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Improving operational effectiveness in Colombia through community - Informed approaches
In Colombia, mine action is closely linked to broader recovery and peacebuilding efforts following decades of conflict. Operations are designed to support the most affected territories, including areas where insecurity and limited...
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The Sustainable Development Outcomes of Mine Action: The Case of the Korea-Vietnam Peace Village Project
The Korea Viet Nam Peace Village Project (KVPVP) offers a new, integrated approach to these challenges. Funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agenda (KOICA) and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme...
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A Study of Scrap Metal Collection in Lao PDR
01/09/2005- Available in English
Magnets: A Tool for Manual Demining
24/08/2005Geneva Diary: Report from the GICHD | August 2005
The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) has recently initiated a range of activities designed to improve the standard and effectiveness of mine action evaluations. The Centre is following a two-track...
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A Study of Manual Mine Clearance
Manual mine clearance is the fundamental tenet of mine action, yet has never been thoroughly analysed. The GICHD has managed a study into manual mine clearance analysing the history, management, methodologies and systems in use,...
Mine Action Lessons and Challenges : Is Mine Action Making a Difference ..or Avoiding the Question?
Certainly, the international mine action community has learned a great deal over the past 15 years. However, has mine action really made a significant, long‐term difference to the lives of the people it is trying to help? For few...
- Available in English
- Available in English
DVD: Mine Action Animals
The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) has published a series of three short films on animal mine detection, available as a DVD.
Animals are an important tool for deminers because, “they have a keen...
The Evaluation of ECHOs Actions in Sri Lanka and in the Tamil Refugee Camps in Tamil Nadu, India
01/07/2005- Available in English