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IN THE NEWS
Headlines and press coverage about landmines and efforts to eliminate them. UPDATED (5/16)
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Ms. Agnès Marcaillou Assumes Post as UNMAS Director
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) is pleased to announce that Ms. Agnès Marcaillou has officially assumed the post of the Director of UNMAS.
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Japan Supporting Sustainable Development with Funding for Global Fight against Landmines
The Government of Japan has contributed US$8,300,000 to the Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Action for programmes in Africa and in Afghanistan. NEW (4/16)
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Reports of the Secretary-General on Assistance in Mine Action
Reports focus on progress achieved on all relevant issues outlined in his previous reports to the General Assembly on assistance in mine clearance and mine action.
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Joint Mine Action Coordination Team - Libya (JMACT)
To present a coordinated mine action response to the explosive remnants of war threat in Libya, UN and international NGOs have partnered to form the Joint Mine Action Coordination Team.
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If there were landmines here...
...would you stand for them anywhere?
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UNMAS 101 - United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) video
Watch UNMAS 101, a promotional video narrated by the star of the Academy Award-winning film "The Hurt Locker", Jeremy Renner.
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Cluster Munitions
What are cluster bombs? What is the UN saying about them? What is the status of the Cluster Ban Treaty?
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Gender guidelines for mine action programmes
The new Guidelines include lessons learned and best practices from around the world in gender mainstreaming in the domain of mine action as well as updated check-lists for the field personnel to use.
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UNMAS Annual Report 2010
16 Donors contributed $63.5 million to Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Action.
