- Yemen: Executive Mine Action Center destroys war remnants in Hodeidah
October 31, 2025
The Executive Center for Mine Action carried out an operation today to destroy large quantities of war remnants—including landmines, cluster munitions, and other explosives—north of the Kilo 16 area in Hodeidah city. The operation was supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross and held under the slogan “Safe Land.” Hodeidah’s Deputy Governor for Services ...
- UK: Bomb found on Devon beach
October 30, 2025
A bomb was found on a beach in Devon, sparking a huge emergency operation. The Royal Navy, HM Coastguard, and Police officers rushed to Slapton Sands, where a suspected device had been reported near Slapton Memorial car park. The ordnance was reported at around 8.45am on Wednesday October 29. The device was found by Coastguard Rescue ...
- Solomon Islands: Over 6k UXOs disposed off in 2024
October 30, 2025
THE Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has safely disposed of 6,121 unexploded ordnances (UXOs) nation-wide in 2024. Of this total, 3,200 UXOs were cleared in Western Province under Operation Render Safe. Officer-in-Charge of the EOD Unit, Ansa Puaraua, revealed the figures during his presentation at the National UXO ...
- UK pledges £4m to clear land mines to help flow of aid in Gaza
October 30, 2025
The UK will give £4m to help clear landmines from parts of Gaza so more aid can get in, the foreign secretary has announced. It will be used by the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) to demine areas preventing the safe passage of aid. There are an estimated 7,500 tonnes of unexploded munitions currently stopping ...
- Iraq: UNMAS welcomes a new contribution from the United Nations Peace and Development Trust Fund
October 29, 2025
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes a generous contribution from the People’s Republic of China through the United Nations Peace and Development Trust Fund – Peace and Security Sub-Fund. This first-ever contribution from China will support UNMAS endeavours in strengthening sustainable national mine action capacity in Iraq, helping to protect civilians from ...
- Ukraine’s Emergency Service Receives 12 Armored Medical CASEVAC Vehicles from UNDP
October 29, 2025
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine has received 12 armored CASEVAC medical vehicles from UNDP as part of international technical assistance for mine action in Ukraine. The new vehicles will bolster SES units in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, Sumy, Kharkiv and Kherson regions and will help ensure personnel safety during humanitarian mine clearance and operations across ...
- US aid flows to Nigeria anti-landmine efforts, for now
October 29, 2025
When the United States suddenly moved to dismantle its foreign aid system earlier this year, the UN’s landmine safety and removal project in Nigeria braced for impact. Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unexploded ordnance killed or injured 418 civilians in northeast Nigeria in 2024, more than double the year prior — but workers knew the severity ...
- EU delivers protective equipment to deminers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
October 29, 2025
The European Union (EU) on Wednesday delivered a new batch of protective uniforms and safety equipment worth over 130,000 euros (151,400 U.S. dollars) to the Bosnia and Herzegovina Mine Action Center (BHMAC) and the Civil Protection Administrations of both entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), further enhancing the safety and efficiency of nationwide demining operations. The ...
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