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New | Live map of global casualities of anti-vehicle mines (AVM)
For the first six months of 2015, the GICHD and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) recorded 86 accidents related or suspected to be related to anti-vehicle mines (AVM) in 18 countries and territories,...
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Current event | Workshop on Design, Monitoring and Evaluation for Peacebuilding, Security and Development
This week, the GICHD, Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), Small Arms Survey, DCAF/International Security Sector Advisory Team (DCAF-ISSAT), and the International Programme for Development Evaluation Training (IPDET) hosted a...
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Intersessional Meeting of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention Comes to a Close
Today in Geneva, the intersessional meeting for the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention closed after two days of robust discussion.
GICHD Director, Ambassador Stefano Toscano, gave opening remarks at the meeting, stressing the...
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New event | Arabic-language Outreach Programme and Egypt's Executive Secretariat for the Development and Mine Clearance of the North West Coast will host a Regional Workshop on Ammunition Management and Ammunition Survey and Clearance
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Current event | Intersessional Meeting of the Convention on Cluster Munitions
The intersessional meeting of the Convention on Cluster Munitions opened today in Geneva. Delegates from 47 countries and 13 countries registered for this two-day meeting that is being held at the World Meterological Organization....
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Just published | GICHD Annual Report 2014
Our Annual Report 2014 is now available.
The past year was particularly productive for the GICHD: we helped achieve more clarity on the global extent of explosive contamination and strengthened national capacities. We had a...
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Current event | First Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECA) Regional Workshop | Minsk, Belarus
From 9-12 June, participants are meeting for the first Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) Regional Workshop to discuss mine action challenges and future opportunities for cooperation in the region. Thirty-five...
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Current event | Strategic Planning and Prioritisation Workshop in Colombo, Sri Lanka
This week in Colombo, participants at a strategic planning and prioritisation workshop are reviewing and updating the Sri Lankan Mine Action Strategy for the upcoming five years.
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Recent event | IMSMA Administrator A1 Training in Ouidah, Benin
The GICHD is currently conducting a francophone IMSMA Administrator Level 1 (A1) Regional Training course at the Centre de Formation du Déminage Humanitaire (CPADD) in Ouidah, Benin.
During this two-week training session, 13...
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Current event | GICHD co-hosting the International Symposium on Long-term ERW Management | Lessons from Europe
A three-day symposium is being held this week in Siem Reap, Cambodia on long-term management of Explosive Remnants of War (ERW). This past decade has seen much progress in reducing the often deadly risks associated with ERW and...
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