News – January 2026

January 31, 2026

The United Nations has reviewed progress and challenges in mine clearance operations across Libya, highlighting significant gains but warning of funding and capacity constraints. The UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS), operating under the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), said more than 1.5 million square metres of land were cleared of explosive remnants of war in ...

January 30, 2026

The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has expressed deep concern over a cluster munition blast that injured three electricity workers in Oddar Meanchey province, leaving some with serious injuries. CMAA said it is ready to support the victims through coordination, medical care, rehabilitation, and other assistance services, while urging relevant stakeholders to coordinate ...

January 28, 2026

Cambodia’s national mine action authority and Norwegian People’s Aid signed an agreement on Monday to enhance the country’s demining capabilities, emphasising local oversight and long-term safety as the nation approaches its goal of being mine-free. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) and Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) aims ...

January 28, 2026

In 2025, 33 people in Azerbaijan sustained injuries of varying severity as a result of landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) explosions in the liberated territories, Prosecutor General Kamran Aliyev said at an expanded board meeting reviewing the results of 2025. Aliyev emphasized that since November 2020, a total of 417 people have been victims of mine-related ...

January 27, 2026

A Yemeni farmer was killed today after a landmine, left behind by Houthi militias, exploded while he was plowing his field in the village of Nuba Amer, north of Mokha. Local sources reported that the victim, identified as Zaid Haidar Suleiman Halabi, was carrying out routine agricultural work when the device detonated, killing him instantly. The ...

January 25, 2026

An unexploded bomb dating back to the Second World War has been recovered from a pond in a remote village of Ramu upazila in Cox’s Bazar. Remarkably, local residents had been washing clothes on the bomb for around 10 years without realising its danger. Police said the bomb was found in the Lot Ukhiyakhona Tochchakhali area ...

January 25, 2026

Armed forces have finished clearing landmines along the Thai-Cambodian border in Si Sa Ket, opening safe access after all explosive threats were removed. The Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters’ Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC) on Saturday reported progress in mine clearance operations in the area. It said Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams conducted technical survey operations ...

January 24, 2026

Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko and Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Ukraine Osamu Hattori signed a Grant Agreement for the implementation of the Emergency Response Program related to humanitarian demining and clearing of territories from unexploded ordnance. The signing of the agreement will allow attracting grant assistance in ...