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The Republic of South Sudan national mine action gender equality and diversity policy
South Sudan's National Mine Action Gender and Diversity Policy has been developed with the support of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), inconsultation with all relevant mine action implementing...
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Climate Resilience Priority-Setting in Mine Action – Methodology Guide
The purpose of the Climate Resilience Priority-Setting in Mine Action – Methodology Guide is to support national mine action authorities and national mine action centres in incorporating climate resilience considerations within...
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Chapter 5 of the IED Clearance Good Practice Guide, “Basic Chemistry of Explosives and Hazards of Home-Made Explosives and Chemical Precursors"
The GICHD has developed this Chapter with the aim of improving the safety of mine action personnel as a first priority, but also ensuring that mine action programmes are dealing with this particular threat effectively to keep...
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GUIDE TO EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE POLLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Mine action survey and clearance operations have always focused on the contamination that can be seen. Whether it is anti-personnel (AP) mines, anti-vehicles (AV) mines, or explosive remnants of war (ERW), our efforts focus on...
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AMAT Insights Issue 2 Version 3 of the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines (IATG)
In 2011, the United Nations released the first version of the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines (IATG) providing states with voluntary guidance on best practices and international standards in ammunition management to...
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Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Land Release and Stockpile Destruction Operations – Notes on a New Technical Note for Mine Action | The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction. Issue 25.1
The purpose of this article is to set out why the Technical Note for Mine Action (TNMA) was developed and explain certain aspects of its content, particularly those where prolonged debate was necessary in order to achieve...
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Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence in the Mine Action Sector | The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction. Issue 25.1
Remote sensing and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are included in discussions of how technology and innovation can improve humanitarian action and international peacekeeping. These technologies have the potential to...
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Mental Health: Taking a Proactive Approach to Support Staff in Mine Action | The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction. Issue 25.1
This article aims to contribute to existing conversations on how actors in the mine action (MA) sector can work together to promote mental health in the workplace as well as prevent and mitigate adverse mental health outcomes.
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Past, Present, Future: Mine Action in Motion | The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction. Issue 25.1
The story of mine action is one of an adaptive and solution-oriented sector. Time and again, mine action has developed new approaches, tools, and standards to meet evolving challenges and circumstances at the field level. A strong...
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Recognizing and Reducing Risks From Ammunition and Explosives | The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction. Issue 25.1
This article discusses ammunition and explosives management from global to state levels and examines risk reduction in this setting, building on the experience of the Ammunition Management Advisory Team (AMAT) response mechanism—a...
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Measuring the Results of EORE
A desk review to identify current and emerging good practices in measuring the effectiveness and impact of EORE.
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