Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) Program | Defense …

Directorate for Mine Action: Meeting with the officer of mine action …

Mahmood added, that the meeting included a discussion for the implementation of the grants provided by the international organizations in order to support the activities and programs of mine action in Iraq, reviewing the priorities of works of national mine action program in Iraq of 2021 as well as a presentation on the reality of the works in ...

Afghanistan | UNMAS

Humanitarian mine action partners in Afghanistan have cleared more than 19 million items of ERW, some 756,808 anti-personnel (AP) mines, some 33,463 anti-vehicle (AV) mines, and some 7,008 abandoned improvised mines (AIM) since 1989. ... (EORE) has reached over 22.4 million beneficiaries since the start of the program. ABOUT The …

Quality Management Systems in Mine Action Programs

three main objectives for the mine action program: 1. Ensure that UNMAS-DRC activities maintain a con-sistent level of quality, meet all legal requirements and comply with United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) policies and international stan-dards related to mine action, such as IMAS and the International Ammunition Technical ...

IMAS: An Overview of New and Amended Standards

IMAS support mine action programs and organizations by promoting the standardization of safe and effective mine action. The IMAS Review Board (RB), with oversight from the IMAS Steering Group, reviews and revises standards on a regular basis to maintain their continued applicability. This process ensures that IMAS remain …

Angola | Mine Action Review

8. Performance score. 7.5. Key Developments. Angola has continued to strengthen and restructure its mine action programme. The transition from the National Intersectoral Commission on Demining and Humanitarian Assistance (CNIDAH) into the National Mine Action Agency (ANAM) was completed in 2021.

United Nations Gender Guidelines for Mine …

gender_guidelines_page.png The latest version of the United Nations Gender Guidelines for Mine Action Programmes has been released on 26 November 2019 during the Fourth Review Conference of the States …

Mine Action | Global Protection Cluster

Mine Action. The Issue. The risk of death or injury from explosive ordnance exists in every major conflict across the globe today. Mines, explosive remnants of war, and improvised …

LMAC

The Lebanon Mine Action Authority (LMAA) is a legislative body established in 1998 by the Lebanese Council of Ministers to enhance and facilitate coordination among different ministries in matters relating to mine action. The Lebanon Mine Action Centre (LMAC), a part of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), executes and coordinates the Lebanese …

U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action Programs: Africa

U.S. humanitarian mine action assistance has augmented that of other donor nations and NGOs so that Angola could train and equip more than 800 deminers, medical technicians, and supervisors; return thousands of refugees and IDPs to Angola's central highlands—a high-priority area for government and international community resettlement programs; …

E-Mine

E-MINE is the singular source of information related to the United Nations system engagement on mine action issues. Managed by UNMAS, this site collates mine action related information with the aim to raise public awareness of the impact mines, explosive remnants of war, and improvised explosive devices have on individuals and …

Global Mine Action Programme 3: research

The Global Mine Action Programme 3 (GMAP3) is the main programme for UK mine actions: mine clearance, explosive ordnance risk education (EORE) and capacity development in 10 countries across 3 ...

Building Partnerships Through Capabilities

The Humanitarian Mine Action program serves to address the humanitarian needs of nations impacted by Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) and Unexploded Explosive Ordnance (UXO) by executing "train-the-trainer" programs of instruction designed to build organic capabilities in conducting a wide range of HMA activities within …

The United Nations Mine Action Strategy 2021 Progress …

The year saw a drop in the number of casualties caused by IEDs, the reporting on these casualties however largely comes in an aggregate form. The high rate of unknown IED casualties. still affects the overall disaggregation of casualty data. Excluding unknown IED casualties improves that rate from 69% to 98%.

Mine Action | Global Protection Cluster

Mine action is a specialized protection activity that cuts across all spheres of humanitarian action. Explosive hazards inhibit freedom of movement, put civilian infrastructures at risk and limit access to food, water, schools, hospitals and shelter, and ultimately, they jeopardize the safe and dignified return of refugees and internally displaced persons.

UNMAS

Report of the Secretary-General on Assistance in Mine Action (A/76/283) Together for mine action: a multilateral success story. Support to UN Peace Operations. Peace operations are designed to create conditions …

Ukraine: Mine Action | ReliefWeb Response

The Mine Action AoR is 'the provider of last resort' for mine action within the Protection Cluster. UNDP as the UN lead agency in Mine Action, engages with UN partners and NGOs to ensure that mine action is at the centre of humanitarian planning and responses. The goal is to better coordinate and prioritize mine action activities to save ...

Mine Action Programs

The HD R&D Program holds an annual requirements workshop for representatives from international mine-action centers and nongovernmental demining organizations. At this workshop, technology needs are identified and decisions concerning the following year's development efforts are made based on subsequent in-country site assessments.

Gender Guidelines for Mine Action Programmes | United …

November 15, 2015. The United Nations Gender Guidelines for Mine Action Programmes are intended to help United Nations mine action policy makers and field personnel to incorporate gender perspectives in all relevant mine action initiatives and operations. The development of the guidelines has been informed by the Inter-Agency Steering …

Mine Action | Reports | Monitor

Mine Action Program. Mine action in Iraq has two distinct components. In northern governorates under the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), mine action is managed by the Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA), which in 2012 united with the General Directorate of Mine Action (GDMA). In central and southern Iraq, responsibility for mine ...

Humanitarian Mine Action

Humanitarian Mine Action. 29 items. Fact Sheet. U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction in South and Central Asia: . Releasing Land, Preventing Accidents, Promoting Recovery . in Conflict-Affected Countries. April 4, 2024. Fact Sheet. U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction in the Middle East and North Africa: .

THE UNITED NATIONS MINE ACTION STRATEGY 2019 …

The United Nations Mine Action Strategy 2019-2023 (the Strategy) articulates the strategic objectives and commitments of the United Nations to address the evolving context and …

Handbook for Capacity Development in Mine Action

22 Dec 2021. Download Report (PDF | 8.58 ) The mine action sector has evolved dramatically since the late 1980s when humanitarian clearance efforts …

A Guide to Mine Action

Mine Action, Security and Development 197 Key messages 198 Changing context, changing priorities 198 Ensuring mine action promotes development 201 Added value of using gender-sensitive approaches 205 Land, conflict and mine action: importance of a 'do no harm' approach 207 Using mine action expertise to improve safety and reduce …

U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action Program

Share. The U.S. Government humanitarian mine action program assists selected countries in relieving human suffering and in developing an indigenous mine action capability while promoting U.S. interests. The program provides increased humanitarian mine action assistance to countries suffering from the presence of …

E-Mine

E-MINE is the singular source of information related to the United Nations system engagement on mine action issues. Managed by UNMAS, this site collates mine action related information with the aim to raise public …

Humanitarian Demining Training Center

Courses. Humanitarian Mine Action Basic Courses: The courses intend to train U.S. military forces and U.S. government stakeholders in the preparation and delivery of instruction in landmine and battle area clearance (LMC/BAC) tasks, explosive ordnance disposal levels 1-3, physical security and stockpile conventional munitions assistance, …

IMSMA Core (Information Management System for Mine Action)

2 September 2013. The Information Management System for Mine Action (IMSMA) was developed to help make mine action safer, faster, more effective and efficient. There were calls from the mine action community for computerised decision support tools able to support the coordination and management of their operational activities.

Climate Change and Extreme Weather: How Can Mine Action Programs …

Using existing data on climate change–related hazards and their relationship with mine action programs is an important tool to raise awareness across affected communities and the mine action sector. An example of a simple measure is given in Figure 3, where open-source satellite data and detected surface water following the …

Together for mine action; a multilateral success story

This is phenomenal; it is only 21 years ago that the Convention came into force. Working together, or, multilateral cooperation, is what made this possible. This story is being published to mark and celebrate the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action 2020. The designation of 4 April was another multilateral decision ...

U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action Program

The U.S. Government humanitarian mine action program assists selected countries in relieving human suffering and in developing an indigenous mine action capability while promoting U.S. interests. The program provides increased humanitarian mine action assistance to countries suffering from the presence of persistent landmines, which maim …

Gender & Mine Action Programme – Gmap.ch

Why gender and diversity matter in mine action. Mine action does not happen in a vacuum. It takes place in a context where there are differences and inequalities between women, men, boys and in responsibilities …

Mine Action in Afghanistan and Tajikistan: Challenges and

The Mine Action Emergency Response program was completed in early 2003, and equipment was formally handed over to the Mine Action Program for Afghanistan. Throughout the program, FSD teams have destroyed more than 143,000 items of UXO. 9. Mine clearance in northern Badakhshan, Afghanistan.

Information management for mine action

The minimum data requirements define the minimum data necessary for mine action programs to collect in order to fulfil its obligations resulting from relevant standards and conventions. 1 Scope. This standard establishes general principles and guidelines that when followed ensure quality management of information in mine action programmes. …

United Nations Gender Guidelines for Mine Action …

UN mine action fieldpersonnel and all other stakeholders with an interest in the promotion of gender mainstreaming in the sector, including: both NGO and private operators, advocacy organizations, ... a What are the policies, programs or strategies that promote women's and chil-dren's access to services, public services and spaces? Which ...

U.S. Marines Continue Humanitarian Mine Action Program

A team of U.S. Marines and U.S. Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 20.1 and members of the Utah National Guard returned to Kenitra, Morocco, March 2 to further develop the Humanitarian Mine Action Program. At the request of the Kingdom of Morocco, U.S. Marine Corps explosive …

Information management in mine action

5.1 General. Information management (IM) is not an isolated function from the regular activities of a mine action programme. Information is created, analysed and used by all parts of those organizations involved in mine action operations and has a central role in all of any organization's processes.