Press release: UNMAS in Syria completes the first handover of cleared land in Darayya, Rural Damascus
Damascus, 1 December 2022 – With the support from several generous donors and in close coordination with the Government of Syria, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) Syria Response Programme through its…
Press release: Japan Provides New Humanitarian Assistance Package to Conflict and Drought affected Regions in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, 6 December 2022 – The Government of Japan will provide a new humanitarian assistance package worth about USD 25 million (1.3 billion Birr) through its partnerships with various international organizations. As a…
Belgium supports humanitarian demining in Iraq and Syria with EUR 2 million
For the fourth consecutive year, Belgium is providing 2 million euros to the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) for its activities in Iraq and Syria. With this support, we offer the vulnerable among the population the…
Press release: New Zealand contribution enables UNMAS Iraq to continue supporting the Government and the National Mine Action Operators
Baghdad, 26 December 2022 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes a renewed contribution of NZD 2,490,000 (approximately USD 1,622,000) from the Government of New Zealand, increasing the total…
Wahida, a brave Yazidi woman, building a future for Iraq
In 2014, on a calamitous night in Ayn Taliai village in Sinjar district, a 12-year-old Wahida and her family were forced to flee the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), as they arrived in Sinjar. “We waited for the…
Press release: The Government of Denmark continues its support to explosive hazards management activities in Iraq
Baghdad, 18 January 2023 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes an additional contribution of DKK 14,000,000 (over USD 2,000,000) from the Government of Denmark, which will assist the Government of…
Press release: Japan Contributes to UN Mine Action Service for Humanitarian Mine Action and Peacebuilding in Sudan
Khartoum, 7 February 2023 — The Government of Japan has contributed USD 980,000 to the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), a component of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS)…
Press release: Estonia and Slovakia Bring Further Support To Humanitarian Mine Action in Iraq
Baghdad, 9 February 2023 - The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) welcomes two additional generous contributions from Estonia and Slovakia. As part of UNMAS Iraq efforts to support the mine action sector, this funding…
Oportunidades educativas y laborales: el aporte de la acción contra minas a excombatientes de las FARC-EP firmantes de paz en Colombia
Miles de excombatientes de las antiguas FARC-EP firmaron la paz en 2016 con la esperanza de obtener oportunidades para estudiar y trabajar que les permitieran construir una nueva vida. Sin embargo, al intentar ingresar al…
Press release: UNMAS Welcomes Government of Japan's Contribution to Humanitarian Mine Action in Somalia
Mogadishu, 14 April 2023 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) today welcomed the donation of $1 million from the Government of Japan for life-saving demining projects in Somalia. The support will go towards UNMAS…
UNMAS is profoundly saddened and alarmed by the tragic incident involving unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia
Mogadishu, 12 June 2023 - The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) is deeply saddened and profoundly alarmed by the tragic incident on 9 June involving unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia…
Press Release: Belgian Contribution Enables UNMAS Iraq
ARABIC VERSION HERE Belgian Contribution Enables UNMAS Iraq to Continue Supporting the Government and the National Mine Action Operators Baghdad, 27 November 2023 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq…