The GICHD provides support to the Directorate of Mine Action (DMA), the Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA) and the General Directorate of Mine Action (GDMA) in the field of strategic management, operations, information management and standards. IKMAA has a seat on the International Mine Action Standards Review Board.
Strategic management
- Training on Quality Management
- Mine Risk Education (MRE) and socio economic training for Iraqi Government and UNDP
- MRE planning workshop for Iraqi programme staff
Operations
- Training on contracting and mechanical demining
- Support in the implementation of land release procedures
- Iraq formed a case study in “A Guide to Land Release: non technical methods”
- Support on stockpile destruction
- Field research in Northern Iraq for the 2004 study on manual mine clearance
- Workshop on the management and use of machines
Information management
- Support on IMSMANG and training to Iraqi Information Management staff
Standards
- Assistance in the development of National Mine Action Standards (NMAS)
Valid as of 10 October 2011
