[Photo : UNFICYP]
MAG was contracted by the United Nations from October 2004 to February 2010, to provide quality management on clearance of minefields between the Greek Cypriot- and Turkish Cypriot-controlled parts of the island.
The total area of landmine contamination in Cyprus is estimated at nine million square metres, consisting of 77 minefields or suspected minefields.
Based in Nicosia, this project ensured that the clearance work undertaken by other UN contractors was done according to international standards in a safe and efficient manner.
Quality management is an integral part of all MAG’s operations and is laid out in each programme’s standard operating procedures and training, with the emphasis on quality and safety being built in to the implementation process, and direct monitoring of operations starting from the individual level.
The implementation of this project in Cyprus was mutually beneficial, as the team was able to implement methods and quality assurance principles from internal standards developed by the organisation in its range of programmes around the world.
February 2010
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