During the 2024 Annual Ukraine Mine Action Conference (UMAC-2024), partner countries announced additional commitments to support humanitarian demining totalling almost $70 million. Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, and Canada all announced additional funding. Since 2022, total partner contributions to humanitarian demining have reached $1.07 billion.

“We greatly appreciate the contribution our partners are making to humanitarian demining in Ukraine. This is not just equipment, machinery, or funding for projects — it means lives saved in Ukraine and the restoration of global food security. Thanks to this systematic support, we have already made significant progress in demining. A year ago, we met with partners at a demining forum in Zagreb, Croatia. At that time, we had 18 operators, around 3,000 sappers, and 32 demining machines. Today, there are 58 certified operators, over 4,000 sappers, and 98 demining machines in operation,” said Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine.

Luxembourg has allocated $13 million for humanitarian demining projects in Ukraine. These funds will support projects implemented by the United Nations Development Programme ($10.8 million), the international organisation HALO Trust ($1.08 million), and the EU Civil Protection Mechanism ($1.08 million).

Norway also announced additional funding for humanitarian demining in Ukraine. The country is providing $20 million for 2025, increasing its total contribution to $70 million. Norway’s focus in humanitarian demining is on supporting fieldwork, assisting affected communities, and strengthening demining capabilities.

The Netherlands, which has already provided over $40 million for humanitarian demining in Ukraine, announced an additional $10.8 million for projects in 2025.

Canada will contribute $24.5 million towards humanitarian demining in Ukraine, bringing its total sector funding to over $50 million.

The Latvian government has allocated more than €270,000 for humanitarian demining in Ukraine. These funds will be channelled to the international organisation HALO Trust, whose experts are working to clear land in several regions of Ukraine affected by hostilities.

Switzerland, which is hosting UMAC-2024 this year, announced plans to donate three heavy GCS-200 demining machines to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine’s pyrotechnic units. The symbolic handover of the first machine took place during the conference. Switzerland has also decided to allocate CHF 30 million to a project of the Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD), which operates in Ukraine. This funding will be part of previously announced assistance worth CHF 100 million.

The governments of Switzerland and the United Kingdom are ready to fund a pilot project focused on prioritising humanitarian demining. Using a platform developed by tech giant Palantir, the system will enable prioritisation of demining areas based on extensive data analysis. The pilot project in Kharkiv oblast will last three months.

The United States, which announced $102 million for humanitarian demining in September, revealed an initiative at the conference aimed at increasing the capacity of private humanitarian demining operators. They plan to assess the needs of Ukrainian operators and strengthen their knowledge of international donor organisation operations, enabling operators to secure international support in the future. The first step in this direction could be increased collaboration between Ukrainian and international operators.

A concluding document with commitments to support humanitarian demining in Ukraine was signed by 42 countries. One of its key points emphasises that demining efforts must remain on the international agenda. Signatories should work to minimise the impact of landmines and remnants of war on people’s lives through demining efforts and the development of innovative technologies.