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 La Convention sur les armes à sous-munitions représente une avancée majeure dans les efforts internationaux déployés pour protéger les civils des effets des armes à sous munitions, ainsi que pour répondre à leurs besoins...

In 2001, the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament adopted two Regulations on the reinforcement of the EU response against Anti-Personnel Landmines (APL). These (referred to collectively as “the Regulation”) laid the...

In 2001 the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament adopted two Regulations on the reinforcement of the EU response against Antipersonnel Landmines (APL). These (referred to collectively as “the Regulation”) laid the...

 This publication identifies and promotes good practice in the safe storage of ammunition, and contributes to international efforts to address this important issue. It complements a previous report issued by the GICHD in 2002, Exp...

 The publication is intended particularly for States and their armed forces, but also for international and non-governmental organisations involved in explosive ordnance disposal, risk education or assistance to the victims. This...

As the 10-year deadline for fulfilling Article 5 of the Ottawa Convention1 is rapidly approaching for the first states that ratified the Convention, each State Party faces the requirement that all known anti-personnel mines be...

Protocol V of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons recently entered into force, and the author hopes lessons learned from the operations of the Ottawa Convention2 can be applied to this Protocol.

On 12 November 2006,...

This report summarises the capacity of the landmine clearance sector to respond to mines other than anti-personnel mines (MOTAPM), specifically anti-vehicle mines. It then looks at the humanitarian impact of MOTAPM...