"Universalizing land release" panel gives insight into challenges and successes on Land Release Method
The advantages of the Land Release method and the challenges that several countries currently face in implementing it were two topics of discussion in the panel "Universalizing Land Release" on 7 June.
In a new format, it was...
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Seeking more coherence implementation in post-conflict security: Can we better align SSR, DDR, SALW and Mine Action? | A new report by the GICHD and DCAF
This past February, the Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) and the GICHD organised a panel of practitioner experts from security sector reform (SSR), disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR), small...
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423 casualties of anti-vehicle mines incidents reported in 2016 | New report by GICHD and SIPRI
In 2016, there were 181 incidents related, or suspected to be related, to anti-vehicle mines (AVMs) in 22 states and territories. These incidents caused 423 casualties (195 dead and 228 injured) of which 46 per cent were...
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Mexico contributes USD 1 million to mine action in Colombia through the GICHD
The GICHD is happy to announce the receipt of a contribution in the amount of USD 1 million from the Government of Mexico to support the extension and deepening of the ongoing Centre’s mine action work in Colombia over the next...
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Director of the Lebanon Mine Action Centre visits GICHD
The GICHD was honoured to receive the Lebanon Mine Action Center’s (LMAC) Director, Brigadier General Ziad Nasr and Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Lababidi, the QAQC Section Head/ Arab Regional Cooperation Programme (ARCP) Coordinator...
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"Mines antipersonnels : enfer sans fin?" | GICHD Head of External Relations interviewed on Radio-Télévision Suisse (RTS) (in French)
"Il s’agit aujourd’hui d’améliorer les méthodes d’enquêtes afin de pouvoir réduire ces zones suspectes parce que finalement c’est une portion de ces zones suspectes qui sont réellement minées. Et c’est là aussi ou le Centre du...
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International Women's Day | Statement from GICHD Director, Ambassador Toscano
For 8 March, International Women's Day, GICHD Director Stefano Toscano made the following statement to the Centre's staff:
On International Women’s Day, we underline and celebrate the importance of women’s rights...
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Algeria declares itself free of anti personnel mines
After decades of work clearing over 12,000 hectares of land and destroying more than one million landmines, Algeria declared itself free of anti-personnel landmines during the 20th International Meeting of National Programme...
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GICHD at the 20th International Meeting of Mine Action National Programme Directors and United Nations Advisors
As the 20th International Meeting of National Mine Action Programme Directors and United Nations Advisors comes to a close today, the GICHD is looking back at the plenary sessions and side events which the Centre participated in. ...
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Launch Event | Study and Website: Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas
Over the last years, the use of explosive weapons in populated areas has significantly increased. Those weapons, originally designed for use in open battlefields, have devastating effects on civilians and infrastructure, the most...
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20th International Meeting of Mine Action National Programme Directors and United Nations Advisors
The 2017 National Director's Meeting (NDM) will be taking place from 7 - 10 February at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. This annual meeting is an opportunity for members of the mine action community to meet and assess progress...
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Subject Matter Interpreter Course Taking Place in Ukraine
The GICHD is currently delivering the first "Mine Action Subject Matter Interpreter Course“ in Ukraine. The aim of the course is to introduce professional interpreters and staff involved in technical training of Ukrainian...
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