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High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu Delivers Introductory Remarks At Side Event On “Reaffirming Commitment To The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention For The Protection of Civilians” Held On The Margins of The 2026 Protection of Civilians Week
High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu Delivers Introductory Remarks at Side Event on “Reaffirming Commitment to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention for the Protection of Civilians” Held on the Margins of the 2026 Protection of Civilians Week
Thursday, May 21, 2026
https://unodaweb.unoda.org/public/2026-05/5.21%20HR%20Statement.pdf
