- Egypt has invited the United Nations to depute a mission to assess the mine problem in Egypt .
- The mission took place from 12-22 / 2 / 2000 , and was led by Mrs Mary fowler and included members from UN , UNDP , UNICEF , UNMAS , WHO .
- The mission issued its report about the mine problem in Egypt .

The report included
- Exposure to the scope of mine problem in Egypt , its origins and consequences on the socio economic development
- Role of the government of Egypt and its armed forces in facing the problem, mainly :
- Existence of well trained capability with high professional level in the field of mine clearance , available at the Corps of Engineers .
- The Egyption Armed Forces have conducted successful mine clearance operations all over the country since Second World War .
- The Decree of the prime minister of Egypt No. 750 /2000 regarding the establishment of civilian national structure to handle the mine problem .
- Egypt doesn’t export mines since 1984, and production has ceased since 1988 .
- The UN assessment mission verified that mine clearance procedures fully meets international standards for humanitarian demining, and in some cases exceed the international standards.
The only exception is land marking in the cleared areas . It was noticed that the ambitious standards the Egyption military engineers follow sometimes exceed international standards, despite the fact that they work in unique environment of mine / UXO danger in vast areas in Egypt .
- The international community should take into account the support offered will enhance the present capability, the support should include modern mechanical and technological means, and mine detecting dogs . That will increase efficency and effectiveness in mine clearance and quality assurance .
The report included many positive recommendations, mainly :
- The Government of Egypt and the UN system should adopt a strategy to raise the awareness of international community and media as to the scope of mine problem in Egypt . It is also important to publicize the efforts Egypt has spent to overcome the problem using its own resources, and the significant results achieved so far .
- Utilizing the proven capabilities of the corps of Engineers in mine clearance operations .
- The Government of Egypt should be acknowledged as having taken significant steps in overcoming the land mine problem within the country, and be encouraged to continue these efforts .
- Establishing an international fund in cooperation with the U.N. system ; its resources should be directed to mine / UXO clearance operations in Egypt and developing the regions affected by the
problem .