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The United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) has recorded one (01) landmine and explosive remnants of war(ERW) related incident in Hudaydah Governorate in April. In this incident, one (01) man was killed. The incident took place in At Tuhayta, anarea that continues to be documented as a site of recurrent landmine and ERW incidents. While the number of casualties recorded for thismonth has decreased compared to March, this doesn’t signify that the threat has diminished. Landmines and ERW remain a persistentthreat, underscoring the continued need to strengthen mine action interventions, including clearance operations, explosive ordnance riskeducation, and victim assistance, to safeguard civilians and prevent future tragedies.
Mine Action Activities
In April 2025, UNMHA Mine Action Team undertook seven key activities to support humanitarian mine action (HMA) efforts in Yemen. These included active engagement with mine action stakeholders, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and UN counterparts to strengthen strategic coordination and partnerships aimed at mitigating the threat of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW).
On 9-11 April 2025, the team participated in the 28th International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and United Nations Advisers (NDM-UN28) in Geneva, where UNMHA was represented in high-level discussions on humanitarian mine action. In April, the team supported UNMHA technical missions, contributing to the Mission mandated verification activities on the ground, and with a view to promote civilian safety. As part of its outreach, the Mission handed over Arabic-language versions of the UNMAS Landmine, ERW, and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) booklets to the Yemen Mine Action Coordination Centre (YMACC) in Aden for further dissemination.
The Mission continues to monitor demarcation of the confirmed hazardous areas in the three ports of Hudaydah, Ras Issa, and As Salif as per the Mission’s mandate. The Mission mine action staff on both sides of the frontlines in Hudaydah continues to support UNMHA’s mandate implementation and broader nation-wide efforts by the Special Envoy, Resident Coordinator, and UN agencies, funds, and programmes