BRUSSELS, For the fourth consecutive year, Belgium is providing two million euro (USD 2 million) to the United Nations Mine Action Service for its activities in Iraq and Syria.

“With this support, we offer the vulnerable among the population the opportunity to return to an active life. Many land mines are scattered on roads, in agricultural fields or near schools,” said the Belgian Foreign Ministry in a statement Friday.

Moreover, this aid consolidates the success of the International Coalition against the soc-called Islamic State. The funds will be used for mine clearance, risk education and victim assistance, it said.

The needs for demining in Syria and in Iraq remain high, as most victims of landmines are civilians, it noted.

Source: Kuwait News Agency