Support to Mine Action in Yemen

The project aims to develop the capacity of the Government of Yemen to coordinate the mine action related activities of governmental non-governmental and private sector actors in order to ensure hazards posed by explosives are efficiently removed. The project also works to support the Government of Yemen to increase the number of trained qualified and equipped de-miners active in the country. Project activities include: (1) mapping of Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) contamination; (2) clearing ERWs in priority areas using internationally recognized mine clearance standards; (3) awareness-raising of threats posed by ERWs in affected communities; and (4) providing support and rehabilitation to survivors of ERW incidents.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased durability of a negotiated settlement as humanitarian and stabilization actors are able to access the population safely; (2) increased capacity of the Yemeni Mine Action Co-ordination Centre to co-ordinate mine action organizations nationally; (3) increased capacity of the Yemen Executive Mine Action Centre to carry out mine action related activities (clearance mapping surveying educating etc.); and (4) decreased threat from explosive hazards to the civilian population.