United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS)
Artyom (Art) Harutyunyan is an experienced professional in project management and operational leadership, currently serving as the Head of Project Unit at UNOPS and the Chief Operating Officer for the United Nations Mine Action Service since March 2015. Responsibilities include managing operational activities, developing annual prioritization plans, maintaining safety standards in mine clearance operations, and conducting quality assurance visits. Past roles include Programme Manager and Country Director at Fondation Suisse de Déminage, leading projects in Tajikistan and managing relationships with national authorities, as well as technical advisory roles in various humanitarian and demining efforts. Artyom has a Master's degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of Wales and a Master's degree in Microelectronics from Yerevan State University.
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United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS)
The Coordinator For UN Mine Action: UNMAS collaborates with 11 UN departments, agencies, programmes and funds to ensure an effective, proactive and coordinated response to the problems of landmines and explosive remnants of war, including cluster munitions. UNMAS was established in 1997, by the General Assembly, to serve as the UN coordinator for mine action and to support the UN's vision of "a world free of the threat of landmines and unexploded ordnance, where individuals and communities live in a safe environment conducive to development, and where mine survivors are fully integrated into their societies." UNMAS coordinates the Inter-Agency Coordination Group on Mine Action, which brings together working-level representatives of UN organizations involved in mine action to develop or revise policies and strategies, set priorities among UN players and share information. UNMAS also coordinates meetings of standing committees, which were created when the Anti-Personnel Mine-Ban Treaty went into effect in 1999, and the Steering Committee on Mine Action, which brings together UN mine-action, nongovernmental and intergovernmental organizations, such as the International Committee of the Red Cross.