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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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.
MINUSCA’s DSRSG visits NMAA to advance national ownership
On 21 October, MINUSCA’s DSRSG Ebrima Ceesay visited the NMAA’s rehabilitated offices in Bangui, highlighting UNMAS support to national capacity-building and reaffirming MINUSCA’s commitment to national ownership. #CAR
Strengthening national ownership of #MineAction in Nigeria
Dr. Mohammed Umate, National Coordinator of Nigeria’s National Mine Action Centre, on operationalizing the Centre, embedding mine action in national structures and building national capacity with partner support. #APMBC
UNMAS Deputy Director Rita Gunaryati Lubis met with the Head of the International Relations Division of the Indonesian National Police to discuss Indonesia’s potential participation in a regional C-IED Capacity-Building Project for Police-Contributing Countries (PCCs).
Deputi Direktur UNMAS, Rita Gunaryati Lubis, bertemu dengan Kepala Divisi Hubungan Internasional Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia untuk membahas potensi partisipasi Indonesia dalam proyek regional pengembangan kapasitas C-IED bagi negara-negara penyumbang personel kepolisian.
UNMAS Director Kazumi, together with UNMAS colleagues, met with HRH Prince Mired Raad Zeid Al-Hussein and Mohammed Breikat, Director of Jordan's National Committee for Demining and Rehabilitation (NCDR), to discuss opportunities for strengthened cooperation in mine action.
UNMAS Director Kazumi Ogawa met in Damascus with Qutaiba Kadish, Director of International Cooperation at Syria’s Foreign Ministry, to discuss UNMAS’s work in Syria and support to the National Mine Action Center.
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Last week, David, an EOD Specialist deployed by the Swiss Armed Forces to the UNMAS IED Threat Mitigation Advisory Team, visited the Indonesian Peacekeeping Training Center, where future peacekeepers are learning how to recognize and respond to explosive threats before deployment
Every child's life matters, and every child's future is worth protecting!
Children should never pay the price of war.
We are grateful to @UNMAS for joining #ProveItMatters, reaffirming the importance of the #CAAC mandate & UNMAS' critical mission to protect children & communities from the deadly legacy of landmines & explosive remnants of war. #CAAC30
Last week, UNMAS Deputy Director Rita Gunaryati Lubis and the UNMAS IED TMAT visited Indonesia for a four-day engagement focused on Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) Training at the Indonesian National Armed Forces Peacekeeping Mission Center (PMPP TNI).
Pekan lalu, Deputi Direktur UNMAS, Rita Gunaryati Lubis dan UNMAS IED TMAT, mengunjungi Indonesia dalam rangkaian kegiatan selama empat hari yang berfokus pada Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) di Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan Perdamaian Tentara Nasional Indonesia (PMPP TNI)
On 6–7 October, UNMAS joined Arab States in Cairo for a workshop hosted by the League of Arab States and co-organized with UNODA, sharing field experience on protecting civilians and supporting recovery, with a focus on EWIPA, CCW and autonomous weapons systems.
في 6 و7 أكتوبر، شاركت UNMAS مع الدول العربية في ورشة عمل بالقاهرة استضافتها @arableague_gs ونظمتها مع @UN_Disarmament، لتبادل الخبرات الميدانية في حماية المدنيين ودعم التعافي، بالتركيز على الأسلحة المتفجرة في المناطق المأهولة بالسكان، واتفاقية CCW، ونظم الأسلحة الذاتية التشغيل.
Thank you @AlFajr_FPYA for partnering with us! Explosive ordnance risk education helps youth workers recognize the dangers of explosive remnants of war and share safe behaviours with their communities. 🙏
(UNMAS) conducted an awareness training session for the staff of AlFajr Palestinian Youth Association to enhance their understanding of the risks posed by explosive remnants of war and explosive devices. @UNMAS
In Bangui, UNMAS rehabilitated 2 armouries & 3 training rooms for 🇨🇫 defence and security forces: safer weapons & ammunition storage, stronger training. With @UN_CAR @UNPeacekeeping 👇
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#MineAction #CAR #BlueHelmets
À Bangui, l’UNMAS a réhabilité 2 armureries et 3 salles de formation pour les forces de défense et de sécurité 🇨🇫 : stockage plus sûr des armes et munitions, formation renforcée. Avec @UN_CAR @UNPeacekeeping 👇
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#LutteAntimines #RCA #CasquesBleus