Landmine and Ordnance Clearance in Cyprus
Since 2004, UNDP Partnership for the Future (UNDP-PFF), the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP),and the European Union, have been working together to reduce the number of landmines still remaining on the island thus facilitating safer intra-island movements and communication.
From the beginning of the project, 27,000 land mines have been removed from the buffer zone, 81 minefields have been declared mine free, and 10.985,338 square meters of land have been released and returned to their original use. The elimination of the physical barriers created by landmines not only served as a powerful confidence building measure, but also acted as a platform for further bi-communal projects.
However, much more needs to be done as there still remain over 15,000 landmines on the island.
From the beginning of the project, 27,000 land mines have been removed from the buffer zone, 81 minefields have been declared mine free, and 10.985,338 square meters of land have been released and returned to their original use. The elimination of the physical barriers created by landmines not only served as a powerful confidence building measure, but also acted as a platform for further bi-communal projects.
However, much more needs to be done as there still remain over 15,000 landmines on the island.
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