This week’s edition of Mine Action Weekly highlights the scale, complexity and evolving nature of explosive ordnance contamination worldwide. From record clearance efforts in Azerbaijan and the mounting cluster-munition legacy to Gaza, Ukraine and Syria, the edition explores operational progress, civilian risks, policy pressures and international cooperation – while spotlighting the people, partnerships and innovations shaping mine action’s response to today’s challenges. Dis

This week’s Mine Action Weekly highlights the scale and complexity of today’s explosive ordnance challenge – from Azerbaijan’s expanding clearance efforts and Syria’s mounting civilian casualties to Ukraine’s drive for innovation and recovery. The newsletter also examines new international partnerships, evolving technology, funding debates, and policy developments, alongside continued efforts to clear contamination and restore safe access to land and livelihoods. Disclaimers:

This week’s Mine Action Weekly explores a sector balancing significant progress with persistent and evolving threats. From major clearance efforts in Azerbaijan, Syria and Yemen to Ukraine’s demining reforms, new funding commitments and advances in drone and AI technology, this week's newsletter examine how mine action is adapting to increasingly complex challenges while keeping civilian protection, recovery and resilience at its core. Disclaimers: This newsletter features ne

This week, Azerbaijan reports nearly 1,700 hectares cleared in a single week, while Syria’s expanding clearance efforts confront widespread contamination and the urgent return of displaced communities. New programmes launch in Sudan, funding pressures threaten operations in Cambodia, and Ukraine advances donor coordination and AI-powered demining. Meanwhile, wildfires and heavy rains expose how explosive hazards persist far beyond active conflict zones. Disclaimers: This news

This week’s Mine Action Weekly highlights the scale and persistence of explosive ordnance contamination worldwide – from major clearance gains in Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka to renewed threats in Cambodia and Ukraine. The newsletter also examines advances in EORE, victim assistance, policy, funding and emerging technologies, including AI and robotics, underscoring both the progress achieved and challenges that remain. Disclaimers: This newsletter features news reports and articl

This week’s Mine Action Weekly highlights the scale and diversity of explosive ordnance threats worldwide, from Azerbaijan’s 8,000-hectare clearance effort and Ukraine’s expanding capacity to emerging challenges in Gaza, South Korea and Syria. The newsletter also examine advances in AI, underwater demining and drone-based detection, alongside new funding commitments, EORE initiatives, policy developments and efforts to protect communities. Disclaimers: This newsletter feature

This week’s edition of the Mine Action Weekly newsletter highlights how humanitarian mine action continues to evolve amid shifting conflicts and recovery efforts. From flood-driven explosive ordnance risks in Afghanistan and renewed contamination along the Cambodia–Thailand border to Ukraine’s investment in quality management and innovative detection technologies, the stories underscore the sector’s dual focus on protecting lives today while strengthening safer, more resilien

From expanding contamination in Cambodia and Syria to major land release in Ukraine and Azerbaijan, this week's Mine Action Weekly newsletter underscore the scale and complexity of today's explosive ordnance challenge. The newsletter also examines new casualty data, emerging technologies, international cooperation, and growing recognition that mine action is essential not only for saving lives, but also for recovery, environmental stewardship, and long-term resilience. Discla

This week’s Mine Action Weekly examines major developments across the mine action sector, from Azerbaijan’s large-scale clearance efforts and Cambodia’s land release progress to Ukraine’s humanitarian demining reforms and emerging technologies. The newsletter highlight evolving explosive ordnance challenges, including climate-related displacement of hazards, legacy contamination, civilian casualties, and international cooperation supporting safer recovery and reconstruction.

This week’s Mine Action Weekly explores global efforts to address explosive threats — from Afghanistan’s Soviet-era mine clearance and Laos’ enduring cluster munition legacy to Ukraine’s expanding demining response and new innovations in autonomous clearance technology. The newsletter also cover major funding commitments, regional cooperation, victim assistance, and policy developments shaping the future of humanitarian mine action. Disclaimers: This newsletter features news

From developments in detecting plastic landmines and Lebanon's landmark decision to ban anti-personnel mines, to new donor support, innovative environmental initiatives, and the long-lasting legacy of explosive remnants of war, this week's edition of the Mine Action Weekly newsletter brings together the developments shaping humanitarian mine action. The newsletter also highlight inspiring stories from Laos and Syria, where clearance is restoring farmland, livelihoods, and hop

From deadly attacks on humanitarian deminers in Ukraine to major international conferences, breakthrough technologies, and renewed global efforts to clear contaminated land, this week’s edition highlights the evolving challenges and opportunities shaping mine action. Discover how explosive ordnance continues to influence humanitarian response, recovery, food security, and international security across the globe. Dive right in and stay up-to-date! Disclaimers: This newsletter

From Cambodia’s steady march toward a mine-free future to growing fears of naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, this week’s developments highlight how mine action continues to shape security, recovery, and international policy. Explore major clearance achievements, emerging technologies, funding shifts, and the human stories behind a global challenge that still affects at least 58 countries and territories. Disclaimers: This newsletter features news reports and articles from

From Croatia’s declaration as mine-free after three decades of work to mounting concerns over mines in the Strait of Hormuz, this week’s stories in the Mine Action Weekly newsletter reveal how mine action sits at the crossroads of humanitarian recovery, international security, and innovation. Explore developments from Ukraine, Syria, Laos, Sri Lanka, and beyond as the sector continues to shape lives, livelihoods, and geopolitics worldwide. Disclaimers: This newsletter feature

This week’s edition spans mine clearance breakthroughs, rising civilian casualties, and growing geopolitical tensions. From Azerbaijan’s large-scale land release and Ukraine’s expanding demining fleet to renewed concerns over the Strait of Hormuz and the ongoing humanitarian impact of contamination in Syria and Yemen, the sector remains at the intersection of recovery, security, and international politics. Disclaimers: This newsletter features news reports and articles from a

From the mined farmlands of Ukraine and Azerbaijan to rising naval mine tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, this week’s edition explores how explosive ordnance continues shaping security, recovery, and geopolitics worldwide. Discover the latest developments in clearance operations, emerging technologies, survivor assistance, international cooperation, and the growing strategic importance of mine action in an increasingly unstable global landscape. Disclaimers: This newsletter f

From billion-dollar demining challenges in Ukraine to rising maritime mine tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, this week’s edition of the Mine Action Weekly newsletter explores how explosive ordnance continues shaping conflict, recovery, trade, and civilian life worldwide. We also examine new technologies, funding initiatives, survivor assistance gaps, and the evolving political and humanitarian dimensions of mine action across multiple regions.

This week's newsletter highlights the EO contamination in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Yemen, Syria, and Ukraine, alongside major clearance progress in Azerbaijan and Ukraine. Maritime mine threats in the Strait of Hormuz prompted multinational mine-countermeasure planning and deployments. Lebanon joined the Ottawa Treaty, while AI, drones, robotics, and mine detection dogs continued shaping demining operations. International cooperation expanded through UN, ASEAN, EU, and bilatera

This week’s roundup highlights continued clearance alongside growing operational challenges. Cambodia has declared 85% of homes safe, though farmland remains contaminated. Iraq and Yemen report ongoing large-scale clearance, while Ukraine cleared farmland but faces disruptions from frontline shifts, wildfires, and new hazards like drone fibre optics. Naval mine risks in the Strait of Hormuz are driving military deployments. Globally, expanding contamination and reduced fundin

A warm welcome to the latest edition of the Mine Action Weekly newsletter - your go-to source for the most important global updates from the mine action sector. Read about the latest news on EO contamination & clearance, EORE, accidents and victim assistance, advocacy efforts, stockpile destruction, mine action innovation & technology, and assistance, cooperation & funding - right here, every Monday. Dive right in and stay up-to-date! Disclaimers: This newsletter features new