Cambodia highlights challenges for mine-free efforts

While praising the international community’ successes towards achieving the objectives of the Oslo Action Plan, Cambodia has pointed out that several significant challenges remain. In his opening remarks at the “Preparing for Success at the Fifth Review Conference of the Read More …

Sri Lanka: Japan to extend its support to Humanitarian Demining Activities in Northern and Eastern Provinces

On the 27th of June 2024, His Excellency Mr. MIZUKOSHI Hideaki, Ambassador of Japan, signed the grant contracts of two demining projects under the scheme of “Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP)”, with Ms. Cristy McLennan, Country Director Read More …

Ukraine: The government has allowed humanitarian demining operators to book all their sappers

Enterprises certified as mine action operators will be able to book 100% of the groups or departments that directly conduct mine clearance, according to the government’s decision. The Cabinet of ministers has adopted a decision that provides that enterprises that Read More …

EU to allocate an additional €10M for demining in Azerbaijan

The EU, together with its Member States, is to date the biggest international donor in the field of mine action in Azerbaijan, as illustrated by the launch of a “Team Europe Initiative” earlier in May. In the wake of President Read More …

Private sector’s contribution to mine clearance activities to help resolve the global mine crisis

The private sector’s contribution to humanitarian mine action efforts will help resolve the global mine crisis and accelerate the journey to a mine-free world. The remarks were made by Senior Minister Ly Thuch, First Vice President of the Cambodian Mine Read More …

Ireland boosts support for Cambodia’s mine clearance efforts

In a move to aid humanitarian mine action in Cambodia, the Irish ambassador to Cambodia Deirdre Ni Fhalluin, along with Niall Tierney, director of Global Programmes at Irish Aid, visited the HALO Cambodia team in Siem Reap province on June Read More …

Belgium gives new contribution of €1.5 million to humanitarian demining in Iraq and Syria

In the framework of support given since 2019 to the activities of the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq and Syria, Belgium has decided on a new contribution of 1.5 million euros in 2024. In recent years, Belgium has Read More …

Ukraine: Women deminers step in to clear up land

Deminer Tetiana Shpak crouched down in a once tranquil poppy-strewn field in southern Ukraine, now littered with Russian mines. More women like her are joining mine-clearance teams, where they now account for 30 percent of personnel, according to official data. Read More …

Libya: Deadly landmines pose hidden threat in Tripoli

Hundreds of deadly landmines and unexploded ordnance still litter parts of Libya after years of fighting, posing a constant danger to civilians, especially children, long after the conflict. Although relative calm has returned to the oil-rich country since the battle Read More …

Angola: Clearing minefields in the Lobito Corridor

This strategic region of Angola suffered enormously during the civil war. It is now key to Angola’s future prosperity. The Benguela Railway Company was founded in 1903 to begin construction of a line running from Lobito on Angola’s Atlantic coast Read More …

UAE provides financial assistance to Azerbaijan mine action agency

The UAE has recently provided assistance to the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) in the amount of $5 million to combat the mine problem, which is one of the main threats to the return of former internally displaced Read More …

Azerbaijan: 4839,3 hectares of territory cleared of mines and UXOs over past month

“During the mine-clearing operations in Tartar, Aghdara, Kalbajar, Aghdam, Khojaly, Khankendi, Khojavand, Lachin, Shusha, Fuzuli, Gubadli, Jabrayil and Zangilan districts 251 anti-personnel and 141 anti-tank mines, as well as 1,068 unexploded ordnances (UXOs) were found and neutralized from May 1 Read More …

Ukraine: Nine teams of innovators showcase products to help sappers

Nine teams of Ukrainian developers presented during the Safe Field hackathon their projects aimed at facilitating mine clearance efforts. This is about the platforms designed to mow grass in mine-infested areas. “The main request to developers is to create robotic Read More …

Cambodia to examine possibility to provide more training for Ukrainian deminers

Cambodia will examine the possibility of cooperating with Japan to provide more training for Ukrainian deminers. The pledge was made by Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian Senate, in a video conference meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Ruslan Stefanchuk yesterday Read More …

Afghanistan: Head of Coordination, Cooperation, and Mine Clearance Calls Attention to Persistent Danger of UXO

Nooruddin Rustamkhil, head of Coordination, Cooperation, and Mine Clearance, stated that since the beginning of 2024, “nearly 50 people have been killed and more than 150 injured” due to landmines and other explosive materials. Rustamkhil told TOLOnews that “over 100 Read More …

Vietnam: VNMAC, UNDP, KOICA launch mine remediation project

The ceremony was co-organized by Vietnam National Mine Action Center (VNMAC) in coordination with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) under the support from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). Attending the launching ceremony were Deputy Defense Minister, Senior Lieutenant Read More …

The Countering Explosive Threat and Demining Conference – September 24 – 25, 2024, Copthorne Tara Hotel, London, Kensington, UK

Countering Explosive Threat and Demining (24-25 September at Copthorne Tara Hotel, London, Kensington) will be centered on the operations required for demining and EOD, including the need for advanced technologies to navigate the complexity of munitions detection and disposal. In Read More …

Yemen: Houthi Landmines Claim Lives, Livelihoods

Landmines laid by Houthi forces and others in Yemen continue to kill and cause serious injuries to civilians in areas where active hostilities have ceased and are preventing farmers from accessing their land, Human Rights Watch said today. Yemeni law Read More …

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine held a meeting with the Japanese partners on demining in Ukraine

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine held a meeting with the representatives of the Embassy of Japan in Ukraine, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Japanese companies. The event was attended by Andrii Danyk, the Acting Head of Read More …

Croatia to help Ukraine clear mines

Croatia and Ukraine have signed a memorandum on cooperation between the two countries’ mine action centers. The press service of the Main Department for Mine Action, Civil Protection and Environmental Safety of Ukraine announced this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. “Croatia Read More …