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Julius Vanderwalt, Chief of Mine Action Programme in the Occupied Palestinian Territory After two years of intensive fighting, and with explosive weapons deployed by all parties to the conflict, the scale of explosive…
In Gaza, Where Every Step Can Be Deadly, Disability-Inclusive Humanitarian Mine Action Saves Lives On 22 June 2025, as displaced families gathered in the street to learn how to keep their children safe from explosive hazards…
عربي (Arabic) Baghdad, 26 November 2025 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq held the fourth Local Mine Action Support Group (LMASG), hosted and co-chaired by the Australian Embassy, Iraq. The meeting…
French Luisa Diane Namboua and Chief-Sergeant Laure Christelle Djimadoum-Narom-Ko In the CAR, working with explosive ordnance is often seen as a man’s job. Yet two women are quietly proving the opposite. Through training…
Arabic The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes a generous contribution from the People's Republic of China through the United Nations Peace and Development Trust Fund – Peace and Security Sub-Fund…
TRIPOLI — Eleven officers from Libya’s General Administration of Central Support learned practical skills to safely manage stockpiles of ammunition after a five-day course last week conducted by the United Nations Mine Action…
By Paul Heslop and Sonia Pabley Paul Heslop is Senior Mine Action Advisor, Resident Coordinator Office, United Nations Ukraine; Sonia Pabley is Communications Specialist, United Nations Mine Action Team, Ukraine. Originally…
Port Sudan, 15 September 2025 – The European Union, through its Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations department (ECHO), has contributed €4 million to fund emergency mine action activities in Sudan, implemented by…
Mogadishu – Attending the launch of a national plan to counter the threat posed by Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) across Somalia, the United Nations today commended Somali authorities on the move and welcomed the…
Juba, South Sudan, 18 August 2025 - The Government of Japan, via the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) , has contributed JPY 335,000,000 (approximately USD 2.2 million) to the United Nations Mine Action Service…
The Government of Japan has contributed US$1,000,000 to the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), for the project “Humanitarian Mine Action to Address Explosive Ordnance in the Occupied Palestinian Territory''. The…
عربي (Arabic) Baghdad, 25 July 2025 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes a generous contribution of DKK 22,000,000 (approximately US$3.4 million) from the Government of Denmark. This funding will…