About LMAC – Lebanon Mine Action Center

History

The Lebanon Mine Action Authority (LMAA) is a legislative body established in 1998 by the Lebanese Council of Ministers to enhance and facilitate coordination among different ministries in matters relating to mine action. The Lebanon Mine Action Centre (LMAC), a part of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), executes and coordinates the Lebanese National Mine Action Program (LNMAP) on behalf of Lebanon Mine Action Authority (LMAA).

LMAC is staffed with army personnel assigned to the mine action program from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). Civilian personnel are made available through UNDP support to cover shortfalls. The LMAC office, based in Fayadiyeh, manages all humanitarian demining activities, and has established two Regional Mine Action Centers located in Nabatiyeh (RMAC-N) and Ras Baalbeck (RMAC-RB).

Contamination in Lebanon

Lebanon is faced with a complex Explosive Ordnances threat stemming from four core events; the Israeli occupation (1978 – 2000), the civil war (1975 – 1990), the Israel aggression in 2006 and more recently the spill over of conflict from Syria (2011 – the defeat of the terrorist groups in 2017). The results of these events are a nation-wide contamination with Cluster Munitions Remnants (CM), landmines, Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and other Explosive Remnants of War (ERW). Fortunately, due to good survey and an updated national Information Management System for Mine Action (IMSMA) database, the Lebanon Mine Action Centre (LMAC) has a good overview of the scale and the location of the remaining contamination.

Causes and positive change all over Lebanon.

Our Vision

LEBANESE COMMUNITIES PROSPER, FREE FROM THE THREAT OF EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE (EO)

The LMAP will put Explosive Ordnance (EO) affected people at the centre. The program also acknowledges that it has to have a partnership approach and when possible work in an integrated manner with other sectors.

Our Mission

“THE LEBANON MINE ACTION PROGRAMME WILL- IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS- CONTINUE TO USE BEST AND EMERGING PRACTICES TO ENSURE AN IMPACTFUL CONTRIBUTION TO THE PHYSICAL SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF ALL RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY EO.”

LMAP recognizes that Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) in Lebanon is a team effort and as the LMAP we will strive to work constructively together to ensure optimal use of our collective resources. We are also aware that close dialogue and interaction with affected communities is important if we are to be relevant and to have the desired impact.