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Strengthening effectiveness through safeguarding and accountability in South Sudan
South Sudan faces high levels of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). Entrenched gender inequalities, weak institutions and legal systems, discriminatory social norms, and limited access to healthcare and justice services...

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Land Release Research Agenda
Research agendas, developed under the Mine Action Innovation Hub, serve as practical guides that outline key research needs and provide stakeholders with an evidence-based foundation for setting research priorities. This edition...

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Strengthening effectiveness through safeguarding and accountability in South Sudan
South Sudan faces high levels of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). Entrenched gender inequalities, weak institutions and legal systems, discriminatory social norms, and limited access to healthcare and justice services...

- Available in English
Land Release Research Agenda
Research agendas, developed under the Mine Action Innovation Hub, serve as practical guides that outline key research needs and provide stakeholders with an evidence-based foundation for setting research priorities. This edition...

- Available in English
Conflict-related trauma and operational safety in Ukraine’s mine action response
Ukraine’s mine action sector is expanding rapidly in response to widespread explosive ordnance contamination and the demands of national recovery. At the same time, its workforce continues to evolve, shaped by the realities of...

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Improvised explosive devices in the Sahel: Humanitarian responses and current capacities
Over the past five years, the Sahel region has seen a steady rise and geographical spread in the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), a term used to describe an explosive device placed or fabricated in an improvised...

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Clearing the way forward: Women, peace, and security in Ukraine’s mine action response
Mine action is not only about removing explosive ordnance, it is about restoring fundamental human rights, including the rights to life and security, freedom of movement, access to land and livelihoods, as well as full...

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GICHD Outlook Report 2026
This Outlook Report sets out how the GICHD intends to advance the five outcomes of its four-year Strategy in 2026. The report exemplifies our engagement in explosive ordnance risk reduction by describing planned activities in five...

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Strengthening mine action through synergies with the women, peace and security agenda: Recommendation brief for national mine action authorities and national mine action centres
The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda and the mine action sector share certain common goals: peace, recovery, and the act of advancing human rights in conflict and post-conflict settings. However, the strategic and...

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GICHD insights | Integrating mine action into the women, peace and security agenda: recommendation brief for governments in explosive ordnance-affected contexts
The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda and the mine action sector share common goals: peace, recovery, and advancing human rights in conflict and post-conflict settings. However, the strategic and operational alignment between...

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Sri Lanka National Mine Action Completion Strategy 2023-2027
This reviewed National Mine Action Strategy (strategy) presents the strategic orientation tor Sri Lanka's mine action programme between 2025 and 2027. lt builds on accomplishments and draws on good practice and lessons learnt from...

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The Republic of South Sudan national mine action gender equality and diversity policy
South Sudan's National Mine Action Gender and Diversity Policy has been developed with the support of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), inconsultation with all relevant mine action implementing...

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