Japan has pledged close to US$ 4 million through the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Action to help Somalia with explosive hazard management.
The East African nation continues to suffer massive loss of life and property because of its inability to manage explosive hazards.
Since the 1990s when the country went into a civil war, explosive devices have been dug up in various areas. Some of these devices continue to wreak havoc too.
That civil war introduced explosive remnants of war (ERWs) and legacy mines into the country.
Japan has now renewed its commitment to help Somalia deal with this deadly problem.
Its financial contribution to the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) should go a long way towards reducing the threat that Somalia faces.
The US$4 million is the latest in a total of US$19 million that Japan has contributed to Somalia in the last 10 years to resolve this issue.
The Japanese government announced this contribution through its Kenyan Embassy.