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In October 2006 a programme to promote the work of the GICHD within French-speaking countries affected by mines and ERW was created. The programme was handed over to the African partners in December 2011, in particular to the Centre de Perfectionnement aux Actions Post Conflictuelles de Déminage et de Dépollution (CPADD).

This programme had three key aims, to:

  • Strengthen the role of the GICHD in French-speaking mine-affected countries
  • Promote the French language in mine action
  • Increase exchange, in particular between French-speaking and English-speaking mine action communities

To promote these aims, the French-language Programme:

  • Published and translated important documents for the Francophone mine and ERW action community in collaboration with The Humanitarian Demining Training Centre of Benin (CPADD) and the French Army Engineers and Demining Specialists Advanced Course (ESAG)
  • In partnership with three African centres created the online library website Bibliomines, which collects all French documentation and events on mine and ERW action that exist
  • Organised annual seminars of African Francophone actors engaged in humanitarian action against mines and ERW on their national territories as a platform for the exchange of expertise and information
  • Identified and promoted Francophone expertise internationally
Bibliomines

www.bibliomines.org

The Bibliomines online library collects and makes available existing documentation in French on mines and ERW action to benefit French-speaking communities affected by mines and ERW and national actors of mine action.

Four organisations work in partnership to implement this project:

  • Humanitarian Demining Training Centre (CPADD) of Benin
  • Senegalese National Mine Action Centre (CNAMS)
  • National Programme for Humanitarian Demining for Development (PNDHD) of Mauritania
  • GICHD

Bibliomines is supported financially by the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), Switzerland and France.

The documents listed, collated and collected on the Bibliomines website are of various natures and origins:

  • Documents from mine-affected countries
  • Documents from international institutions
  • Conventions and texts of international law
  • Documents developed for national implementation (legislations, strategies, national standards, procedures, programmes, etc.)
  • Studies, surveys, publications etc.

Bibliomines also promotes the production and dissemination of new documents and creates opportunities for exchanging expertise.

"EVENEMENTIEL" is a special feature showing events on mine action in the Francophone world which have just happened or which are scheduled (meetings, trainings, AOB).

The page "EMPLOIS" aims to offer an additional tool to organisations which are interested in placing their job adverstisements, as well as a useful space for research by Francophone experts.

Francophone seminars

The GICHD, in collaboration with its partners in Africa, organised yearly seminars for Francophone national actors involved in mine and ERW action.

These seminars have four key objectives, to:

  • Mobilise Francophone national actors for the effective implementation of instruments of international humanitarian law, in particular the Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention, the Convention on Cluster Munitions, Amended Protocol II and Protocol V of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
  • Bring together the national actors and French-speaking experts from international organisations and NGOs
  • Improve these actors’ capacities to establish and implement effective and coherent programmes on mines and ERW within appropriate national structures, and to integrate these activities into their countries’ development policies
  • Promote exchange and cooperation between actors in Francophone mine-affected countries and support the emergence of Francophone centres of expertise on the international scene

Benin 2008 seminar report [PDF]

Senegal 2009 seminar report [PDF]

Mauritania 2010 seminar report [PDF]

Benin 2011 seminar report [PDF]

FRCP Publications

French

Éducation aux Risques des Engins Explosifs dans des Environnements Complexes : Étude de Nouvelles Méthodes et Technologies

Cette étude examine les technologies et méthodologies prometteuses utilisées pour la mise en œuvre et le suivi des interventions d'éducation aux risques des engins explosifs.

Elle répond à trois défis majeurs de l'éducation aux...

08/12/2020
Éducation aux Risques des Engins Explosifs dans des Environnements Complexes : Étude de Nouvelles Méthodes et Technologies
  • Available in French
  • GICHD
English
Improvised Explosive Device Clearance Good Practice Guide – Full guide
  • Available in Arabic, English, French
  • GICHD
English

AMAT Insights Issue 1 Reducing Risks Associated with Ammonium Nitrate

Improperly manufactured, transported, handled and stored explosive materials, such as ammonium nitrate, are a safety risk to local communities and a security threat to states and societies. In this first issue of AMAT Insights, an...

24/09/2020
AMAT Insights Issue 1 Reducing Risks Associated with Ammonium Nitrate
  • Available in Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish
  • AMAT
French
Chemin Critique Pour La Mise En Oeuvre Des IATG: Le Guide
  • Available in French
  • GICHD & AMAT
French

État d'avancement de la gestion sûre et sécurisée des munitions

La reconnaissance de la double menace d'une mauvaise gestion des munitions conventionnelles en termes de prolifération incontrôlée et d'explosions dévastatrices a de plus en plus renforcé l'importance de la gestion sûre et...

18/05/2018
État d'avancement de la gestion sûre et sécurisée des munitions
  • Available in French
  • GICHD
French

GICHD Brochure | French

Une brochure générale qui présente Qui nous sommes, Nos activités et les quatres divisions qui font la GICHD.

08/07/2016
GICHD Brochure | French
  • Available in French
  • GICHD
French

Stratégie GICHD | 2015-2018

Le GICHD appuie l'amélioration constante de la pertinence et de l'efficacité de la lutte antimines. Pour ce faire, il permet aux autorités nationale, aux organismes internationaux et aux organisations spécialisées dans la lutte...

15/01/2016
Stratégie GICHD | 2015-2018
  • Available in French
  • GICHD
French

Capacités nationales et contamination résiduelle | Mali

La présente étude de cas s’inscrit dans le cadre d’un travail de recherche plus vaste entrepris par le CIDHG sur les capacités nationales et la contamination résiduelle. Elle se fonde à la fois sur des recherches documentaires et...

17/04/2015
Capacités nationales et contamination résiduelle | Mali
  • Available in French
  • GICHD
French

Guide de la lutte antimines | 5ème édition

L'action contre les mines est un secteur qui connaît une expansion rapide. Ces dernières années, les progrès accomplis se sont traduits par l'amélioration continue des méthodologies employées, l'adoption de nouvelles approches et...

09/02/2015
Guide de la lutte antimines | 5ème édition
  • Available in French
  • GICHD

Arab Regional Cooperation Programme (ARCP)

The purpose is to improve knowledge, exchange experiences and promote best mine action practices throughout the Arabic-speaking world.

ARCP

Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia regional cooperation programme (EECCA RCP)

The purpose is to assist national authorities and their staff members to build capacities in relevant areas by giving access to material, training and advisory services in the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) region.

EECCA RCP