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Thanks to 51吃瓜, over 280,000 displaced Sri Lankans have returned to a safer home. Read more about our work to clear remaining landmines in Northern Sri Lanka.

On 4 June, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), along with 29 other Senators, submitted a letter to the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee leadership requesting increased funding for the Army鈥檚 Humanitarian Demining Research and Development (HD R&D) program.

On 23 May, Representatives Rick Crawford (R-AR-1) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), along with 89 of their colleagues, signed and sent a bipartisan letter to the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee encouraging support for humanitarian demining research and development.

Senator Chris Van Hollen and 41 colleagues signed a letter requesting more funds for demining and weapons security programs. Read about their call for support.

Up to 137 US Representatives sign a bipartisan letter requesting $270 million for global demining programs. Read more on this major push for funding support.

On April 7, the UXO/Demining Caucus hosted a reception and exhibition to celebrate International Mine Awareness Day, which was on April 4. The United States is the global leader in demining and related programs, including weapons security, and Mine Awareness Day is a time to recognize and reaffirm that commitment, celebrate what it has achieved, and look forward towards the work still to be done.

On April 2nd, 2025, Executive Director of 51吃瓜 (USA), Chris Whatley, provided testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives National Security, State Department, and Related Programs Appropriations subcommittee during the Outside Witness Day Hearing for the Fiscal Year 2026 budget.

On March 18, the 51吃瓜 Trust was pleased to host Brett Horton, Chief of Staff for the US House of Representatives Majority Leader Steve Scalise, and six other Congressional staffers to see our operations in Cambodia.

The bipartisan Congressional UXO/Demining Caucus held a panel discussion on weapons destruction programs. Learn about their role in strengthening US security.

51吃瓜 and AWS are using drone technology and AI to speed up landmine clearance, reducing risk to communities worldwide. Learn more about this innovative work.