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The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is seeking to draw on Tunisian expertise to strengthen Libya’s capacity in mine clearance and explosive ordnance disposal. The discussions came during a visit to the Tunisian Centre of Excellence for Countering Read More …
Syrian Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management Raed al-Saleh met on Monday with the UK’s Chargé d’Affaires and Acting Special Representative to Syria, Barrie Peach, to discuss the government’s “Syria Without Camps” initiative, infrastructure rehabilitation, recovery efforts, and mine action. In a Read More …
In a resounding testament to international solidarity and humanitarian progress, the landscape of Cambodia is undergoing a historic transformation. On July 8, 2026, Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wenbin announced a major milestone on social media, detailing the profound impact Read More …
China has supplied two advanced X-ray devices to Azerbaijan to support the country’s demining operations. The announcement was made by Chairman of the Mine Action Agency of the Azerbaijan Republic (ANAMA) Vugar Suleymanov during a briefing marking the agency’s 28th anniversary. Read More …
The European Union has donated a next-generation remote-controlled demining machine to Armenia to support humanitarian mine clearance efforts, Peter Wagner, Head of the European Commission’s Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI), announced during a press briefing. According to Wagner, the machine weighs about Read More …
Cambodia Mine Action Centre and the Japan International Cooperation Agency have concluded a senior leadership training programme for mine action officials from Ethiopia, Nigeria, Somalia and South Sudan, highlighting Cambodia’s transformation from a mine-affected nation into a provider of expertise Read More …
The Norwegian Government is strengthening its long-term efforts for humanitarian mine clearance in Ukraine. Through Norad, Norway is allocating up to NOK 400 million over four years to three organisations that will help protect civilians and reduce the risks posed Read More …
Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have reaffirmed their dedication to broadening collaboration, mobilizing fiscal and technical resources, and accelerating mine-clearance operations across the country. According to a statement from ANDMA’s press office, Read More …
The Central African Republic (CAR) and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) have adopted a five-year national strategy to strengthen mine action and explosive ordnance risk prevention, according to a statement released on Saturday, June Read More …
Syrian officials met with their European counterparts to discuss mine clearance efforts, which continue to impact communities in Syria following the end of the civil war in December 2024. Raed Al-Saleh, the minister of emergency and disaster management, chaired a Read More …
The Demining Capability Coalition supporting Ukraine will establish a €95 million fund to assist in clearing Ukraine’s territory of explosive hazards. In addition, specialized machinery and equipment worth €205 million are scheduled for delivery to Ukraine in 2026. The announcement Read More …
The commander of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), Lieutenant General Sam Kavuma, met in Mogadishu with the head of the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), Fran O’Grady, to discuss strengthening cooperation in addressing explosive Read More …
Senior Minister Ly Thuch renewed Cambodia’s commitment to global mine action, offering to share the country’s demining experience with Lebanon following Beirut’s entry into the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. Ly Thuch, who is first vice-president of the Cambodian Mine Action Read More …
The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Syria announced financial support worth $250,000 for mine clearance operations across Syrian territory in 2026. In a statement posted on its official account on X, the embassy said the Polish government had Read More …
Ukraine and Japan are strengthening their cooperation in the areas of economic and technological transformation, smart demining, and investment attraction. During negotiations, the countries’ representatives paid close attention to integrating Japanese technologies into Ukrainian production. First, they plan to apply this approach Read More …
According to data from the Libyan Centre for Mine and War Remnants Activities, since 2011 over 688 million square metres of Libyan territory have been contaminated by explosive devices or war remnants. Italy, the European Union, and nine other countries Read More …
Head of the donor countries delegation and Director for Humanitarian Affairs at the German Foreign Ministry, Ina HEUSGEN, said Thursday that international donors continue to support Syria’s recovery efforts and infrastructure rehabilitation, with particular emphasis on mine clearance, humanitarian assistance Read More …
Explosive ordnance disposal equipment funded by the European Union has been handed over to the Lebanon Mine Action Center at a ceremony in Kfarchima, east of Beirut. The event took place at the Logistic Brigade and marked the delivery of Read More …
Chief of the General Staff of the Libyan Army, Salah Al-Din Al-Namroush, met with Fatima Zreig, Director of the United Nations Mine Action Service in Libya, to discuss plans for removing landmines and explosive remnants of war across the country. Read More …
Nearly two decades after the peace accord formally ended a protracted Maoist insurgency (1996-2006), explosives planted during the conflict are still being discovered in settlements, school compounds and farmlands across the country. According to security agencies, many explosives planted or Read More …
