News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

(Juba, South Sudan, 3 December 2013) An exhibition match to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities was hosted by the South Sudan Wheelchair Basketball Association, in collaboration with UNMAS on 3 rd December…

Mine Clearance Efforts Shift from Humanitarian Focus to Socio-Economic Impact on Affected Communities, Joint Inspection Unit Reports in Briefing (New York, NY 1 November 2013) Remarkable recent achievements in mine action…

(October, Afghanistan) Kandahar Province, one of the most rugged, rural areas of Afghanistan, is also one of the country’s most mine-contaminated areas. UNMAS estimates that nearly 26,000 inhabitants of Kandahar Province live…

(24 October 2013, Kinshasa, DRC) UN Day celebrates the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories, including the five…

18 September 2013, Colombia Colombia: Civilian humanitarian demining has officially begun in Colombia. Deminers employed by The HALO Trust, an implementing partner of UNMAS, started work in Southeast Antioquia on Wednesday…

10 October 2013, Kisangani, DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): UNMAS today handed over a large, brand new ammunition depot, consisting of six separate buildings, to the Ministry of Defence in Province Orientale…

UNMAS Director Inaugurates new Mine Action Projects in South Sudan This week, the Director of UNMAS, Ms. Agnes Marcaillou, visited South Sudan to meet with senior officials, tour recently launched mine action initiatives and…

[News Release] United Nations, New York, 10 July 2013 - The European Commission's Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO) has announced they will contribute EUR 1.5 million for mine action…

Princess Astrid of Belgium to serve as Special Envoy of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention

CONDEMNING LETHAL ATTACK ON UN MOGADISHU COMPOUND, OUTRAGED SECRETARY-GENERAL VOWS IT WILL NEITHER DETER ORGANIZATION NOR WEAKEN RESOLVE TO STAND BY SOMALIA The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN…

There are some 15,000 people, both men and women, employed as de-miners with the UN Mine Action Service, UNMAS , around the world. In response to landmines and explosive remnants of war, UNMAS goes into action to remove these…

The Director of UNMAS Ms. Agnès Marcaillou spoke with UN Radio on the occasion of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, the complete interview in French is here.