In 2002 the Government of Afghanistan entrusted interim responsibility for mine action to the United Nations, via a coordination body managed by the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS). In January 2008, through the modality of an Inter‐Ministerial Board (IMB) for Mine Action, the Government designated the Department of Mine Clearance (DMC) under the Afghan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) to work jointly with the UN coordination body, MACCA.
DMC and MACCA are jointly responsible for the coordination, with all stakeholders, of all mine action activities in Afghanistan. Meetings are held on a monthly basis with Implementing Partners to discuss planning, security, new technologies, and any other important issues arising.
Based on both the expressed desire of the Government of Afghanistan, and the United Nations’ strategic goal of assisting in the development of national institutions, MACCA is also responsible for supporting the development of national capacity for mine action management to the Government of Afghanistan.
The MACCA employs national personnel and international staff to coordinate and provide support to mine action operations through its headquarters in Kabul and Area Mine Action Centres (AMACs). AMACs, staffed entirely by Afghans, are located in Kabul, Herat, Kandahar, Mazar‐i‐Sharif, Kunduz, Gardez, and Jalalabad. They work directly with the impacted communities, government representatives, UN offices, and aid organizations in their areas of responsibility.
DMC and MACCA are jointly responsible for the coordination, with all stakeholders, of all mine action activities in Afghanistan. Meetings are held on a monthly basis with Implementing Partners to discuss planning, security, new technologies, and any other important issues arising.
Based on both the expressed desire of the Government of Afghanistan, and the United Nations’ strategic goal of assisting in the development of national institutions, MACCA is also responsible for supporting the development of national capacity for mine action management to the Government of Afghanistan.
The MACCA employs national personnel and international staff to coordinate and provide support to mine action operations through its headquarters in Kabul and Area Mine Action Centres (AMACs). AMACs, staffed entirely by Afghans, are located in Kabul, Herat, Kandahar, Mazar‐i‐Sharif, Kunduz, Gardez, and Jalalabad. They work directly with the impacted communities, government representatives, UN offices, and aid organizations in their areas of responsibility.
Regions of MA operation
- Asia
Related mine action topics
- International conventions
- Detection and clearance
- Stockpile destruction
- Land release
- Risk education
- Victim assistance
- National Authorities and Centres
- Sadarat Square, Next to Al-Falah Bank, , 26000, Kabul, , Afghanistan
- http://www.macca.org.af/
- mohammad.sediq@macca.org.af
- +93 (0) 705 966 400