Landmines don’t disappear when the fighting stops. In parts of Syria, they continue to pose a major threat to people’s lives. UNHCR, and UN partners, are providing essential support to affected communities—helping families stay safe and rebuild toward a more secure future.

"Syria will be great again" say The White Helmets at #MineBanIM as they announce that they are looking to develop a "National Mine Action Centre". As The HALO Trust Andrew Moore explained - mine clearance needs to be integrated into all facets of the humanitarian response

We welcome Lord Vernon Coaker's statement that the Ottawa Convention continues to play “an important role in protecting civilians from harm caused by anti-personnel landmines” and that the 🇬🇧 UK’s commitment to the treaty “remains unwavering.” ⬇️ ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-confirms-la…

As of March 2025, Ukraine’s mine-affected land spans an estimated 139,000 square kilometers — or 23% of its territory — covering more ground than all of Greece and posing an immense threat to civilian life and recovery efforts. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-is-big…

“Children should never have to live in fear of playing outside or walking to school,” said Prince Harry. Today, the Duke of Sussex joined us in #Angola to meet families living near Africa’s largest minefield - 28 years after his mother brought the issue to the world’s attention.

"The most important thing is reaching those remote districts and evacuating them in very difficult and challenging terrain." Dr Farid Homayoun of charity the Halo Trust, talks to @c4ciaran about the deadly earthquake in Afghanistan. Read and watch: channel4.com/news/desperate…

HALO is proud to contribute to the national effort in Lao PDR with the support of our donors. In 2024, our teams cleared almost 17 square kilometres and destroyed nearly 9,000 submunitions in Savannakhet province, returning land to farming families and making communities safer

Pleased to join Jenny Chapman & Jack McConnell at an event with MAG (Mines Advisory Group), The HALO Trust & Labour Foreign Policy Group (LFPG) to reflect on what it will take to tackle conflict globally. Mine action is about more than land – it’s about people, recovery & the UK’s responsibility to lead.

🎬 “Humanitarian mine action is something distinctive that the UK excels at. What we do really matters." In 2023, 69% of antipersonnel mines cleared by humanitarian organisations across the globe were cleared by two British organisations – HALO and MAG. 🇬🇧 HALO Chief Strategy

50 million tons of rubble is what Gaza has been reduced to, explains Adam Tooze. This is in addition to huge amounts of unexploded ammunition and ordnance, and tens of thousands bodies among the detritus. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/03/wha…

“HALO welcomes the news of a ceasefire and a hostage deal in Gaza. This brings hope for people on both sides. A ceasefire must allow for the immediate start of rubble clearance and the destruction of explosives,’ says HALO CEO James Cowan. HALO is ready to work in Gaza to keep

Two trucks in a UN convoy in South Ukraine, clearly marked as humanitarian, were targeted and destroyed by drones yesterday. Thankfully, no casualties. These attacks are utterly unacceptable and highlight the daily risks faced by aid workers. #notatarget #Ukraine

“Mine Action Weekly” Syria section a sad reminder of what seven days look like for the most dangerous country on the planet for landmines and UXO

Since 2022, HALO has surveyed 51.5 million square metres and made more than 12 million square metres of land safe in 🇺🇦 #Ukraine. The challenge of explosive contamination in Ukraine remains immense - but so too does the determination of the Ukrainian people and their deminers.

At #UMAC2025 in Tokyo, The HALO Trust shared its vision for a tech-driven mine free future. Under our new strategy, we’re expanding innovation to cut false alarms below 50% by 2030. In 2024 we dug over 6 million evacuations by hand. By 2030, 90% will be done by machines.

"Technology is at the heart of the new Halo strategy." 💡 HALO Director of Strategy James Denselow is at 🇯🇵 #UMAC2025 in Tokyo, where we're talking about the theme of acceleration. James describes how our use of drones, AI and other innovations will make our life-saving work

Unexploded ordnance can kill and maim long after bombs stop falling. In Gaza Israel is restricting both the experts and the equipment needed for the clearance economist.com/middle-east-an…

Millions of civilians are at risk from unexploded ordnance, but the Halo Trust is making education possible for children eager to learn after years of civil war thetimes.com/world/middle-e…

📢The 'Clearing the Mines 2025' report is now online at mineactionreview.org, together with our 2025 Monitoring of the Siem Reap-Angkor Action Plan #SRAAP for survey and clearance. Read up on global progress in #landmine #clearance ahead of Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention #22MSP in United Nations Geneva

James Cowan Chatham House on the future of UK Aid - “Unless we address conflict the world will fall apart in front of our eyes” Baroness Ashton - “Aid is about our future as much as that of the people we are supporting” #CHevents