Headlines Africa3d ago
UN mine action chiefs for Ethiopia and Sudan call for more funding http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRZmfq #MineAction #Ethiopia #Sudan #Landmines #ChildSafety
Susan VilleDec 30

📢 #yemen -- The Executive #MineAction Center in #hodeida governorate destroyed, on Tuesday, 300 anti-vehicle mines, remnants of the coalition, as part of its ongoing efforts to clear the governorate of these dangerous remnants

🔹 Colonel Yahya Sabr, Director of the Executive Mine Action Center in Hodeida: Remnants of the aggression still pose a great danger to the lives of citizens, as they have caused civilian casualties

#civilprotection #news

📰 Report YPA DEC-30

https://en.ypagency.net/380738

300 anti-vehicle mines of coalition’s remnants destroyed in Hodeida

HODEIDA, Dec. 30 (YPA) - The Executive Mine Action Center in Hodeida governorate destroyed, on Tuesday, 300 anti-vehicle mines, remnants of the coalition, as part of its ongoing efforts to clear the governorate of these dangerous remnants.Colonel Yah

Yemen Press Agency
Susan VilleDec 29

📌 #gaza Humanitarian Response | Situation Report No. 55 by 🔵 OCHA

🔹 UN #foodsecurity sector partners had reached 194,000 families (approx 970,000 people) with general food assistance as part of the DEC monthly cycle

🔹 #water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Cluster dispatched nearly 62,000 dignity kits

🔹 #MineAction partners conducted five explosive hazard assessments in #DeirAlBalah and #GazaCity

Full UN report (prime source) 👇🏽

https://www.ochaopt.org/content/gaza-humanitarian-response-situation-report-no-55

Gaza Humanitarian Response | Situation Report No. 55 | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Occupied Palestinian Territory

As of 23 December, Food Security Sector partners had reached 194,000 families (approximately 970,000 people) with general food assistance as part of the December monthly cycle.

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Occupied Palestinian Territory
Susan VilleDec 11

📑 Fractured Flow: The Cascading Impacts of War on Access to Water - The Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas and Their Impact on Access to #water (NOV-2025)

🔹 The report draws on Insecurity Insight’s dataset of reports of 308 incidents gathered from open sources in which explosive weapons damaged, destroyed, or disrupted water supply systems or contaminated water sources

#MineAction #civilprotection #ihl
#data #analysis #society

PDF download link 👇🏽

https://insecurityinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/EWIPA-and-Water-Structures.pdf

Headlines AfricaDec 5
Landmine deaths surge worldwide amid UN demining funding cut http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TPfDZ0 #Landmines #HumanitarianAid #ConflictResolution #MineAction #UNFunding
Headlines AfricaDec 5
UN sounds alarm on landmine deaths amid funding cuts for demining http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TPf6g8 #Landmines #Demining #HumanitarianAid #MineAction #UN
Susan VilleNov 3

In the #CAR, working with explosive ordnance is often seen as a man’s job. Yet two women are quietly proving the opposite: Through training, discipline, and courage, Luisa Diane Namboua and Chief-Sergeant Laure Christelle Djimadoum-Narom-Ko are showing that national #women professionals operate safely and effectively in one of the most high-risk fields, while directly contributing to MINUSCA’s mandate to protect civilians #mineaction

#africa #ihl #news

📰 Report UNMAS

https://www.unmas.org/en/women-front-line-of-mine-action-central-african-republic-car

Women on the Front Line of Mine Action in the Central African Republic (CAR)

French Luisa Diane Namboua and Chief-Sergeant Laure Christelle Djimadoum-Narom-Ko In the CAR, working with explosive ordnance is often seen as a man’s job. Yet two women are quietly proving the opposite. Through training, discipline, and courage, Luisa Diane Namboua and Chief-Sergeant Laure Christelle Djimadoum-Narom-Ko are showing that national women professionals can operate safely and effectively in one of the most high-risk fields of peace operations, while directly contributing to MINUSCA’s mandate to protect civilians and to UNMAS’ efforts to build national capacity in mine action.

Susan VilleOct 31

🔵 UNMAS update OCT-2025 for #gaza

#mineaction #ordnance #civilprotection
#emergencyresponse

🎧 Embedded mp3: Luke Irving, head of UNMAS’s mission in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, spoke to UN News’s Ezzat El-Ferri

https://news.un.org/en/audio/2025/10/1166143

UN steps up efforts to clear explosive hazards in Gaza

As access slowly improves under the Gaza ceasefire deal, the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) is scaling up operations and mobilising funds to ensure the safe removal of dangerous munitions following two years of devastating bombardment.Priority is being given to main roads, infrastructure, and essential services for civilians in the enclave who face a deadly threat from unexploded hazards.

UN News
GREUBE HUMAINEJul 1, 2025

Exprimant son inquiétude face aux retraits de plusieurs États membres de la Convention sur l'interdiction des #MinesAntiPersonnel, @antonioguterres annonce une campagne mondiale pour relancer le soutien à la Convention.

https://buff.ly/nxn9xZ6
#MineAction

Headlines AfricaJun 19, 2025
Africa: UN Chief to Launch Life-Saving Campaign Strengthening Mine Action Worldwide: [ENA] - The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres is set to launch a global campaign to boost support for disarmament and mine action. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLRxvX #UN #MineAction #Disarmament #GlobalCampaign #AntónioGuterres