Due to constant exposure to stressors, such as armed conflict, water scarcity, food insecurity, forced displacements, and high poverty rates, Yemenis currently face a mental health crisis. This crisis is further exacerbated by the current threat of landmines. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that at least 5.5 million people in Yemen require psychological intervention…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 3,360 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in September 2023. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams managed to remove 31 anti-personnel mines, 373 anti-tank mines, 2,946 UXO and 10 IEDs since the beginning of the…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 417,103 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,338 anti-personnel mines, 141,104 anti-tank mines, 261,767 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 7,894 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralised over 50,132,331 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
