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(24 October 2013, Kinshasa, DRC) UN Day celebrates the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories, including the five…

18 September 2013, Colombia Colombia: Civilian humanitarian demining has officially begun in Colombia. Deminers employed by The HALO Trust, an implementing partner of UNMAS, started work in Southeast Antioquia on Wednesday…

10 October 2013, Kisangani, DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): UNMAS today handed over a large, brand new ammunition depot, consisting of six separate buildings, to the Ministry of Defence in Province Orientale…

UNMAS Director Inaugurates new Mine Action Projects in South Sudan This week, the Director of UNMAS, Ms. Agnes Marcaillou, visited South Sudan to meet with senior officials, tour recently launched mine action initiatives and…

[News Release] United Nations, New York, 10 July 2013 - The European Commission's Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO) has announced they will contribute EUR 1.5 million for mine action…

Princess Astrid of Belgium to serve as Special Envoy of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention

CONDEMNING LETHAL ATTACK ON UN MOGADISHU COMPOUND, OUTRAGED SECRETARY-GENERAL VOWS IT WILL NEITHER DETER ORGANIZATION NOR WEAKEN RESOLVE TO STAND BY SOMALIA The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN…

There are some 15,000 people, both men and women, employed as de-miners with the UN Mine Action Service, UNMAS , around the world. In response to landmines and explosive remnants of war, UNMAS goes into action to remove these…

The Director of UNMAS Ms. Agnès Marcaillou spoke with UN Radio on the occasion of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, the complete interview in French is here.

Press Release Government of Japan Provides more Support to UNMAS Humanitarian Mine Action Work in Africa NEW YORK, New York, 22 May 2013 — The Government of Japan donated an additional six million US dollars in April to the…

(UNMAS-DRC) The United Nations Coordination Centre (UNMACC) in collaboration with the Disarmament, Demobilization, Repatriation, Reintegration, and Resettlement (DDR/RR) division of MONUSCO in South Kivu will be holding a…

[UN News Centre] 25 April 2013 – The Security Council today approved a 12,600-strong United Nations peacekeeping operation to take over from the African-led mission in Mali on 1 July and authorized the blue helmets “to use…