NATIONAL MINE ACTION CENTRE (NMAC)

Sri Lanka National Mine Action Centre

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Sri Lanka National Mine Action Centre

Sri Lanka National Mine Action Centre

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About NMAC

Brief Overview

With coordination and management support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Sri Lanka’s mine action programme was first established in 2002. Sri Lanka’s Cabinet officially approved the establishment of NMAC in 2010, resulting in the programme’s transition from UNDP-management to full national ownership.

About NMAC

Brief Overview

With coordination and management support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Sri Lanka’s mine action programme was first established in 2002. Sri Lanka’s Cabinet officially approved the establishment of NMAC in 2010, resulting in the programme’s transition from UNDP-management to full national ownership.

Staff Capacity-Building & Transition

Over a decade after the civil war ended, Sri Lanka has reached the final stage of mine action activities. The combined workforce of the four humanitarian mine action operators (MAG, HALO, DASH, and SHARP) comprises over 3,000 staff, including one-third women, residing in the Northern and Eastern Provinces.

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Sri Lanka National Mine Action Completion Strategy

The National Mine Action Completion Strategy presents the strategic orientation for Sri Lanka’s mine action program from 2023 to 2027, developed by the National Mine Action Centre (NMAC) with the support of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD).

Sri Lanka National Mine Action Programme

The nearly three decade long armed conflict between Sri Lanka’s security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) left many areas in Sri Lanka’s northern and eastern parts contaminated by a wide range of Explosive Ordnance (EO), including anti-personnel and anti-vehicle mines. Both Sri Lanka’s security forces and the LTTE laid mines and used other EO extensively, resulting in a significant risk to the civilian population, their livelihood activities and development and infrastructure activities in Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka. (GICHD).

Sri Lanka Completion Process SOP

Sri Lanka’s completion process formalizes the mechanisms around the ongoing survey and clearance so that the Government can document the ‘completion’ of administrative areas in a consistent and transparent manner.



SL Capacity Development Programme Guidance Paper

The brief paper offers key steps, insights, and recommendations for mine action operators in other countries looking to launch staff transition programmes for their deminers.



Latest Events

National Steering Committee Meeting

National Steering Committee Meeting on Mine Action – 28 February 2025 After several years, the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) convened the National Steering Committee Meeting on Mine Action on February 28, 2025, chaired by Mr. Ranjith Ariyaratne, Secretary of the Ministry of

Meeting With Country Directors/Programme Managers

A special meeting was conducted under the Additional Secretary (Projects/National Director of Mine Action) on 30th January 2025 at 10.00am at the Ministry of Urban Development, Construction and Housing to discuss the Action Plan 2025, current situation of the Sri Lanka Mine

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