News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Baghdad, 27 January 2021 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes an additional contribution of EUR 1.5 million (approximately USD 1.8 million) from the Government of Belgium that will play a pivotal role in supporting the Government of Iraq to assist those impacted by…

Baghdad, 30 July 2021 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes an additional contribution of EUR 7,000,000 (approximately USD 8,059,000) from the European Union (EU), which will support the Government of Iraq in protecting vulnerable civilians from the threat posed by…

Baghdad, 27 September 2021 – Unexploded artilery shells, grenades, missiles and improvised explosive devices left behind by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), threaten the lives of civilians, and children in particular, in many parts of Iraq. As a result, the continued threat of…

Baghdad, 23 January 2021 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes an additional contribution of EUR 1.5 million (approximately USD 1.69 million) from the Government of Belgium to support the Government of Iraq in protecting civilians impacted by explosive ordnance and…

Jerusalem, 26 April 2022 – The Government of Japan has contributed US $1,134,203.00 to the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), for the mine action project “Humanitarian Mine Action to Reduce Explosive Risk Faced by Civilians''. The funding from the Government of Japan will support the…

Baghdad, 22 May 2022 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) welcomes a new contribution of $CA 5 million (approximately $US 4 million) from the Government of Canada to further develop national capacity in Iraq. The Canadian contribution will support the partnership grant model, the core…

Opening roads unites communities, facilitates humanitarian response, and builds bridges for sustainable development. Nowhere does this resonate more than in South Sudan’s Jonglei State and Greater Pibor Administrative area, where after half a year’s hard work, the 124 km Main Supply Route joining…

Español (Spanish) Bogotá, July 14 2022 - The European Union's European Trust Fund for Peace and the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) announced on Tuesday the results of the second phase of the Humanicemos Project, which supported the economic and social reintegration of signatories of the…

English (Inglés) Bogotá, 14 de julio de 2022 - El Fondo Europeo para la Paz de la Unión Europea, y el Servicio de Acción Contra Minas de las Naciones Unidas (UNMAS) anunciaron este martes los resultados de la segunda fase del proyecto Humanicemos, el cual apoyó la reincorporación económica y social…

Baghdad, 15 November 2022 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes an additional contribution of EUR 1,000,000 (approximately USD 980K) from the Government of Belgium, which will support the Government of Iraq in protecting civilians impacted by the threat of explosive…

Baghdad, 15 November 2022 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) welcomes the contribution of EUR 500,000 (approximately USD 495,370) from the Government of France, which will support the Government of Iraq in its efforts to protect civilians impacted by the threat of explosive ordnance…

Baghdad, 23 November 2022 - The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) welcomes an additional contribution of EUR 1,000,000 (approximately USD 999,500) from the Government of Italy, which will support life-saving mine action activities in Iraq. Activities will include delivering sustainable and…