ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd nˈeɪʃənz mˈɪʃən ɪn ˌiːθɪˈoʊpiə ænd ˌɛɹɪtɹˈiə ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðæt mˈɛkəm hæd ɹᵻmˈuːvd lˈænd mˈaɪnz fɹʌm twˈɛlv kɪlˈɑːmɪɾɚz ʌv tɹˈæk lˈiːdɪŋ tə ɹˈɑːmə.
In January, 2005, the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea reported that MECHEM had removed land mines from 12 kilometers of track leading to Rama.