UN Mine Action Service Work in Ukraine and Afghanistan – Press Conference | United Nations

United Nations Mine Action Service briefing · April 1, 2026

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Moderator opened the briefing and introduced panelists Kazumi Ogawa (newly appointed director, UN Mine Action Service), Paul Heslop (special adviser on demining in Ukraine) and Nick Pond (chief of Mine Action in Afghanistan).

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United Nations Mine Action Service officials briefed reporters on global explosive hazards, citing large contamination in Afghanistan and Ukraine, urgent funding shortfalls and promising new technologies that could reduce clearance costs and speed recovery.

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