The Government of Denmark Provides Additional Contribution to UNMAS in Support of the Mine Action Sector in Iraq

The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes an additional contribution of DKK 22,000,000 (approximately USD 3,173,170) from the Government of Denmark, which will contribute to support the Government of Iraq (GoI) to protect civilians from the threat Read More …

Cambodia: Gen Sovanny meets new President of JMAS Cambodia to discuss demining efforts

This morning General Sem Sovanny, First Vice President of the National Committee and the Director General of the National Peacekeeping Centre, welcomed Mr Karube Masakazu, the newly appointed President of JMAS Cambodia, for a courtesy call and discussion at the Read More …

OCHA reports 110 die in landmine explosions in Afghanistan every month

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Afghanistan (OCHA) says that explosive devices kill 110 people every month across the country. This report states that since 1989, 45,000 people have been victims of landmines and explosive remnants in Read More …

US provided $38M for humanitarian mine action programs in Azerbaijan

Since 1999, the United States has provided almost $38 million to support humanitarian mine action programs in Azerbaijan, the US Embassy in Baku said on X, Report informs. The embassy congratulated the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) on Read More …

Vietnam: British organisation supports Quang Binh in UXO clearance

The central province of Quang Binh, one of the localities most affected by unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the war, has benefited from UXO risk education, survey and clearance activities implemented by British non-governmental organisation Mines Advisory Group (MAG). Read More …

Getting to Completion: Funding Mine and Cluster Munition Clearance in Lebanon, Mauritania and Zimbabwe

A survey of clearance operators and national authorities provides insight into how close three countries are to removing all anti-personnel landmines and cluster munitions. This policy brief summarises data collected for Lebanon, Mauritania and Zimbabwe on budgets for clearing anti-personnel Read More …

The Government of Sweden extends its support to explosive hazards management and national mine action capability enhancement activities in Iraq

The Government of Sweden has recently contributed an additional 10 million Swedish Krona (SEK) (USD 952,560.54) to the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq in support of humanitarian mine action initiatives, to reduce the threat from explosive ordnance Read More …

Japan Recognized as Long-Term Partner in Humanitarian Mine Action in Cambodia

On July 1, 2024, at the Office of the Mine Authority, Dr. Ly Thuch, Senior Minister and First Deputy Minister of the Mine Authority, met with Mr. Ueno Atsushi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Cambodia, to strengthen cooperation Read More …

The Government of Belgium Provides Additional Contribution to UNMAS in Support of the Iraqi Mine Action Sector

The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes a new contribution of EUR 750,000 (approximately USD 813,075) from the Government of Belgium, in support of humanitarian mine action endeavors in Iraq. Belgium has been a consistent supporter of Read More …

Vietnam renews commitment to minimizing risks from landmines

Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, World Trade Organisation (WTO), and other international organisations in Geneva, pledged Vietnam’s active participation in the council’s joint work. He also highlighted Vietnam’s dedication to effective cooperation with the Read More …

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 …

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 …

Cambodia: Fisherman discovers MK-82 aerial bomb in Phnom Penh

A fisherman has found a war-left U.S.-made MK-82 aerial bomb in a pit lake on the western outskirts of Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, a mine clearance chief said on Friday. Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC)’s director-general Heng Ratana said 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 …

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 …