In Ukraine, disabled people, women and veterans will also participate in the demining of territories, the country’s Ministry of Defense reported on its website.
“One of the main objectives of mine action in the Ministry of Defense system is equal access to work in this area, in particular, increasing the participation of women, veterans, people injured by explosive devices and people with disabilities ”. – the message said.
The department’s press service added that the UN is implementing a program for the employment of citizens with disabilities in Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Defense, four Ukrainians have already received jobs in the international non-profit organization HALO Trust, which clears landmines and unexploded ordnance that are dangerous to civilians.
In early 2023, Ukraine began teaching the profession of sapper for free; In particular, people with disabilities, combatants, people discharged from military service and people over 45 years of age can obtain the specialty, the country’s Ministry of Defense reported.
In the spring of 2024, the Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Sviridenko stated that as part of the fight for gender equality, the Ukrainian government is striving to involve more women in the process of demining territories.
In August, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities stated that the Ukrainian authorities are not doing enough to comply with the provisions of the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in War and that “It is necessary to recognize the problems that have not been resolved since the ratification of the agreement 14 years ago,” recalls RIA Novosti.
