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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.