Women on the Front Line of Mine Action in the Central African Republic (CAR)
French Luisa Diane Namboua and Chief-Sergeant Laure Christelle Djimadoum-Narom-Ko In the CAR, working with explosive ordnance is often seen as a man’s job. Yet two women are quietly proving the opposite. Through training…
UNMAS Iraq convened the Fourth Local Mine Action Support Group meeting in collaboration with the Embassy of Australia in Iraq
عربي (Arabic) Baghdad, 26 November 2025 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq held the fourth Local Mine Action Support Group (LMASG), hosted and co-chaired by the Australian Embassy, Iraq. The meeting…
Statement at the 22nd Meeting of the States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Conference
Julius Vanderwalt, Chief of Mine Action Programme in the Occupied Palestinian Territory After two years of intensive fighting, and with explosive weapons deployed by all parties to the conflict, the scale of explosive…
Italy Leads Delegation of Mine Action Donors to Lebanon
Italy Leads Delegation of Mine Action Donors to Lebanon Naqoura, 18 May 2017 - Ambassador Inigo Lambertini, the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Italian Mission to the United Nations, led a delegation of mine action…
Launching of the project “Protecting Civilians in Syria through Humanitarian Mine Action Coordination (1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019)” funded by the Government of Japan
Beirut, 1 April 2018 – with the support from the Government of Japan (USD 1.3 million), the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) Syria Response launched the project “Protecting Civilians in Syria through Humanitarian…
UK Commits to Rid Deadly Mines in Afghanistan and Sudan
The United Kingdom, through its Department for International Development (DFID) has committed to clearing a further 20 km² of land and 1,000 km more of priority routes for humanitarian aid delivery in Afghanistan and Sudan…
Japan Donates USD 9.3 Million to Humanitarian Mine Action
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) has received a contribution of USD 9.3 million to the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Action (UN VTF) from the Government of Japan to undertake…
The Federal Republic of Germany supports joint Ministry of Interior and UNMAS training to respond to explosive hazards
Baghdad – This week marked the beginning of a 75-day training course in Anbar jointly organized by the Ministry of Interior and the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS). This course will be the first of its kind, with…
Poland Renews Its Assistance to the Emergency Response in Gaza through Support to Explosive Hazard Risk Mitigation
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) welcomes an additional contribution from the Government of Poland in support of mine action activities in Gaza. The security situation in Gaza remains extremely dangerous for…
The Government of France supports Explosive Hazards Management to enable Humanitarian and Stabilization Efforts in Liberated Areas
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) welcomes a first contribution of EUR 500,000 (USD 590,000) from the Government of France dedicated to explosive hazard management in support of humanitarian and stabilization…
UNMAS life-saving work in Iraq continues with support from the Government of Australia
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) welcomes the contribution of AUD 11 million (USD 8.6 million) from the Government of Australia dedicated to explosive hazard management in support of humanitarian and…
Assisting stabilization and early recovery in liberated areas by mitigating explosive threats
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes a renewed contribution of twenty five million (25,000,000) Danish Kroner (USD 3.7 million) from the Government of Denmark in support of UNMAS’ activities that…