Highlights of International Mine Awareness Day | #TogetherAgainstMines
Thank you for joining the campaign #TogetherAgainstMines on April 4 2018 for International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.
Below are some tweets we received from around the world. Take a look at the...
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International Day of Mine Awareness | April 4 2018
We are a few days away from International Day of Mine Awareness! In the lead up to April 4, show your support for a mine-free world and help keep the issue on the international agenda by sharing your images with us with the...
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Ammunition Practitioner Training Course Takes Center Stage in Moldova
In partnership with the National Army of Republic of Moldova, our Eastern Europe Caucasus and Central Asia Regional Cooperation Programme (EECCA RCP) organized the first Regional Workshop on Ammunition Stockpile Management in...
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Zimbabwe sets goals for 2025 completion with help of first ever Mine Action Strategy
"Today we are launching a strategy for tackling all mine action activities in Zimbabwe between 2018 and 2025, when we expect to complete the clearance of all mined areas in the country." - Zimbabwe Vice-President Dr. Constantino...
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Bâtisseurs de Paix 2018 | Spotlight on Maison de la Paix
On June 20 2018, the Maison de la Paix will open its doors to host the event "Bâtisseurs de paix".
By participating in workshops, this day event invites students and their teachers to reflect on human security and peace, and on...
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Let's Talk Peace in Sri Lanka, IMSMA Core and SDGs | GICHD at #NDMUN21
The 21st International Meeting of National Mine Action Programme Directors and United Nations Advisers (NDM-UN) will take place from 13 to 16 February 2018 at the Palais des Nations at the United Nations Office in Geneva.
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"On this very day 35 years ago, I stepped on a mine" | Tun Channareth, ICBL Ambassador, one of many high profile guests at the Meeting of States Parties, APMBC
The 16th Meeting of States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) took place from 18-21 December 2017 in the United Nations Office at Vienna. A photo gallery of some of the highlights is available.
The prelude...
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"New contamination shall set no question mark to the political commitment to finish the job by 2025" | GICHD President Haering
On the 20th anniversary of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC), and after years of declining numbers of victims, recent data show that new and protracted conflicts led to an increase in the suffering caused by landmines...
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Delegates from GICHD head to Vienna to attend the 16th Meeting of States Parties of the Anti-personnel mine ban Convention
On the 20th anniversary of the adoption and signature of the Anti-personnel mine ban Convention, the Sixteenth Meeting of the States Parties (16MSP) will be held in Vienna, Austria from 18-21 December. States Parties and not...
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Documentary highlights how Vietnam leads the way in managing its long term risk management
The first week of December has been busy for the Management of Residual Explosive Remnants of War (MORE) project. Following the very successful workshop on the long term risk management or ERW on Tuesday 5 December, there was a...
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Spotlight on Explosive Remnants of War | Long-term risk management workshop in Vietnam
The conference room was full at the Army Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam on Tuesday 5 December 2017 with highly skilled technicians and mine action operators who were ready to talk in detail about the new project “Long-term risk...
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