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Conflict-related trauma and operational safety in Ukraine’s mine action response
Ukraine’s mine action sector is expanding rapidly in response to widespread explosive ordnance contamination and the demands of national recovery. At the same time, its workforce continues to evolve, shaped by the realities of...
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Improvised explosive devices in the Sahel: Humanitarian responses and current capacities
Over the past five years, the Sahel region has seen a steady rise and geographical spread in the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), a term used to describe an explosive device placed or fabricated in an improvised...
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Safety, Security and Socio-Economic Wellbeing in Somaliland
The objective of the study was to conduct an impact assessment of the Danish Demining Group’s (DDG) Community Safety Programme (CSP) in Somaliland. The report provides the findings of an extensive research exercise carried out in...
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Managing Residual Clearance : Learning from Europe's Past
Lessons learned from residual clearance in post-1945 Europe may apply to long-term clearance efforts after more recent conflicts.
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CEN Workshop Agreement, Test and Evaluation of Digger D-250
A test of the Digger D-250 was on request from the manufacture Digger DTR performed in Sweden by SWEDEC in May 2014. Performance and survivability tests were done in accordance with the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN)...
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Amendments to the IMAS Land Release
The International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) review board formally endorsed amendments to the Land Release IMAS in April 2013 that clarify and standardize the language and practices in the series.
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Effects of Mixed Teams on Land Release
The Gender and Mine Action Programme (GMAP) investigated the impact of mixed gender teams on land release. Based on the opinion of the respondents, as well as gender baseline assessments conducted by GMAP, the organization found...
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GICHD Geomine Demonstration Test 15 January 2014
In 2013, the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) participated as the lead observer in the Geomine demonstration test in Wittstock, Germany.
The technology demonstrated focuses on reducing suspect...
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Guide to mine action 2014
Mine action is developing at a rapid pace and the sector has evolved in recent years with a continuous improvement of methodologies, the adoption of new approaches and a broadened scope.
The fifth edition of the Guide to Mine...
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GICHD Overview Brochure 2013
This publication features a brief overview of the work of the GICHD and is divided into three sections: Who we are, Mine action and the GICHD, Programmes.
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