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Public works under Ethiopia’s sixth Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP 6) will be ineligible for financing and implementation in areas confirmed or suspected to contain unexploded ordnance or landmines until authorized mine-action agencies issue written clearance, according to a newly Read More …
Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) said nearly 85 million square meters of contaminated land in the central province had been cleared between 1990 and 2026. The areas had been contaminated by anti-personnel and anti-vehicle mines, explosive remnants of war Read More …
Coast Guard (PCG) District Southwestern Mindanao personnel and explosive experts recovered 93 pieces of assorted unexploded ordnance, including a massive 500-pound World War II-era bomb, during a retrieval operation at a junk shop in this town on Monday. Coast Guard Read More …
Four men were killed on Monday when a landmine exploded near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), according to the Directorate General of Public Relations (DGPR). The DGPR said in a Read More …
Cambodia will mark the 20th anniversary of its participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations on October 24, commemorating two decades since the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces first deployed personnel to UN missions in 2006. The anniversary ceremony will coincide with Read More …
A joint counterterrorism exercise involving competent authorities of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states was held in Minsk, Belarus, from October 4 to 8, marking the first time Belarus has hosted the exercise since joining the SCO, with counterterrorism law Read More …
The threat posed by mines remains a concern in many regions of Ukraine. Timely marking of areas where there may be a risk of explosive ordnance is an important part of keeping people safe. With the support of the Odesa Read More …
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says explosive remnants of war continue to pose a daily threat to civilians in Afghanistan, warning that sustained financial support for mine-action projects is needed to make communities safer. Read More …
A 15-year-old lost a hand on Monday picking up a police grenade as students across France demanded better classroom conditions in a days-long wave of protests that have erupted into blazes and barricades at some schools, while disrupting lessons at Read More …
Nearly 198,000 square metres of previously mine-contaminated land in Koh Pao village, Pak Khlang commune, Koh Kong province, have been handed over to the local community following successful clearance under the Quick Impact Project (QIP) “Landmine Clearance in Koh Pao Read More …
Mine clearance officials have warned people in flood-affected areas of new dangers from unexploded explosive ordnance and landmines. The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) called on authorities to take intensive measures after the Ministry of Water Resources Read More …
A resident of Mereni village, Anenii Noi district, discovered a 100-kilogram aerial bomb while work was being carried out to install a water supply line. An explosive ordnance disposal team from the “Ștefan cel Mare” Motorized Infantry Brigade responded to Read More …
Three children were killed and another was injured after an unexploded piece of ordnance detonated in Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province, Taliban officials said. Sayed Tayeb Hamad, spokesperson for the Taliban police command in Nangarhar, said the incident occurred Read More …
A suspected unexploded device has been discovered in the water at a dockyard near Falmouth, Cornwall. Emergency services remain at the scene, with two nearby homes evacuated as a precaution. The Coastguard is also advising boat users to avoid the Read More …
Syria and Ukraine signed a high-level humanitarian cooperation agreement on Sunday at the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management in Damascus to enhance demining operations, technical surveying, and sustainable agricultural recovery. The agreement was signed by Syrian Civil Defense Director Read More …
Bosnia and Herzegovina, more than three decades after the end of the war, has about 756 square kilometers of mine-suspected area, while the number of people trained in mine countermeasures has almost halved compared to the period before the coronavirus Read More …
A senior Lao official has warned that an estimated 80 million unexploded munitions remain buried across Laos, while cuts in international funding could slow clearance work and prolong the threat to civilian lives. The National Regulatory Authority for UXO/Mine Action Read More …
The Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) announced on Thursday the signing of two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with the Danish Refugee Council’s mine action program to expand demining and explosive-risk reduction efforts across the country. Valued at 4,131,741 U.S. Read More …
A young man sustained injuries of varying severity after a remnant of war exploded while he was herding sheep in the village of Tal Masas, south of Tal Tamr. He was subsequently taken to the hospital to receive medical treatment. Read More …
Clearing the unexploded ordnance (UXOs) left by the 2025 Cambodia–Thailand border clashes could cost approximately $1 billion and take more than a decade, according to a preliminary estimate by the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC). The cleanup places new financial Read More …