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Russian military engineers have defused over 200 explosive devices in Laos since November 2020, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. “Military servicemen from the International Anti-Mine Center of the Russian Armed Forces found over 200 explosive Read More …
The Government of Japan has provided a total sum of US$ 636,262 (approx. Rs. 115 million) to the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) for humanitarian demining activities in Northern Sri Lanka. The grant contract was signed on the 23rd December 2020 Read More …
In past decades, only men were involved in work to clear mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO). But now many women are doing the job and even leading such teams. As of November 30 this year, there were 2,309 demining personnel, Read More …
Montrose-born Frank Philip, 61 has spent the year dodging danger in the country, which has been ravaged by war since the US and UK-led invasion in 2003 to remove leader Saddam Hussein. Former soldier Philip – who now lives in Read More …
A Russian officer died during demining works near Shusha in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Russian defense ministry said on Friday. “During demining works at a road section near the settlement of Shusha on December 17, an explosive device went off. As a Read More …
Turkey’s Defense Ministry said on Dec. 16 that 136 members of the Special Mine Detection and Clearance Team (OMAT) began clearing mined areas of Upper Karabakh that were liberated from Armenian occupation. “Clearing of mines and handmade explosives continues in Read More …
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) and the Anti-Persoonsmijnen Ontmijnende Product Ontwikkeling (Apopo), known in English as the Anti-Personnel Landmines Removal Product Development, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on landmine detection rats in Cambodia. Director-General of CMAC Heng Read More …
Russian deminers have used the Uran-6 mine clearing robot to clear a part of the Stepanakert airport area in Nagorno-Karabakh of mines, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Friday. “The robot helps ensure the safety of deminers Read More …
After the ceasefire agreement in Nagorno Karabakh, the HALO Trust has started full-scale clearance of explosive ordnance left behind by the fighting. As the organization reported, the main risks are associated with displaced people who return home and find unexploded Read More …
The ambassador of the United Kingdom (UK) Nicholas Hopton said Britain was ready to assist Libya in clearing mines and DNA tests to identify the victims of the war on Tripoli, a statement by the Defense Ministry said. Hopton and Read More …
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) in late November welcomed a new generation of deminer dogs. The puppies were delivered on November 28, according to the director general of CMAC Heng Ratana, who shared the good news on social media Read More …
Military personnel of the International Mine Action Center of the Russian Defence Ministry continue to work on engineering reconnaissance and mine clearance in the area of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, the ministry said in a statement. Read More …
The Government of National Accord (GNA) and Italy signed a military cooperation agreement in Rome on Friday as an effort to develop and build capabilities. Libya’s Defence Minister Salah Al-Din Al-Namroush and his Italian counterpart signed the agreement concerning establishing Read More …
Vietnam, as one of the countries most affected by bombs, mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from wartime, always strongly supports efforts at national, regional and international levels to solve consequences, ensure people’s lives and boost socio-economic development at Read More …
The Turkish military will support the Azerbaijani army in clearing mines in the territories liberated from the Armenian occupation, the Defense Ministry said in a statement Monday. The ministry said the armed forces will also provide military training for the Read More …
The Philippines called for the strengthening of a normative framework under the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) to address the continued use of mines by armed non-state actors. Signed in 1997, the APMBC, otherwise known as the Mine Ban Treaty, Read More …
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) is working on emergency deployment in Nagorno-Karabakh and plans to launch a mission to assess the needs in early December, a spokesperson for UN Peacekeeping said on Monday. “The United Nations Mine Action Read More …
The United States government is pleased to announce an additional USD $3 million for humanitarian demining projects in Zimbabwe. Since 1998, the United States has invested more than $23.9 million in Zimbabwe to protect people from landmines and promote economic Read More …
According to the Landmine Monitor 2020, more than 80 per cent of the world – 164 countries – have adopted the Mine Ban Treaty 23 years after it was drafted and signed, and most of the 33 countries that are Read More …
Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Ukraine Jennes de Mol said this to an Ukrinform correspondent in The Hague. “A new program of the Dutch government sets a very ambitious goal – a mine-free world by 2025. In Read More …