This week at the GICHD | "Mine action from a donor perspective | key issues and trends"
For four days this week, representatives from 11 countries and 6 organisations are meetings at the GICHD. During this donor seminar, there will be sessions covering a wide range of topics from "Mine action architecture" to...
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Just published by GICHD | Capacités nationales et contamination résiduelle | Mali | French version of the Mali case study in the national capacities and residual contamination project
Two weeks ago, GICHD released a case study featuring Mali as part of its series on national capacities and residual contamination. Now comes the French version of the same publication, part of an ongoing project that was launched...
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GICHD to participate in Explosive Asia 2015 Conference
The Explosive Asia Conference is taking place in Kuala Lumpur from 12-14 May. This is the biggest event in Asia this year on explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and countering improvised explosive devices (C-IED). GICHD advisor...
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IMAS Workshop now taking place in Buenos Aires, Argentina
A workshop on the application of International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) is currently taking place in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This five-day workshop has been organised at the request of the Centre de Entrenamiento en Desminado...
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Just published by GICHD | Case study on Mali | The fourth publication from the GICHD national capacities and residual contamination project
A series of GICHD case studies on national capacities and residual contamination are currently being published. They are based on desk-top research and findings from GICHD missions. These are part of a project that responds to a...
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GICHD presents 'Beyond the Battlefield'
In recognition of the upcoming 10th annual International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on 4 April, the GICHD presents 'Beyond the Battlefield', the first in a series of videos explaining the broad scope of...
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GICHD collaborating with the Serbian Mine Action Centre on explosive remnants risk management in Belgrade
Residual contamination of explosive remnants (ERW) is a challenge in Serbia due to the bombardments during World War II and the NATO airstrikes in the 1990s. In anticipation of the 1.8 square kilometre, €3.5 billion development...
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Just published by GICHD | GICHD case study on the national capacities and residual contamination project in Nepal (republished with corrected link)
A series of GICHD case studies on national capacities and residual contamination are currently being published. They are based on desk-top research and findings from GICHD missions and are part of a project that responds to a...
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IMAS workshop now taking place in Beirut, Lebanon
The regional workshop Mine Action and the Application of the International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) is currently taking place in Beirut, Lebanon. This five-day workshop has been organised by the GICHD/Arabic-Language Outreach...
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GICHD to participate in Graduate Institute Geneva Careers Forum
On Friday 13 March, the GICHD will participate in the Careers Forum hosted by the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. This annual forum, held in the Maison de la Paix, welcomes more than 100 employers and...
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Creation of the Maison de la Paix-based Gender and Diversity Hub
In light of the 2015 International Women’s Day theme #MakeItHappen on 8 March, the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), the Geneva International Centre for...
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