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By Håvard Bach | Head of APOPO Mine Action International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. Mine Action clears paths and creates safe ground on which homes can be built and land can be cultivated. It gives new horizons and hope to the 60 million people worldwide living at risk in vulnerable communities. […]

Por la Dra. Lena Fiebig | Jefa de TB de APOPO Ya es hora de luchar contra la tuberculosis y el COVID-19. Normalmente, éste habría sido el día para hacer hincapié en la enorme carga mundial de tuberculosis (TB) y en la necesidad de encontrar y tratar a todos los pacientes con TB. También habría

By Dr. Lena Fiebig | APOPO Head of TB It’s high time to fight tuberculosis and COVID-19. Normally, this would have been the day to stress the massive global tuberculosis (TB) burden and the need to find and treat all patients with TB. This would also have been the time to celebrate the TB detection rats journey

Raising awareness to protect wild fauna and flora. On March 3rd 1973, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was drafted and signed with the objective to conserve wildlife and prevent international trade from pushing species into extinction. Since 2013, the date has designated as World Wildlife Day, representing

Sensibilización para proteger la fauna y flora silvestres. El 3 de marzo de 1973 se redactó y firmó la Convención sobre el Comercio Internacional de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna y Flora Silvestres (CITES) con el objetivo de conservar la vida silvestre y evitar que el comercio internacional empujara a las especies a la extinción. Desde

APOPO asiste al NDM-ONU en Ginebra, Suiza. La 23ª Reunión Internacional de Directores Nacionales de Acción contra las Minas y Asesores de la ONU(NDM-UN23) se celebró del 11 al 14 de febrero de 2020 en la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. Los debates estuvieron guiados por el tema“Acción contra las Minas para las

APOPO attend NDM-UN in Geneva, Switzerland. The 23rd International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and UN Advisers (NDM-UN23) was held from 11 to 14 February 2020 at the United Nations Office in Geneva. The discussions were guided by the theme “Mine Action for People and Planet: Solutions, Commitments and Action.” Over 500 participants attended the meeting, including National Directors

Today is New Year’s Eve. The new Chinese year – the Year of the Rat – begins tomorrow, on Saturday 25th of January 2020, with festivities kicking off tonight and continuing until the 15th day, when the Lantern Festival takes place. Today as families and friends across the world sit down to eat dinner together and gift

El Centro de Acción contra las Minas de Camboya (CMAC) firma un MoU para 2021 Ayer, 10 de diciembre, el Director del Programa de APOPO en Camboya, Michael Heiman, y el Director General de la CMAC, Su Excelencia Heng Ratana, se reunieron en Phnom Penh para firmar el memorando de entendimiento (MoU) para la continuación