Afghanistan
INTRODUCTION With a country presence in Afghanistan dating back to 1988, HALO Trust is one of the oldest actors in the demining sector. It is also the largest demining agency operating in the country, with activities in both humanitarian…
Afghanistan
UNMAS AND UNOPS HQ STAFF VISIT MINE ACTION COORDINATION CENTER OF AFGHANISTAN (MACCA) A delegation from the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) visited the Mine Action Coordination…
Afghanistan
Scope of the Problem: As of first quarter of 1391 (June 2012), there were 5,489 hazardous areas remaining in Afghanistan, affecting 563 sq. km and 1,847 communities. Casualties: In 1390, 382 Afghans were injured or killed by…
Afghanistan
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION The Mine Action Coordination Centre for Afghanistan (MACCA) and the Department for Mine Clearance (DMC) are seeking to better understand the development outcomes of demining. They plan to undertake community-level surveys on a periodic basis…
Afghanistan
Scope of the Problem: As of first quarter of 1391 (June 2012), there were 5,489 hazardous areas remaining in Afghanistan, affecting 563 sq. km and 1,847 communities. Casualties: In 1390, 382 Afghans were injured or killed by…
Afghanistan
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION PAVES THE WAY FOR EQUALITY Inclusive Education one of the most important initiatives of the Ministry of Education, aiming at enrolment of all children into public schools. A key activity of this initiative is providing…
Afghanistan
MACCA HANDED OVER TO ALL-AFGHAN TEAM At the start of Afghan year 1391, the last of the international technical advisors left the Mine Action Coordination Centre of Afghanistan (MACCA) in a move towards complete national ownership of…
Afghanistan
Mine risk education programmes help to educate Afghans, especially children and women, about the threats of mines and unexploded ordinance 17 April 2012 - Shafiqa Zurmati, a mine risk education (MRE) trainer, distributes pictures of explosives to…
Afghanistan
On the occasion of the International Day for Mine Awareness, the UN Mine Action Service and the International Road Transport Union celebrate the successful completion of their 10-month innovative Public-Private Partnership in Afghanistan. New York – In…
Afghanistan
DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICIALS ATTEND HANDOVER OF FORMER BATTLEFIELD Maj. Gen. Walter D. Givhan, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs at the US State Department attended the handover ceremony of a former battlefield…
