Public-Private Partnerships

Working Together for a Safer World

The U.S. State Department's Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement is proud to join forces with private citizens and groups to reduce the threats posed by persistent landmines and illicit conventional weapons.

Every year over ten thousand innocent civilians are killed or maimed by landmines and unexploded ordnance. Landmines also keep farmers from their fields, villagers from their homes, and children from their schools and playgrounds.

These abandoned weapons hinder economic development and undermine peace and stability around the world. So too does the proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons, such as rocket-propelled grenades and shoulder-launched missiles, which fuel regional conflict and terrorist activity.

No government can solve these problems alone. That's why since 1998 the Department of State has joined forces with civil society and the private sector to apply new energy, ideas, and resources to help make the world safe from the impact of landmines and illicit conventional weapons.

To learn more about the program or to inquire about becoming a partner, please email us at partnerships@pmwra.org or call (202) 663-0085.