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Cambodia requires at least $150 million to complete humanitarian demining operations and reach its goal of becoming mine-free by 2030, Senior Minister Ly Thuch, First Vice-President of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA), told Khmer Times on Read More …
The Twenty-Second Meeting of State Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (Ottawa Convention) held in Geneva, Switzerland on Dec. 1-5, officially approved Cambodia’s request for a third extension — covering the period 2026-2030 — to complete the clearance and Read More …
Mines and unexploded ordnance are an inevitable consequence of armed conflict. More than 60 countries worldwide, including Armenia, must clear their territories of these hazards. In total, over 43 million square meters in Armenia require demining. This situation stems from Read More …
The warning signs are easy to miss. A faded skull-and-crossbones nailed to a fence in southern Iraq. A rusted metal stake on the edge of a field in the Kurdistan Region. A strip of red tape fluttering beside an olive Read More …
Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) is exploring new funding to help Cambodia speed up mine and ERW clearance. Discussions were held with the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) in Phnom Penh on Friday. CMAC Director General Heng Ratana met NPA Cambodia Read More …
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) pledged to broaden its full-scale support for the Cambodia Mine Action Centre (CMAC), with Director-General Hideharu Tachibana committing to strengthened technical cooperation, introduction of new demining technologies, and deeper regional training partnerships. Tachibana met Read More …
A delegation from the Vietnam Mine Action Centre (VNMAC), led by Colonel Pham The Anh, visited the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) headquarters in Phnom Penh yesterday to learn from Cambodia’s internationally recognised mine clearance achievements. CMAC Director-General Heng Ratana Read More …
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) cleared more than 14,000 hectares of land and destroyed nearly 44,000 landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the first 10 months of this year, while expanding emergency operations along the border with Thailand to Read More …
North Korean sappers working in the Kursk region have been trained to follow Russian commands as joint demining continues in areas retaken from Ukrainian forces, a Russian official said on Thursday. The official told the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper that manuals Read More …
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq issued a statement on Monday hailing a Chinese contribution aiming to assist UNMAS in developing long-term national mine action capabilities in Iraq, protecting people from the threat of Read More …
On Monday, 27 October 2025, as part of its ongoing efforts, the Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA) Slemani Office, through the Committee for the Handover of Cleared Minefields, officially handed over a piece of land that was formerly a Read More …
The Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC) hosted a conference in Hanoi on October 21 to rally global aid and support to sweep the country clean of deadly mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the war. The event Read More …
An employee of the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) was injured in a mine explosion while on duty in the Khojavand district. ANAMA told Report that the incident occurred on October 20 in the village of Taghaverd, where Read More …
On Monday, 20 October 2025, the Committee for the Handover of Cleared Minefields of the Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA), Duhok Office, officially handed over the Gre Mire minefield in the Darkare District of Zakho to its rightful owner, Read More …
Norway will continue its support for Cambodia’s mine action sector by providing $1.2 million over a three-year period, from 2025 to 2027. The commitment was announced during a meeting between Ly Thuch, Senior Minister and First Vice President of the Read More …
Last century the remote Solomon Islands was the stage for some of the most intense battles fought during the Pacific campaign of the Second World War. But while Allied troops departed on the heels of victory, the military forces of Read More …
Cambodia aim to clear more than 41 million square metres of mine-contaminated land across six provinces bordering Thailand, thanks to US$5 million in funding from the “Cambodia Mine-Free 2025 Fund”. A signing ceremony for the border mine clearance agreement, between Read More …
The United States signed a Grant Cooperation Agreement worth $600,000 on Saturday to support Cambodia’s demining efforts over a five-month period from November to April next year. The funds will be funnelled through Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) to the Cambodian Read More …
Cambodia and India have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to clear landmines in Prey Andoung village, Pursat Province, to boost safety and Cambodia’s mine-free 2030 vision. The Quick Impact Project (QIP), valued at $50,000 will clear about 200,000 Read More …
Around two million square meters of land littered with mines and unexploded ordnance have been cleared across the Kurdistan Region over the past seven months, a local official said on Monday, adding landmines have claimed the lives of ten people Read More …