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Mogadishu – Attending the launch of a national plan to counter the threat posed by Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) across Somalia, the United Nations today commended Somali authorities on the move and welcomed the…
Juba, South Sudan, 18 August 2025 - The Government of Japan, via the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) , has contributed JPY 335,000,000 (approximately USD 2.2 million) to the United Nations Mine Action Service…
The Government of Japan has contributed US$1,000,000 to the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), for the project “Humanitarian Mine Action to Address Explosive Ordnance in the Occupied Palestinian Territory''. The…
عربي (Arabic) Baghdad, 25 July 2025 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes a generous contribution of DKK 22,000,000 (approximately US$3.4 million) from the Government of Denmark. This funding will…
In a remarkable effort, in the heart of Malakal, a story of hope is unfolding. One built on the foundations of collaboration and resilience. For years, families displaced by conflict and flooding have lived in precarious…
Juba, South Sudan - May 28, 2025 The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) recently welcomed a contribution from the Government of Japan to support the National Mine Action Authority (NMAA) of South Sudan in…
UNIFIL deminers from China started work in a second UNIFIL position this week to clear the base and its perimeter of unexploded ordnances (UXOs) and other explosives from the recent hostilities. The operation is taking place…
Damascus, Syria – May 15, 2025 – A meeting was held at the end of last month between Mr. Joseph McCartan, Chief Mine Action Programme of UNMAS Syria and H.E. Mr. Raed As-Saleh, Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management…
After a conflict, after the guns fall silent, the legacy of war often remains hidden beneath the soil, lying on roadsides and scattered across farmland. Landmines and explosive remnants of war are left behind, threatening…
More than 100 million people worldwide are at risk from landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices ( IEDs) Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, in his message for the International Day…
An estimated 100 million people in more than 60 countries and territories live under the threat of landmines and explosive ordnance – with war-torn Ukraine now the most heavily contaminated country in the world – the UN Mine…
Port Sudan, 3 April 2025 – Nearly two years of intense conflict have left Sudan facing a severe and growing explosive ordnance (EO) crisis, threatening civilians and impeding humanitarian efforts. As the world marks the…