We welcome today’s announcement that the UK Government has issued a licence to release over £2.5 billion to support the people of #Ukraine 🇺🇦. Ukraine estimates that billions is needed to clear its huge areas of contaminated land, and the funds from the Chelsea FC sale present a

Mine clearance is a key part of the UK’s support for Cambodia. Last week, Amb @DomWUK joined partners at HALO Trust in Siem Reap to discuss 2025 plans, see demonstrations, visit minefields and observe EORE work. Proud to support HALO’s life-saving efforts.

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 James Cowan: From Helmand to HALO - a British commander’s remarkable Afghanistan story Full interview 👇🏽 📺 Watch: https://t.co/twBOar1F4M 🎧 Listen on podcast platforms @TheHALOTrust

“More than 200 million people live today in contested territories – places where the authority of the state is challenged outright and armed groups exercise full or fluid control. This number has risen by 30 million since 2021” - @ICRC

My letter in @TheEconomist highlighting the dangers of landmines in Syria where more than 1,400 people have been killed or injured since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, including 155 children https://t.co/23vAXfUKyB

📢The 'Clearing the Mines 2025' report is now online at https://t.co/Ij2nTENan8, together with our 2025 Monitoring of the Siem Reap-Angkor Action Plan #SRAAP for survey and clearance. Read up on global progress in #landmine #clearance ahead of @MineBanTreaty #22MSP in @UNGeneva

Millions of civilians are at risk from unexploded ordnance, but the Halo Trust is making education possible for children eager to learn after years of civil war

James Cowan @ChathamHouse on the future of UK Aid - “Unless we address conflict the world will fall apart in front of our eyes” Baroness Ashton - “Aid is about our future as much as that of the people we are supporting” #CHevents

Unexploded ordnance can kill and maim long after bombs stop falling. In Gaza Israel is restricting both the experts and the equipment needed for the clearance

Landmines don’t disappear when the fighting stops. In parts of Syria, they continue to pose a major threat to people’s lives. UNHCR, and UN partners, are providing essential support to affected communities—helping families stay safe and rebuild toward a more secure future.

"Technology is at the heart of the new Halo strategy." 💡 HALO Director of Strategy @jamesdenselow is at 🇯🇵 #UMAC2025 in Tokyo, where we're talking about the theme of acceleration. James describes how our use of drones, AI and other innovations will make our life-saving work

At #UMAC2025 in Tokyo, @TheHALOTrust shared its vision for a tech-driven mine free future. Under our new strategy, we’re expanding innovation to cut false alarms below 50% by 2030. In 2024 we dug over 6 million evacuations by hand. By 2030, 90% will be done by machines.

Since 2022, HALO has surveyed 51.5 million square metres and made more than 12 million square metres of land safe in 🇺🇦 #Ukraine. The challenge of explosive contamination in Ukraine remains immense - but so too does the determination of the Ukrainian people and their deminers.

“Mine Action Weekly” Syria section a sad reminder of what seven days look like for the most dangerous country on the planet for landmines and UXO

Two trucks in a UN convoy in South Ukraine, clearly marked as humanitarian, were targeted and destroyed by drones yesterday. Thankfully, no casualties. These attacks are utterly unacceptable and highlight the daily risks faced by aid workers. #notatarget #Ukraine

“HALO welcomes the news of a ceasefire and a hostage deal in Gaza. This brings hope for people on both sides. A ceasefire must allow for the immediate start of rubble clearance and the destruction of explosives,’ says HALO CEO James Cowan. HALO is ready to work in Gaza to keep

50 million tons of rubble is what Gaza has been reduced to, explains @adam_tooze. This is in addition to huge amounts of unexploded ammunition and ordnance, and tens of thousands bodies among the detritus.

🎬 “Humanitarian mine action is something distinctive that the UK excels at. What we do really matters." In 2023, 69% of antipersonnel mines cleared by humanitarian organisations across the globe were cleared by two British organisations – HALO and MAG. 🇬🇧 HALO Chief Strategy

Pleased to join @JennyChapman & @LordMcConnell at an event with @MAGsaveslives, @TheHALOTrust & @LabourFPG to reflect on what it will take to tackle conflict globally. Mine action is about more than land – it’s about people, recovery & the UK’s responsibility to lead.

HALO is proud to contribute to the national effort in Lao PDR with the support of our donors. In 2024, our teams cleared almost 17 square kilometres and destroyed nearly 9,000 submunitions in Savannakhet province, returning land to farming families and making communities safer