United Churches of Canada has donated some EURO1,000 to DCA's work of clearing explosive remnants of war in Libya.

United Churches of Canada has made a donation of EURO1,000 to the DanChurchAid's Humanitarian Mine action programme in Libya, currently working to clear explosive remnants of war (ERW) in the surroundings of the city of Misrata.

The programme has to date cleared over 5 million sqm of contaminated land and around 2,500 buildings.

DCA has disposed of more than 2,500 ERW and is continuing the work with three clearance teams mainly funded by the Danish government through the development agency Danida.