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Agricultural land demining in September: farmers received over 20,000 hectares
January 16, 2025
Agricultural land demining in September: farmers received over 20,000 hectares

Partners allocate half a million dollars for a prioritisation project in humanitarian demining. The funds will be directed to developing a system that determines which territories should be demined fi...

Working group on mine action standards held its regular meeting
January 14, 2025
Working group on mine action standards held its regular meeting

A competition has been announced for the creation of a register of probably contaminated territories. The register will become a centralised database containing information on all territories in Ukrai...

UNDP supports women's participation in mine action in Ukraine
January 8, 2025
UNDP supports women's participation in mine action in Ukraine

100% localisation: in Ukraine, they are manufacturing the working tool for Croatian DOK-ING demining machines. This milestone marks the first fully localised major component of an international demini...

Humanitarian demining results for August 2024
January 8, 2025
Humanitarian demining results for August 2024

Demining results for 2024: sappers returned 17,000 square kilometres of land to use. The annual summary of humanitarian demining was presented by the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture o...

The Humanitarian Demining Center officially opened
January 2, 2025
The Humanitarian Demining Center officially opened

The Government has improved the procedure for using funds for the agricultural land demining programme. The changes are aimed at increasing the efficiency and speed of fund disbursement for compensati...

The state compensation program for agricultural land demining launched
December 20, 2024
The state compensation program for agricultural land demining launched

Poland has allocated 2.5 million zlotys (approximately 637 thousand US dollars) to support mine action in Ukraine. The corresponding agreement was signed between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pol...

Mine action certification system launched through the Diia portal
December 19, 2024
Mine action certification system launched through the Diia portal

12 veterans with disabilities have completed a training course in mine action. The graduates received professional qualifications that enable them to work in the humanitarian demining sector. "These 1...

International partners support Ukraine's mine action strategy
December 19, 2024
International partners support Ukraine's mine action strategy

The Ministry of Economy has introduced a new code in the field of mine action. The new classification code formalises specific types of mine action activities within the national system of economic ac...

First mine action cluster meeting of 2025 held
December 11, 2024
First mine action cluster meeting of 2025 held

More work with demining machines: the second course in mine action for veterans with disabilities continues. The course includes expanded practical training with heavy demining equipment. "The second ...

Sectoral working group on mine action discussed new cooperation mechanisms
December 11, 2024
Sectoral working group on mine action discussed new cooperation mechanisms

The development and expansion of the programme to compensate farmers for demining services on their land is one of the key priorities for the next year. Partners have expressed interest in the program...

Compensation for agricultural land demining: how farmers benefit from the state program
December 9, 2024
Compensation for agricultural land demining: how farmers benefit from the state program

In November, farmers received 25,000 hectares of land cleared of mines and explosive ordnance for use. This was announced by Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister — Minister of Economy of Ukr...

The law 'On Mine Action' came into force: what will change
December 5, 2024
The law 'On Mine Action' came into force: what will change

How to employ a person with a disability in the mine action sector: the Ministry of Economy together with UNDP prepared recommendations. The document is a practical guide for mine action operators on ...