{"id":21498,"date":"2024-11-25T08:50:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T08:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/?p=21498"},"modified":"2024-11-25T08:50:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T08:50:49","slug":"un-special-envoys-military-adviser-for-yemen-visits-project-masam-headquarters-in-marib","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/un-special-envoys-military-adviser-for-yemen-visits-project-masam-headquarters-in-marib\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Special Envoy&#8217;s Military Adviser for Yemen visits Project Masam headquarters in Marib"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brigadier General Antony Hayward, the United Nations (UN) Special Envoy&#8217;s Military Adviser for Yemen, has visited the headquarters of the Masam Landmine Clearance Project in Marib governorate in north-central Yemen, accompanied by a UN delegation.<\/p>\n<p>During the visit, Hayward met with several project officials and, along with the accompanying delegation, received a brief presentation from Retief Horn, Project Masam\u2019s Deputy Managing Director and Director of Operations.<\/p>\n<p>Horn outlined the project&#8217;s progress in Yemen since its launch in mid-2018. He also highlighted how Project Masam\u2019s demining teams have successfully removed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/project-masam-clears-470416-landmines-and-explosive-threats-in-yemen\/\">470,416 landmines, explosive devices (IEDs), and unexploded ordnance (UXO)<\/a> over that period, underscoring the project\u2019s strong commitment to enhancing security and safety at its work sites.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, the military advisor to the UN envoy to\u00a0Yemen emphasised Project Masam\u2019s role, noting that it has played a vital part in protecting civilian lives and securing vast areas of Yemeni territory, despite the significant challenges posed by landmines. He stressed the importance of continuing such humanitarian landmine clearance initiatives to foster stability in Yemen and safeguard civilian lives.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21500 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-24-at-16.39.36.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-24-at-16.39.36.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-24-at-16.39.36-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-24-at-16.39.36-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-24-at-16.39.36-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-24-at-16.39.36-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-24-at-16.39.36-500x281.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-24-at-16.39.36-800x450.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-24-at-16.39.36-1280x720.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brigadier General Antony Hayward, the United Nations (UN) Special Envoy&#8217;s Military Adviser for Yemen, has visited the headquarters of the Masam Landmine Clearance Project in Marib governorate in north-central Yemen, accompanied by a UN delegation. 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