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Awareness on Environmental Management in Forest Clearance Operations As per the decision taken at the Operations Meeting held on 17 October 2025 at the District Secretariat Office in Killinochchi under the chair of the National Director of Mine Action, Mr. M. M. Nayeemudeen, with
Strengthening Mine Action Information Management through U.S. Support The National Mine Action Centre (NMAC) of Sri Lanka, operating under the Ministry of Urban Development, Construction, and Housing, received a symbolic handover of a few GPS units and tablets from the Geneva
Official Handover of the Reviewed Sri Lanka Mine Action Completion Strategy (2025–2027) On 27 August 2025, the Reviewed Sri Lanka Mine Action Completion Strategy (2025–2027) was officially handed over to His Excellency the President of Sri Lanka at the Presidential Secretariat.
Matters related to the Article 5 Implementation | Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention | Intersessional meetings | 17-20 June 2025, Geneva SRI LANKA Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention Intersessional meetings | 17-20 June 2025, Geneva Tuesday, 17 June 2025 Item 4: Matters related
Matters related to the mandate of the Committee on Victim Assistance Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention Intersessional meetings | 17-20 June 2025 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention Intersessional meetings | 17-20 June 2025 Tuesday, 17 June 2025 Item 3: Matters related to the
Completion Survey Stocktaking Workshop These milestone events were organized at the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, and brought together key national and international stakeholders in a unified effort to take stock, assess progress, and define the path forward toward a mine-free Sri
Sri Lanka’s Mine Action Sector Gathers for Milestone Strategic Events Under Prime Ministerial Patronage The National Mine Action Centre (NMAC), in collaboration with the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), successfully hosted a comprehensive series of
Field Visit by the Hon. Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing to Mine Action Sites in Mullaitivu The Hon. Mr. Anura Karunathilaka, Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing, conducted an official field visit to Mankulam in the Mullaitivu District
The International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is observed annually on April 4th. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2005, this day serves to raise global awareness of the dangers posed by landmines and explosive ordnance, and to promote
Sri Lanka Participates in the 28th International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and United Nations Advisers in Geneva Mr. M.M. Nayeemudeen, the National Director for Mine Action, represented the Government of Sri Lanka at the National Directors Meeting held in Geneva
After several years, the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) convened the National Steering Committee Meeting on Mine Action on 28 February 2025, under the chairmanship of the Secretary of the Ministry of Urban Development Construction and Housing, with the National Director of Mine