A Mine Action Coordination Centre is an agency established in a region under the auspices of the United Nations to coordinate the clearing of the explosive remnants of war - including landmines and unexploded ordnance. The individual centres are commonly managed by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) whereas global policy is in the remit of the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS).

One of the major ones is UNMACC SL in Tyre, South Lebanon.[1] Others exist in among other places like Khartoum, Sudan and Kabul, Afghanistan.[2] Previous locations include Baghdad, Iraq and Pristina, Kosovo.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Bombs: Israel Stays Mum On Use Of Deadly Munitions. Eugene Register-Guard. 2006-10-06. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  2. ↑ Landmine Monitor 2009. Monitor. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-9738955-5-1.
  3. ↑ "Fighting a Tech War against Land Mines". Esri. 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2023-06-09.


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