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Dear Colleagues, When the conflict in the Territory of Western Sahara started many years ago, landmines were buried. As a result, lives were lost and others were altered forever because of one unlucky step. Even this past…
The COVID-19 pandemic is also developing in countries marred by armed conflict. In an op-ed featured in Le Monde, the head of United Nations Peacekeeping, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, underlines the role UN peacekeepers can play…
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) welcomes the generous contribution of USD 236,363 from the Government of Japan to support the UNMAS Nigeria in providing critical life-saving humanitarian assistance to civilians…
Baghdad, 31 March 2020 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) welcomes an additional contribution of USD 345,454 from the Government of Japan to further mitigate the threat posed by explosive hazards in support of…
Baghdad, 5 February 2020 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) is continuing its life-saving work in Iraq. UNMAS is grateful for the support it received from three generous donors. The Governments of Belgium (USD 1…
Baghdad, 29 January – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes an additional contribution of EUR 2 million (approximately USD 2.2 million) from the Federal Republic of Germany for the survey and…
Baghdad, 26 January - The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) welcomes an additional contribution of EUR 600,000 (approximately USD 670,000) from the Government of France dedicated to explosive hazard management…
Baghdad, 15 January 2020 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes an additional contribution of DKK 29.5 million (over USD 4.4 million) from the Government of Denmark to further enable stabilization…
18 Suspected Hazardous Areas in Cyprus Declared Mine-Free Nicosia, 09 December 2019 – UNFICYP is pleased to announce the clearance of nine suspected hazardous areas each on both sides of the island, amounting to a total area…
UNMAS along with the Somali Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development (MoWHRD) and the Somali Explosive Management Authority (SEMA) held a consultation workshop in Mogadishu to discuss developing a National Plan of…
Kinshasa, November 18, 2019: MONUSCO Mine Action Service supported the National Commission for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons and the reduction of armed violence (CNC-ALPC), in the organization of a workshop for…
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