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Strengthening mine action through synergies with the women, peace and security agenda: Recommendation brief for national mine action authorities and national mine action centres
The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda and the mine action sector share certain common goals: peace, recovery, and the act of advancing human rights in conflict and post-conflict settings. However, the strategic and...
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GICHD insights | Integrating mine action into the women, peace and security agenda: recommendation brief for governments in explosive ordnance-affected contexts
The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda and the mine action sector share common goals: peace, recovery, and advancing human rights in conflict and post-conflict settings. However, the strategic and operational alignment between...
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Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Used by Civil Emergeny Services and their Influence on Resilience
The use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) has increased significantly over the past decade. Previously called drones, or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), the RPAS have rapidly evolved in sophistication, autonomous...
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GICHD Strategy | 2015-2018
The GICHD supports the continual improvement of mine action performance and relevance. The Centre enables national authorities, international bodies, mine action organisations and other partners to do their job better by...
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The evolving context of mine action
The purpose of this study is two-fold:
1) To examine the changing nature of arms control and disarmament, focusing on what appear to be a few of the most promising frameworks for tackling the relationship between weapons...
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Puentes entre Mundos | Resumen del Presidente | Abril 2014
La Unidad Apoyo a la Implementación de la Convención sobre la Prohibición de Minas Antipersonal (ISU), celebra el 17° aniversario de la firma de la Convención, difundiendo la versión en español de una publicación que aborda...
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ERW Contamination in the Pacific Islands
The legacy of explosive remnants of war (ERW) has affected the daily lives of Pacific Islanders for more than 70 years. ERW contamination in the Pacific stems from conflict between the Allied forces and Japanese forces during...
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GICHD Linguistic Outreach Programs
The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) introduced linguistic outreach programs (LOP) to provide mine action training and information in multiple languages. The LOP also promote communication between...
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Gender and Disability Equality in Mine Action Program Management
Women and persons with disabilities endure multiple challenges in mine action work. Thongvone Sosamphan and Mikael Bold provide insight into how such issues have been addressed in the professional sphere, what legislation frames...
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Outcomes of GMAP Work to Promote Gender Mainstreaming in the Mine Action Programmes of Afghanistan and South Sudan
This report documents the outcomes of GMAP's work in Afghanistan and South Sudan following the 2013 strategy development process.
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National Capacities and Residual Contamination | Liberia
This case study forms part of a broader GICHD study on national capacities and residual contamination and is based on both desk-top research and findings from a GICHD mission to Liberia in March 2014. The purpose of the report is...
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Humanitarian and Developmental Impact of Anti-vehicle Mines
Anti-vehicle mines negatively impact humanitarian efforts and developmental progress. Key findings from a South Sudan case study show that mine contamination impacts humanitarian efforts directly through casualties, while dangers...
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