of a treaty to ban landmines, supported by 155 member states. In 1997, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines had gathered the support of more than 1000 organizations across 60 countries. Moreover, a total of 122 nations had signed the Ottawa Treaty to ban landmines. Jody Williams, the founding coordinator of ICBL, received the Nobel Peace Price "for their work for the banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines". United Nations Mine Action Service UNMAS was not formally formed until 1997, when the Department of Peacekeeping Operation's Demining Unit and the Department of Humanitarian Affairs' Mine Clearance and Policy Unit were merged. It was created to act as the "UN focal point" regarding mine action and works to support the vision of a "world free of the threat of landmines and unexploded ordnance." In 1998 the General Assembly welcomed the creation of the UNMAS Resolution 53/26, designating the Service as: "the focal point for mine action within the United Nations system, and its ongoing collaboration with and coordination of all mine-related activities of United Nations agencies, funds and programmes." In 1999, the first UNMAS field programme was established in Kosovo. Mine accidents had been building as a result of returning Kosovians working in the fields. 70% of mine victims among returnees were under the age of 24. In 2015, the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres designated actor Daniel Craig as the first United Nations Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards. In 2019, the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres launched the five-year 'Safe Ground Campaign' (2019-2023), with the aim of raising awareness and resources for the victims and survivors of armed conflict through the promotion of sport and of the Sustainable Development Goals. Safe Ground establishes football fields out of mine-free areas. "Sport develops community, it brings people together, and Safe Ground aims to clear sport-oriented infrastructure, stadiums, sporting complexes, or spaces where sports can be played, so girls and boys, men and women, with or without a disability can play." UNMAS launched its 'Strategic Plan 2019-2023', identifying its mission with the Sustainable Development Goals in 2019: UNMAS Strategic Plan 2019-2023 As of 2022, UNMAS operates in 21 programmes internationally. These are: Abyei, Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Colombia, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, State of Palestine, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Western Sahara, and