The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) reduces the threat of explosive hazards and IEDs. Ms. Kazumi Ogawa is the Director of UNMAS.
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UNMAS Director Kazumi Ogawa & senior delegation concluded a productive visit to Syria to advance mine action partnerships.
From Daraa field visits to high-level talks with ministries, UN agencies & donors, UNMAS remains committed to a safer Syria, free from explosive hazards.
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Meet Saif, a member of the UNMAS team in Iraq.
Reflecting on UNMAS's work in Mosul, Saif shares his pride in supporting efforts to remove explosive hazards and help pave the way for reconstruction and recovery.
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UNMAS leadership is in Nairobi, Kenya, for the Heads of Mine Action Components (HoMAC) meeting, bringing together leadership to discuss operational priorities, strengthen coordination, and address evolving challenges in mine action.
Pleased to have joined @UNMAS leadership in Nairobi, #Kenya 🇰🇪 for practical and constructive discussions. I am grateful to these committed professionals, whose crucial work clearing landmines and explosive remnants of war saves lives and helps communities recover from conflict.
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United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) retweeted
At least 918,000 people in Gaza are estimated to be living within 500 metres of identified explosive ordnance, according to @UNMAS
The actual number exposed is likely considerably higher, as large areas remain inaccessible and unassessed.
Read recent Protection Cluster report: reliefweb.int/report/occupie…
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United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) retweeted
Mine clearance removes hidden dangers before they can destroy a life.
A road stays open. A field can be worked. Children play where tragedy was once just steps away.
That is no accident.
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#DisarmamentWeek
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A decade of support. Safer ground for recovery.
On 25 October in Baghdad, UNMAS Director Kazumi Ogawa met Ambassador Niccolò Fontana to thank Italy for 10 years of support for mine action in Iraq—helping communities rebuild safely.
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A decade of support. Safer ground for recovery.
On 25 October in Baghdad, UNMAS Director Kazumi Ogawa met Ambassador Niccolò Fontana to thank Italy for 10 years of support for mine action in Iraq—helping communities rebuild safely.
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Recovery begins with safety.
After the liberation of Mosul, UNMAS cleared 57 IEDs and 27 suicide-vest explosive devices from the Al-Shifa hospital complex, once used by ISIS.
7,400 m² made safe, medical supplies delivered, and rebuilding is underway. #MineAction
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Thank you, @Lacroix_UN, for highlighting Iraq’s demining efforts and its cooperation with UNMAS to protect civilians. Mine action remains essential to building safer communities and supporting peace and security.
In my meetings with officials in #Iraq🇮🇶, I commended the country's demining efforts, with support from @UNMAS, to ensure the safety of civilians. Also discussed Iraq's potential participation in @UN Peacekeeping & opportunities to strengthen cooperation with the UN more broadly.
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💥 At PK39, the only approved demolition site in the Central African Republic, @UN_CAR and Central African Armed Forces (FACA) teams destroyed expired ammunition.
The aim, says UNMAS Officer in Charge Dorothy Du: train national forces and test joint teamwork.
#MineAction
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“This shows how essential these demining activities are to enable everything else: reconstruction and rehabilitation.”
In #Mosul, UN USG Jean-Pierre Lacroix saw how #MineAction action lays the foundation for recovery, from Al Nuri Mosque to major health facilities.
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United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) retweeted
Since 1997, the Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention has helped destroy over 55 million stockpiled mines. Supporting mine action, and States’ commitment to humanitarian disarmament norms, is essential for a safer world. #MineAction #DisarmamentWeek @UNMAS
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United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) retweeted
Cooperation for a safer cyberspace: exchanging knowledge, building connections and fostering trust among States for a more peaceful cyberspace. #DisarmamentWeek
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What happens before land is declared safe?
In Syria, UNMAS partner @TheHALOTrust uses a large-loop detector to investigate suspected explosive hazards. Metallic signals are marked for manual inspection.
Evidence-based survey enables safe land use.
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On 16 Oct 2026, UNMAS TMAT presented at a UN First Committee side event in New York, highlighting evolving IED threats, including weaponized UAS, and the need for a whole-of-government approach to strengthen national C-IED capabilities. #UNMAS #CounterIED
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The event also launched the UNIDIR C-IED Compendium, promoting knowledge-sharing and effective national practices. Countering evolving IED threats requires coordinated global action to protect civilians, peacekeepers and communities. #UNIDIR #MineAction #Peacekeeping
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In #Somalia, key security leadership took full ownership of training packages for their people. UNMAS handed over:
✅ C-IED TMPs & SOPs
✅ National WAM Curriculum
✅ Risk Education packages.
Somali institutions are uniting under one vision 2 strengthen oversight & build capacity
ALT Various participants actively engage UNMAS personnel during the handover ceremony / UNMAS
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🇺🇳 Today is @UN Day.
In 1945, the UN Charter came into force, promising “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.”
UNMAS teams carry that promise in 19 countries & territories: clearing explosives, teaching safety, supporting survivors.
#UNDay #UNMAS #MineAction
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For Rita, Deputy Director at UNMAS, seeing Indonesia strengthen its capacity to protect UN peacekeepers is both professional and personal.
Watch as she reflects on the importance of the UNMAS-PMPP TNI partnership and its contribution to the safety of Indonesian peacekeepers.
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