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Michael Raine from County Durham has been awarded an OBE for over 40 years of humanitarian work, specifically in land mine clearance and explosive ordnance disposal. He began his career as a Royal Navy Clearance Diver at 16 and transitioned to humanitarian demining in 1991, leading operations in countries including Somaliland, Bosnia, Iraq, Laos, Lebanon, and Vietnam.

Raine worked with the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Cyprus, South Sudan, and Somalia, where he helped develop national explosive ordnance disposal teams. Since 2022, he has been the Programme Manager for Apopo in Cambodia, overseeing the clearance of hazardous land using trained rats. His innovative techniques have improved safety and efficiency in mine clearance, positively impacting communities by allowing land to be safely used for farming and development.