Ian MANSFIELD

Ian Mansfield is the Deputy Director of the GICHD, as well as the Head of Operations since July 2002.  As such, Ian is responsible for all operational, technical and research activities carried out by the Centre. He is also responsible for analysing existing and potential areas of activity for the Centre, along with all evaluation, assessment and consultancy activities.

Ian has spent the last 17 years working in mine action. He has been the Programme Manager for the United Nations mine action programmes in Afghanistan, Laos and Bosnia. Subsequently, he was the Mine Action Team Leader at UNDP headquarters in New York for four years. Ian is an Australian national, and he holds a Masters of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Civil Engineeri

Articles and publications

• 2003 | The role of the military in mine action Article published in Disarmament Forum - Disarmament, Development and Mine Action, 2003 no. 3, pp. 35-42
  
• Spring 2003 | Geneva Diary: Report from the GICHD
  
• 2002 | Building National Mine Action Capacity: It is no Myth Article published in the Journal of Mine Action, Issue 6.1
  
• January 2002 | Landmines, Reconstruction and Development Article published in International Aid and Trade Review 
• 1998 | UN Mine Action - 10 Years On Article published in Landmines, volume 3.2
• July 1996 | Lao PDR National Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Programme Article published in Landmines, volume 1.3

To download these articles see the GICHD Articles and Reports page

• 2005 | The Coordination and Management of Mine Action Programmes Chapter in the Mine Action: Lessons and Challenges GICHD Publication