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.
Julius Vanderwalt, Chief of Mine Action Programme in the Occupied Palestinian Territory After two years of intensive fighting, and with explosive weapons deployed by all parties to the conflict, the scale of explosive ordnance contamination in Gaza is immense. Explosive ordnance is one of the most indiscriminate threats in any conflict, it does not distinguish between a humanitarian worker, a civilian, a soldier, a militant, a freedom fighter, a…
Five Pillars of Mine Action
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".