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Under the patronage of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi Cairo, Egypt, November 29, 2023: Under the patronage of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Egypt’s Arab Republic and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Egypt is Read More …
The Falkland Islands Government has confirmed that a number of mines have been discovered on Hell’s Kitchen beach on the designated Government Reserve, located on the Murrell Peninsula East Falkland, north of Stanley. The area was a suspect area on Read More …
Ly Thuch, first vice-president of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA), has thanked the government of Japan for their support for mine action in Cambodia. He also sought continued support for ongoing activities, especially in Pursat province. Read More …
As MINUSMA inches closer to its withdrawal from Mali by 31st December 2023 in line with UN Security resolution 2690, it is important to acknowledge the significant contributions of the Nepal Explosive Ordnance Disposal company to the implementation of the Read More …
The Danish Refugee Council recently announced that Afghanistan is recognized as one of the countries in the world with the highest landmine-affected areas. The pervasive presence of landmines in Afghanistan poses a significant humanitarian challenge, affecting the safety and livelihoods Read More …
Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) officials expect to reach 1.4 million people in their efforts to educate members of the public in high-risk areas about the dangers posed by landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO). Ly Thuch, CMAA Read More …
Units of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine have received mine clearance equipment from Japan, including special vehicles and mine detectors. The aid package includes 40 special vehicles, 50 hand-held mine detectors, as well as containers and fire extinguishing liquid. Read More …
Country: Libya City: Tripoli Source: UNOPS Career category: Program/Project Management Functional Responsibilities: 1. Advice and planning Support the Head of Project Unit (HPU) and Chief of Mine Action Programme (CMAP) in providing advisory support on all Mine Action related matters Read More …
Cambodia has taken another step closer to reaching the mine-free goal after the northeastern province of Mondulkiri was declared clear of landmines, becoming the 14th province to have gained that status. Mondulkiri is Cambodia’s largest and also the most sparsely Read More …
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD – An unlikely fusion of ink, ingenuity, and integrated teamwork is applying an existing technology to the challenge of sampling and detecting explosives. At the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC), Read More …
So far 87 percent of all wartime landmines have been removed and the Government hopes to have the last out by 2025, Minister of Defence Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri told her Ministry’s strategic planning workshop being held in Mutare this week. “We Read More …
Russia, Myanmar, and Ukraine have used antipersonnel landmines in the past year, and armed groups used them in at least five countries, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing Landmine Monitor 2023, the annual report about the international treaty to Read More …
“During the mine-clearing operations in Tartar, Aghdam, Lachin, Khojavand, Shusha, Fuzuli, Gubadli, Jabrayil and Zangilan districts, 12 anti-personnel, 129 anti- tank mines, as well as 317 unexploded ordnances (UXO) were found and neutralized from November 6 to 12,” Azerbaijan’s Mine Read More …
Last summer, two male suspects entered a Saanich bank clad in full body armor and armed with semi-automatic SKS rifles. When officers arrived on scene, there was an armed robbery in progress and 22 innocent people were inside the bank. Read More …
When archeologists found a crate of TNT in Eastern Alaska recently, an Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team at Eielson Air Force Base got a chance to practice their skills. And have a blast doing so. The archaeologists discovered Read More …
Members of the US Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Tammy Baldwin of the Democratic Party from Wisconsin state, and Senator Jerry Moran of the Republican Party from Kansas state, have submitted a bipartisan bill that allocates funding for clearing landmines and Read More …
The European Union has provided Ukraine with a second group of explosive and mine detection dogs trained in the EU countries, including Finland, Belgium and Luxembourg. The certification of the dogs and their transfer to the handlers of the Ukrainian Read More …
The Group of Experts meeting of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Amended Protocol II will take place on 09-10 November 2023 in Room XIX of the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. The Group of Experts will, in accordance Read More …
France has a number of proposals on humanitarian demining of Ukraine and intends to send an adviser to its embassy in Ukraine who will deal with these issues, the press service of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine reported. According Read More …
Last weekend a Twin Falls grocery received a bomb threat. KMVT caught up with the Twin Falls Police Department’s Bomb Squad to follow up on the incident and their standard protocol. According to Sergeant Ryan Howe, the bomb threat at Read More …
