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The specialists of the Armenian Humanitarian Center for De-mining and Expertise, who are engaged in explosive ordnance disposal in Darayya, Damascus, are involved in eliminating the consequences of the earthquake since February 12 in cooperation with the UN offices in Read More …
The handbook for Capacity Development in Mine Action was published to capture the wealth of UNDP’s experience of developing capacities in mine action programming and share the best practices and lessons learned with national and international development partners. UNDP Lao Read More …
Unexploded ordnance (UXO) has caused great harm to the development of Laos, highlighting the need for its accelerated clearance, the Lao newspaper Vientiane Times reported Monday citing a top United Nations (UN) official. The UN Assistant Secretary-General and United Nations Read More …
The mine action sector has evolved dramatically since the late 1980s when humanitarian clearance efforts began inAfghanistan and a nascent advocacy movement to ban these indiscriminate weapons started to start to take root. Since then, the world has seen significant Read More …
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is supporting the Azerbaijan Mine Action Agency in obtaining best practices, UNDP official in Azerbaijan Sukhrob Khojimatov said, Trend reports. “We are going to attract specialists from Turkey, Cambodia and other countries to develop Read More …
Ly Thuch, Senior Minister and First Vice-President of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA), asked the recently appointed UNDP Representative to Cambodia Alissar Chakar to continue support and provide additional resources for Cambodia’s demining efforts. Thuch requested Read More …
More than 80,000 land mines located on the border with Iran in eastern Turkey will be cleared as part of a joint project prepared by the European Union and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The project to clear antipersonnel Read More …
The UK has provided half a million pounds to help clear landmines in and around Nagorno-Karabakh, to make the area safe, prevent injuries and save lives. the UK has contributed £500,000 to recovery efforts and to help de-mine one of Read More …
Laos will continue to work with all development partners including the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to improve the quality of life of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) victims. This was the message at a meeting led by Catherine Phuong, a representative Read More …
Lebanon’s Ministry of National Defense on Monday inked two mine action agreements with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and the Dutch Embassy in Lebanon. The agreement with the UNDP addresses the humanitarian and development impacts of mines, cluster munitions, Read More …
