The Project aims to address challenges, caused by mine and explosive ordnance contamination (EO) in Armenia, which is a consequence of Nagorno Karabakh (NK) conflict since early 1990s. The outbreak of the conflict in September 2020, and later large-scale military hostilities on 13-14 September resulted in additional contamination patterns in the conflict-affected regions, including border areas of Armenia, causing direct threat to population, living in border communities. The project aims to increase safety and security for women, men and children in the communities affected by mine and EO contamination, improve preparedness and protection of the communities and strengthening national mine action structures to address the EO contamination in compliance with International Mine Action Standards.

The Project aims to achieve the following key results:
1. Compliance of national mine action programme and the national operator (Centre for Humanitarian Demining and Expertise (CHDE)) with IMAS. This component will focus on National Mine Action Strategy and Operational Plans development, which will encompass mine action pillars; Technical survey and land release operations; National Mine Action Standards (NMAS) revision in line with IMAS; strengthening institutional capacities of the CHDE.
2. National Mine Action Coordination Platform and Working Groups establishment and operation. The component will ensure engaging all key actors in Armenian mine action sector and bringing together stakeholders active in all components of the national EO programme.
3. Risk education, Victim Assistance and Emergency Preparedness and Protection sectors enhancement for the benefit of all communities in EO affected areas. This component focuses on design and delivery of comprehensive and multi-actor Risk Education in all EO affected regions, and aims to increase access and quality of social, medical and rehabilitation assistance services to the victims, their families and persons with disabilities. Increased preparedness and protection of the communities in all EO affected areas is also among priorities.

1․ The national mine action programme and the national operator (CHDE) are fully compliant with IMAS․ Technical survey and land release operations will be conducted in EO contaminated areas of Armenia.
2․ Coordination platform engaging all key actors in Armenian mine action sector is set up bringing together stakeholders active in all components of the national EO programme․
3․ Risk education, victim assistance and emergency preparedness and protection sectors is strengthened for the benefit of all communities in EO affected areas․