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Iraq National Mine Action Strategy 2023 - 2028
This National Mine Action Strategy presents the strategic orientation for the Republic of Iraq's mine action programme 2023-2028. It replaces the National Strategic and Executive Plan for Mine Action 2017-2021, builds on...

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GICHD Annual Report 2022
For the past 25 years, the GICHD has worked towards reducing risks to communities caused by explosive ordnance. We are helping to develop and professionalise mine action and ammunition management for the benefit of our partners at...

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Miniature Aerial Photography Planes in Mine Action
The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining analyzed the benefits, potential uses and cost efficiency of miniature aerial photography planes for use in mine action.

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Landmines and Livelihoods in Afghanistan: Evaluating the Benefits of Mine Action
Mine action started in Afghanistan and, globally, has grown into a billion-dollar endeavour. On most measures, Afghanistan remains the world’s largest mine action programme, which has performed admirably in terms of delivering...

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Masculinity: The Unseen Barrier in Survivor Assistance
Survivors of landmine and explosive remnants of war (ERW) incidents suffer unique consequences from their injuries as a result of their age and gender. As they often have distinct societal roles, survivor assistance needs for...

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Mine Action and Land Issues in Colombia
The purpose of this report is to examine the key links between land issues and mine action in Colombia and to provide practical ‘do no harm’ guidance to mine action organisations to ensure that mine action facilitates the return...

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Acción contra minas y problemática de tierras en Colombia
El propósito de este reporte es por ende el de examinar los vínculos clave entre los conflictos de tierras y la acción contra minas en Colombia, y el de proporcionar parámetros prácticos de ‘no hacer daño’ a las organizaciones que...

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Methods for visualizing the explosive remnants of war
This study aimed to answer the question how cartography can help decision makers visualize the problem of contamination by explosive remnants of war (ERW). We thus explored a set of six cartographic visualization methods and...

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Handover of released land | Common Procedures and Good Practices
This report is based on the findings of eight country case studies. The research was carried out by GMAP and the GICHD.
It includes handover procedures and policies and standards. It also consolidates good practice and lessons...

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