UNMAS
United Nations Mine Action Service

Facts and Figures

Bird’s-eye view of clearance in Abyei.
Bird’s-eye view of clearance in Abyei. UNMAS/Roshan Christy

UNMAS Impact in 2024

Clearance operationsenable the restoration of critical infrastructure, support livelihoods and contribute to peace through the clearance and release of contaminated lands.
  • In 2024, UNMAS programmes cleared 31.7 square kilometers of land and 3,954 kilometers of road
  • Afghanistan: between June and October 2024, the clearance of more than 4.4 million m2 of land contaminated with explosive ordnance enabled thousands of community members in the north and north-east regions to resume their daily activities, returned land to productive use and improved safe access to schools and roads.
  • Iraq: more than 5 million m2 of land were returned to communities in the Governorates of Ninawa, Anbar and Basrah, enabling the return of displaced families, revitalizing agriculture and housing, and supporting road network expansion.
  • Western Sahara: UNMAS supported peace efforts by clearing 31 hazardous areas and releasing more than 3.8 million m2 of land in 2024, verifying over 14,000 km of routes to facilitate ceasefire monitoring.
  • South Sudan: clearance operations facilitated safe access to 39 health facilities, 115 water points, 19 schools and over 800 other key infrastructure sites.
Mine action activities enable humanitarian operators to safely deliver crucial humanitarian aid
  • Occupied Palestinian Territory: UNMAS guided an estimated 500 humanitarian convoys that delivered food, fuel and medical assistance; trained 672 humanitarian workers on safe behaviours in environments contaminated by explosive ordnance; and conducted 502 explosive hazard assessments of critical infrastructure, including shelters and hospitals used by internally displaced persons.
UNMAS provides Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) to protect civilians from explosive threats, with a focus on at-risk, displaced and underserved populations
  • In 2024, UNMAS programmes provided EORE to more than 937,000 people impacted by EO
  • Colombia: UNMAS delivered risk education to more than 13,000 people, including civilians from vulnerable ethnic groups
Weapons and Ammunition Management
  • In 2024, UNMAS programmes removed and destroyed 58,874 ERWs
  • In 2024, UNMAS programmes destroyed 1.8 million rounds of small arms ammunition
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