Press release (on behalf of UNMAS) Launch of Mine Action Photo Exhibition and Risk Education Music Video

UNMISS UNMAS South Sudan photo exhibition mine awareness song Beware the Jay Family Juba

One of the photos of the exhibition launched by UNMAS in Juba. Photo: UNMAS/Martine Perret

7 Apr 2017

Press release (on behalf of UNMAS) Launch of Mine Action Photo Exhibition and Risk Education Music Video

The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), in commemoration of 4 April, “International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action,” presents an online exhibition of 20 mine action images which depict mine action operations and the positive impact on civilians across South Sudan. The photos are currently on display at UN House for the next week and will be shown in other locations in Juba throughout the year.

To promote awareness about explosive hazards, UNMAS also launched the Risk Education music video, Beware, a collaboration between local rap artists, the Jay Family, and the Giada Girls Primary School in Juba. The Giada pupils were chosen for the project after winning the Risk Factor talent competition on 8 March. Boys from Green Hill Primary School, who took part in the Risk Factor, also feature in the video.

The talent competition and subsequent video production was generously supported by the Government of Japan. Additional technical assistance was provided by Dan Church Aid and the UNMISS Communications and Public Information Section. These activities form part of a continuing commitment to Risk Education in South Sudan that involves regular outreach to communities, schools and organizations.

As UNMAS celebrates its 20-year anniversary in 2017, this talent competition and photo exhibition launch will be the first of several events during the year to highlight the work of mine action throughout South Sudan and to help celebrate this organizational milestone.

A link to the online photo exhibition can be found here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/unmissmultimedia/sets/72157680199259451

A link to the Beware music video can be found here:
https://youtu.be/pZEXgFn6_L0