International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

   Launch of Landmine Monitor 2025 report Launch of Landmine Monitor 2025 report. Speakers:- Loren Persi, Landmine Monitor 2025 Impact Team Lead - Katrin Atkins, Landmine Monitor 2025 Impact Team Senior Researcher - Ruth Bottomley, Landmine Monitor 2025 Mine Action Funding Research Lead - Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan, Landmine Monitor 2025 Ban Policy Editor Moderated by : Fiifi Edu-Afful, Senior Researcher, UNIDIRView less Watch the UNIDIR - Press conference: Launch of Landmine Monitor 2025 report! 01:02:44 Press Conferences

Launch of the Cluster Munition Monitor 2025 report. The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) is an autonomous institution within the United Nations that conducts independent research on disarmament and international security issues. Speakers: Ursign Hofmann, Senior Researcher, UNIDIR Conventional Arms and Ammunition Programme Loren Persi, Cluster Munition Monitor Impact Team Lead Katrin Atkins, Cluster Munition Monitor Impact Team Senior Researcher Michael Hart, Cluster Munition Monitor Research Specialist Khamsone Sirimanivong, Vice Chair, Legacies of War Related Documents:  UNIDIR Watch the UNIDIR Press conference: Launch of the Cluster Munition Monitor 2025 report! Press Conferences

UNMAS Press conference related to the 28th International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and United Nations Advisers. Speakers:Ilene Cohn, Director UNMAS. Ambassador Tobias Privitelli, Director GICHD. Watch the UNMAS - Press conference related to the 28th International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and United Nations Advisers!

The  UNMAS helps ensure that United Nations Peacekeeping missions can implement their complex mandates in spite of explosive threats. At the Peacekeeping Ministerial, Member States will have the opportunity to help protect communities and peacekeepers against this growing threat .

  Mine action   encompasses activities aimed at mitigating the risks posed by explosive hazards, including landmines and unexploded ordnance , through  Clearance,  Mine risk education,  Victim assistance,  Advocacy  Stockpile destruction.

The United Nations mine action community will commemorate the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action 2025 on April 4th under the theme “ Safe Futures Start Here ”. The community will bring attention to the progress made over the last year and the challenges that remain in countries around the worl d. Building on the Pact of the Future , considering the condemnation of the devastating impact of armed conflict on all persons including persons with disabilities (Action 14) and seizing “on opportunities provided by new and emerging technologies to empower and advance equity for persons with disabilities, including through promoting the availability of assistive technologies” (Action 29), events and campaigns will focus on raising awareness about the needs of people around the world. Events at United Nations Headquarters On 3 April 2025, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, Mr. Alexandre Zouev, and two other UN officials will b...