UNMAS
United Nations Mine Action Service

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Our Mission

A surge in conflict across the globe has led to increasingly complex demands on the mine action sector. The UNMAS approach is needs-driven and people-centred, guided by humanitarian principles.

UNMAS supports the entire UN system through a small team at headquarters, a humanitarian hub in Geneva, and some 3,000 women and men employed through UNMAS funding in the field. UNMAS is a specialized, agile organization, which delivers concrete results in dynamic operating environments across the world.

Mandate

The Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) is an intergovernmental advisory body that supports peace efforts in conflict-affected

Leadership

The Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund is the UN's leading instrument to invest in prevention and peacebuilding

SG Report

The Peacebuilding Strategy and Partnerships Branch (PSPB) works to enhance UN system capacities to deliver

SC Resolution

The Peacebuilding Strategy and Partnerships Branch (PSPB) works to enhance UN system capacities to deliver

Five Pillars of Mine Action

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Clearance

Mine clearance is one of the five core components of mine action. In its broad sense, it includes surveys, mapping and minefield marking, as well as the actual clearance of mines from the ground. This range of activities is often referred to as "demining".

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Explosive Ordnance Risk Education

Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) refers to educational activities aimed at reducing the risk of injury from explosive ordnance, including mines and unexploded ordnance, by raising awareness and promoting behavioural change through public-information campaigns, education and training, and liaison with communities.

Watch and Listen

#ForwardNotFragmented - 'Looking Away' by Tabitha Haly

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