UNMAS

UNMAS supports the entire UN system through a small team at headquarters, a humanitarian hub in Geneva, and some 3,000 women and men employed through UNMAS funding in the field. UNMAS is a specialized, agile organization, which delivers concrete results in dynamic operating environments across the world. UNMAS approach is needs-driven and people-centred, guided by humanitarian principles... UNMAS also provides technical support to aid the destruction of stockpiles. Inadequately managed conventional ammunition stores threaten public safety and pose a risk to the security of States; therefore, UNMAS assists in storage, inspection, transportation and stockpile destruction of ammunition. These activities are commonly and collectively termed weapons and ammunition management. The General Assembly requested the United Nations to develop guidelines for adequate ammunition management. In response, the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines (IATG) were developed in 2011 and the UN..

Primary location: New York United States