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From Gender Champions to Action Plans | GICHD Gender & Diversity Annual Report 2017 now out
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Iraq workshop helping to shape the revision of the International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) on IEDs
A GICHD delegation was in Iraq last week to talk to representatives from the mine action community about some of the challenges when clearing Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in urban and rural areas.
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Convention on Cluster Munitions marks its 10th Anniversary | 30 May 2018
30 May 2018 marks the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM).
Ten years ago, at the Dublin Diplomatic Conference, the adoption of the #CCM took place. Currently there are 103 States Parties...
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487 casualties of anti-vehicle mines incidents reported in 2017 | New report by GICHD and SIPRI
In partnership with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), we have released a new global report of anti-vehicle mine incidents in 2017. The report records a 15 per cent increase in casualties from...
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Swiss State Secretary Visits the Centre
At our GICHD offices, we had the honor of welcoming Swiss State Secretary, Pascale Baeriswyl on Tuesday 8 May.
During her visit, she met with our staff and was briefed on key issues in mine action. Some of the highlights of the...
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GICHD celebrates 20 years
The GICHD is entering its 20th year! On April 28, 1998, our Deed of Foundation was signed. Ever since, we have worked tirelessly with our partners to make this world a safer place.
The very beginning of the Centre came during the...
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