UNMAS Programme in the DRC - 2016 Overview
[ Français] Survey and clearance, weapons and ammunition management and risk education UNMAS continues to support the MONUSCO and international community efforts in the protection of civilians, stabilization and assistance to…
The DRC Takes Action Towards Better Weapons and Ammunition Management
The illicit proliferation, excessive accumulation and misuse of weapons and ammunition pose a persistent problem for peace and security at the international, national and regional level causing the violent death of half a…
ACAP III Supports Victims of 19 April 2016 Attack in Kabul
Farid was walking with his father to the market when the explosion hit. “First it felt like an earthquake, and then came the loud sound of the blast,” he said. I held my ears because of the noise. A wall from the military…
La lutte anti-mines est la première mesure à prendre lors d’une action humanitaire
[La Cité] Agnès Marcaillou, directrice de l’UNMAS, le Service de l’action anti-mines des Nations Unies, explique la pertinence du travail de son organisation et de son évolution à une époque où les civils sont de plus en plus…
Christie's Auction to Benefit UNMAS
London - Christie's, EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment present a rare opportunity to acquire memorabilia from the 24th film in the James Bond series this February to…
OIOS Audit of the United Nations Mine Action Service
The United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) audit finds UNMAS successful in implementing procedures for planning, monitoring and supervising mine action activities, as well as controls for coordinating…
USG Hervé Ladsous Inaugurates Construction of the Kassai Central Armoury
Mr Hervé Ladsous, the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and Ms. Marie-Noelle Koara, the Minister of Defence of the Central African Republic, inaugurated the construction of the Camp Kassai Central Armoury…
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action 2015
GLOBAL Secretary-General's Message for 2015 - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action [Video] [UN] Today we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance…
Integrating Mine and Explosive Risk Education into the Primary Schools of DRC
In 2013 UNMAS-DRC provided, through its programme, risk education to more than 218,000 Congolese. One of the most important groups that UNMAS targets is young people. This is an enormous task. To address it, UNMAS-DRC, in…
Improving National Capacity to Safely Manage Weapons and Ammunition in DRC
[UNMAS Officer Ole Feurer handing over of certificate to one of the course participants. Photo: UNMAS DRC] On 18 April 2014, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) together with the National Armed Forces of DRC (FARDC…
11,000 Colombians run a race in 4 cities in Colombia to support anti-mine initiatives for the International Mine Awareness Day
(Photo: Ulrich Tietze) An estimated of 11,000 Colombians participated in the "Lend Your Leg 11k" race in Cali and Medellín, on April the 6th, and in Bogotá en Ibagué, on Sunday 13th April 2014, to call for an end to the use…
Mine Action responds to South Sudan crisis
4 April 2014 - The UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) had adapted its programme in South Sudan to respond to evolving needs during the current crisis, the organization’s programme manager, Lance Malin, said today in a statement…