The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is partnering with the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to test cutting-edge demining technologies in the previously occupied community of Kamianka in Kharkiv Oblast.
This collaboration between the UNDP, WFP, and FAO focuses on testing advanced sensor technologies, including magnetometers, optical cameras, and artificial intelligence (AI), to detect explosive objects both on the surface and underground. The UNDP, in conjunction with Ukrainian and international companies, has already conducted two phases of testing on specially equipped test sites. This latest phase in Kamianka will apply these technologies in real-world conditions.
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Source: UNDP in Ukraine
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