International Mine Action Day: Portraits by Marco Grob
3 April, 2013, Time Magazine LightBox: In honor of the United Nations’ International Day for Mine Awareness, observed every year on April 4, LightBox has updated this gallery with more images from Marco Grob’s ongoing project…
Antipersonnel mines have no place in the 21st century
Belgium praised for mine action in Gaza at colloquium on mine action UNRIC Brussels 28/03/2013 - “All entities must renounce to the use of antipersonnel mines and engage in their total elimination in order to attain the…
Government of Japan Steadfast in Support of United Nations Mine Action Work
United Nations Mine Action Service – PRESS RELEASE Multi-million dollar contribution will aid mine action in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, Somalia and South Sudan NEW YORK, New York, 18 March 2013 -…
Mine Action Coordination Centre of Afghanistan Press Release on Japan Support in Afghanistan
Mine Action Coordination Centre of Afghanistan (MACCA) Kabul, Afghanistan, 7 March, 2013 - The Japanese Government donated 3.5 million US dollars to the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Action which…
Japan Donates 4 Million US Dollars to Eliminate Explosive Threats in Somalia
United Nations Mine Action Service – Somalia – PRESS RELEASE With the objective of stabilizing newly recovered areas and consolidating national capacities to manage the explosive threat in Somalia, Japan continues to support…
2.9 tons of Obsolete Ammunition of PNC Destroyed in Kinshasa
From 18th to 21st April, UNMAS successfully conducted the disposal of approximately 3 tons of obsolete ammunition belonging to the Congolese National Police (PNC). The activity took place at Mbakana demolition site, in the…
UN Delivers Explosive Ordnance Disposal Equipment to Support Libyan Authorities in Dealing with Explosive Hazards
Explosive remnants of war lead to devastating humanitarian consequences, causing injury, death and massive displacement of civilians across Libya. With limited resources, Libyan Security Institutions such as the National…
DRC: Journalists and NGOs Trained on Landmines and ERW
In anticipation of International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, UNMAS in DRC held a training session on March 28, 2018 for journalists and members of national NGOs to raise awareness of the risks of…
Mine Awareness Day in DRC: The Role of Women in Mine Action
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the International Day for Mine Awareness and Mine Action was celebrated in 5 major cities where UNMAS is active: Kinshasa (the capital), Goma in North Kivu, Bukavu in South Kivu, Bunia…
UNAMID Ordnance Disposal Office Supports the Government of Sudan and UNAMID Stabilization Efforts in Kereinik Locality, West Darfur
It was the first week of summer classes in Ribat secondary school, El-Fasher, North Darfur. Annas Adam Ahmed, 11 years old was out playing with his friends when he spotted a shiny object. Gleefully, he picked up the object…
Amira pointing to the explosive device she recognized from an UNMAS Mine Risk Education (MRE) session she attended at her school a few weeks before.
Ten-Year- Old Saves Friend’s Life: Mine Risk Education in Abyei
On the morning of the 24 June, five children aged between four and 11 were playing by the road in Teshwin village in the Abyei area. Four-year-old Hamdan Beshir noticed something rusty popping out of the cracked soil. Excited…
Completion Ceremony of Mine Action Leadership Training, Khartoum Sudan
On 16 August, 21 NMAC and national mine action NGO personnel successfully completed mine action leadership trainings thanks to generous support from Japan. The completion ceremony was attended by H.E. Ambassador of Japan…