Reports

Ghazni Prepares to be named Islamic Centre of Civilisation 2013 26 August 2010 - This month a new project undertaken by OMAR, an Afghan humanitarian mine action non-governmental organization (NGO), will begin clearing minefields from the centre of Ghazni. This will…

NEW MINE RISK EDUCATION INITIATIVES TO EXPAND REACH OF MESSAGES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY In a bid to expand the reach and sustainability of Mine Risk Education (MRE) activities an agreement was made between DMC/MACCA, Ministry of Information and Culture, Ministry…

HURT LOCKER STAR VISITS MINE ACTION PROGRAMME OF AFGHANISTAN This month, the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan was host to an Oscar nominated actor - Jeremy Renner of The Hurt Locker - who has teamed up with UNMAS to raise…

CHILDREN LEARN TO SPEAK OUT ON MINES THROUGH MINE RISK EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS Pointing to a nearby field in Farza district, the  principle of Bostan secondary school recalls, "Last year a number of our students were grazing    animals and…

MAPA Celebrates International Mine Action Day International Mine Action day is marked globally on April 4th. This year MAPA celebrated with a series of events leading up to the day. On 3rd April an Open Day was hosted by implementing partner…

DUSHANBE, 29 April 2010 - An OSCE-supported project to assist Tajikistan in clearing landmines along the border with Afghanistan was launched in the southern town of Panj today, with a graduation ceremony for Tajik officers who completed a demining…

12 April 2010 - The Mine Action Coordination Centre of Afghanistan (MACCA) today condemned attacks on humanitarian deminers, following an attack on a team working for Afghan NGO DAFA in Kandahar on the 11th of April which resulted in…

A total of 5,197 new casualties from mines, explosive remnants of war (ERW) and victim-activated improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were recorded in 75 countries and other areas in 2008. This included 1,266 people killed and 3,891 injured; the status of…

Multi-million dollar contribution will aid mine action in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia and Sudan NEW YORK, New York, March 17, 2010 - As a part of the assistance package to Afghanistan and African countries, today, Japan contributed US$ 18,305,000 to the…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This strategy covers the UK's commitment to spend £30 million on mine action over the financial years 2010 - 2013 announced by Secretary of State Douglas Alexander on 25 November 2008. Drawing upon lessons from the last fifteen…