmines cleared across Sri Lanka over the past 17 years. • Annual casualties dropped dramatically from ~250 down to 3 in 2024. • Enabled ~1 million displaced people to return safely to their homes. • Mines Advisory Group (MAG) has made ~103 km² of land safe across 7 districts since 2002. • High-Profile Visit • MAG Ambassador Rosamund Pike is visiting northern minefields in Mannar and Mullaitivu. • Engagements include meeting local communities, deminers, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, and Mine Action Centre officials. • Socio-Economic Impact • Land clearance accelerates post-conflict recovery by unlocking safe land for farming, housing, and infrastructure development to support sustainable local livelihoods.