Press release: Czech Republic, Estonia, and Slovakia Contribute More than USD 334,041 to Humanitarian Mine Action in Iraq
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…
Press release: Belgium Provides an Additional EUR 1,500,000 for UNMAS Activities in Iraq
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…
Press release: Japan Supports UNMAS Humanitarian Mine Action Project To Reduce Explosive Risk Faced by Civilians
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…
Press release: The Government of Canada Supports UNMAS Nationalization Efforts Via Partnership Grant Model in Iraq
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…
Paving a Path to Peace – South Sudan
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…
Press Release: Reincorporation project employing ex-combatants in mine action work in Colombia concludes
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…
Comunicado de Prensa: Concluye proyecto de reincorporación que entrenó y empleó a firmantes del Acuerdo de Paz en labores de acción contra minas
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…
Press release: Belgium Provides an Additional EUR 1,000,000 for UNMAS Activities in Iraq
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…
Press release: France Renews its Commitment to Protecting Civilians Impacted by Explosive Ordnance in Iraq
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…
Press release: The Government of Italy continues its support to explosive hazards management activities in Iraq
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…
Press release: Mine action organizations launch campaign to demand respect for their humanitarian work in Colombia
Español (Spanish) Bogotá, 1 December 2022 - Humanitarian organizations that carry out Humanitarian Demining (HD), Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) and landmines Victims Assistance (VA) in Colombia launched this…
Press release: KOICA and UNMAS signed the project cooperation agreement for “Sustainable Mine Action in Support of Conflict Affected Refugees, Internally Displaced People and Communities in the DRC”
Kinshasa, 2 December 2022 - Due to ongoing conflicts in Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), contamination with Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) is increasing, along with a surge in refugees and…