Lebanon

Mine Action

Humanitarian demining Explosive ordnance risk education

FSD was active in Lebanon from 2006 to 2013, implementing a comprehensive humanitarian demining programme to reduce the risk of accidents and return safe agricultural and residential land to local communities.

Millions of square metres of mined land

Lebanon continues to face a complex explosive threat inherited from several decades of conflict, including the civil war from 1975 to 1990 and clashes with Israel. In the south, landmines and unexploded ordnance contaminate vast areas, limiting access to farmland and endangering local communities.

Clearing land, protecting communities

FSD’s humanitarian demining project, launched in 2006 with four teams of eight people under the auspices of the United Nations and the Lebanon Mine Action Centre, led to the destruction of more than 1,500 explosive remnants of war and over 600 submunitions by 2013. By focusing primarily on agricultural and residential areas, FSD returned more than 2 million m² of land to local communities. Through explosive ordnance risk education sessions and victim assistance, FSD helped reduce the risk of accidental explosions while enabling the resumption of farming, the reconstruction of infrastructure and the safe return of residents, contributing to local economic recovery and strengthening community resilience.

Our impact in Lebanon

+1,500

explosive remnants of war destroyed

+2,000,000

m2 of land made safe