Masam Landmine Clearance Project - Yemen

@UN reporting increasingly warns that landmine contamination in #Yemen is obstructing #recovery, disrupting education and healthcare, and preventing communities from rebuilding after years of #conflict. Our demining teams see every day that this is a long term threat affecting civilian life across Yemen. Read more: yemenonline.info/special-report… #MineAction #Landmines

"#Landmines continue to disrupt education for thousands of #Yemeni children by contaminating schools, roads, and surrounding communities. In Taiz, 13-year-old Mariam Fouad lost two years of #education because explosive contamination made her school unsafe. Stories like hers are why #humanitarian mine clearance remains essential to helping students return to classrooms safely." - @AlgosaibiOusama, MD, Project Masam #MineAction @UNMAS

When #landmines contaminate roads, villages, and areas surrounding schools, #education is disrupted for entire communities. Children are unable to reach classrooms safely, families are displaced, and many students fall behind or leave education completely because of insecurity and fear. #MineAction #Yemen

Project Masam teams have cleared 4,714 #explosive threats across #Yemen so far in May 2026, including 168 banned anti-personnel #landmines, 380 anti-tank mines, 4,146 UXO and 20 IEDs, while securing more than 1.1 million m² of land. Read more: shorturl.at/b0hGq #MineAction @UNMAS

Did you know? Since mid-2018, Project Masam has cleared 562,730 #explosive threats across #Yemen, including 7,325 banned anti-personnel #landmines, 151,429 anti-tank mines, 8,462 IEDs and 395,514 UXO, making over 80.6 million m² of land safe. Read more: shorturl.at/GfKN9 #MineAction @UNMAS

Project Masam clearance operations in Midi District are helping students return to school after years of disruption caused by #landmines and explosive remnants of #war. For many families in #Yemen, safe access to #education depends on mine clearance. Read more: shorturl.at/ZDRsu #MineAction @UNMAS

More than 14 schools in Hajjah Governorate have been damaged or destroyed by #landmines planted by the #Houthis, according to Abdullah Hirani, Deputy Director of the #Education Office in Hajjah. Thousands of students and teachers were displaced by contamination around schools and roads. #Yemen #MineAction

From Hajjah and Taiz to Marib, Shabwah, Aden, Al Hudaydah, and Hadramout, Project Masam teams continue working in some of #Yemen’s most contaminated areas. Since 2018, teams have cleared more than 561,000 #explosive threats and secured over 80 million m² of land for civilian use. #MineAction @UNMAS

Project Masam’s vision is a #Yemen where civilians can move safely and families can return home without fear of #landmines and explosive hazards. Teams carry out mine clearance, demolitions, surveys, and risk education delivered in line with international #humanitarian standards across contaminated areas. #MineAction @UNMAS

Project Masam’s mission is to reduce the threat posed by #landmines, IEDs, and explosive remnants of war across #Yemen through clearance, emergency response, and #civilianprotection operations. Our teams work in contaminated villages, farmland, roads, schools, and critical infrastructure across multiple governorates. #MineAction @UNMAS

"Peace in #Yemen requires more than the absence of #conflict. Communities need to be able to move safely, access farmland and water, reopen schools and markets, and return home without fear of explosive hazards. #Humanitarian mine clearance is an essential part of creating the conditions for long term recovery and stability."

#Yemenis cannot truly live in peace while #landmines and IEDs remain buried in roads, villages, farmland, and residential areas. Explosive contamination continues to separate families, restrict movement, damage livelihoods, and leave civilians living with constant fear during everyday activities. #MineAction @UNMAS

Project Masam teams have cleared 3,124 #explosive threats across #Yemen so far in May 2026, including 157 banned anti-personnel #landmines, 267 anti-tank mines, 2,685 UXO and 15 IEDs, while securing more than 845,000 m² of land. Read more: shorturl.at/gRoEi #MineAction @UNMAS

Did you know? Since mid-2018, Project Masam has cleared 561,140 #explosive threats across #Yemen, including 7,314 banned anti-personnel #landmines, 151,316 anti-tank mines, 8,457 IEDs and 394,053 UXO, making over 80.3 million m² of land safe. #MineAction @UNMAS

Women #survivors in #Yemen often face lasting economic hardship and social stigma after landmine incidents. Some families lose breadwinners. Others lose access to farmland and income for years because contamination blocks safe movement and #recovery. Read more: shorturl.at/y97OX #InternationalDayOfFamilies #MineAction @UNMAS

Project Masam has documented families separated by contaminated roads, children leaving education after relatives were injured, and communities isolated from farmland, #healthcare, and neighbouring villages because of #landmines and unexploded ordnance. In some areas, explosions are frequent enough that parents rush to search for their #children after hearing loud blasts nearby. #InternationalDayOfFamilies #Yemen @UNMAS

On the #InternationalDayOfFamilies, Project Masam is highlighting how landmine contamination continues to affect daily life across #Yemen. Parents fear letting children walk to school alone, #farmers avoid their land, and women take longer routes to collect water because familiar paths may contain hidden explosives. #MineAction ➡️ shorturl.at/y97OX

Residents are gradually returning to the Sila al-Da’wa neighbourhood in Taiz #Yemen after years of displacement caused by #landmines and explosive remnants of #war. Project Masam Team 33 has cleared banned #Houthi anti-personnel mines, IEDs, unexploded shells, and other hazards from residential areas. Read more: shorturl.at/0AURb #MineAction @UNMAS