{"version":"1","article":{"id":"sudan-unmas-explosive-ordnance-casualties-january-june-2026","slug":"sudan-unmas-explosive-ordnance-casualties-january-june-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/sudan-unmas-explosive-ordnance-casualties-january-june-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/sudan-unmas-explosive-ordnance-casualties-january-june-2026?lang=en","title":"UNMAS records 108 explosive-ordnance casualties in Sudan in first half of 2026","summary":"A UN Mine Action Service factsheet published on 1 September recorded 108 people killed or injured in 38 explosive-ordnance incidents in Sudan between January and June 2026. The April–June factsheet said the number of casualties exceeded the figure recorded over the same period in 2025.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-06-30","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"UN Mine Action Service Sudan","url":"https://sudan.un.org/en/321954-unmas-factsheet-april-june-2026","publishedAt":"2026-09-01","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/sudan-unmas-explosive-ordnance-casualties-january-june-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/sudan-unmas-explosive-ordnance-casualties-january-june-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/sudan-unmas-explosive-ordnance-casualties-january-june-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/sudan-unmas-explosive-ordnance-casualties-january-june-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/sudan-unmas-explosive-ordnance-casualties-january-june-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/sudan-unmas-explosive-ordnance-casualties-january-june-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/sudan-unmas-explosive-ordnance-casualties-january-june-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/sudan-unmas-explosive-ordnance-casualties-january-june-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/sudan-unmas-explosive-ordnance-casualties-january-june-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/sudan-unmas-explosive-ordnance-casualties-january-june-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["UNMAS said that since 2023 it had released more than 4.2 million square metres of land for safe use, removed 30,698 explosive ordnance items, reached 340,136 people with explosive-ordnance risk education and briefed 3,154 aid workers. It said exposure to explosive hazards was increasing as people returned to conflict-affected areas.","The service cautioned that the actual casualty toll could be much higher because reporting capacity and mechanisms are limited; children accounted for 55% of victims whose ages were recorded. These figures cover reported incidents and are not a complete national count. The factsheet also noted newly identified minefields in central Khartoum and work to survey and clear hazardous areas."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"A UN Mine Action Service factsheet published on 1 September recorded 108 people killed or injured in 38 explosive-ordnance incidents in Sudan between January and June 2026. The April–June factsheet said the number of casualties exceeded the figure recorded over the same period in 2025.\n\nUNMAS said that since 2023 it had released more than 4.2 million square metres of land for safe use, removed 30,698 explosive ordnance items, reached 340,136 people with explosive-ordnance risk education and briefed 3,154 aid workers. It said exposure to explosive hazards was increasing as people returned to conflict-affected areas.\n\nThe service cautioned that the actual casualty toll could be much higher because reporting capacity and mechanisms are limited; children accounted for 55% of victims whose ages were recorded. These figures cover reported incidents and are not a complete national count. The factsheet also noted newly identified minefields in central Khartoum and work to survey and clear hazardous areas.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}