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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...

22/04/2026
Improvised explosive devices in the Sahel: Humanitarian responses and current capacities
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  • GICHD
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Clearing the way forward: Women, peace, and security in Ukraine’s mine action response

Mine action is not only about removing explosive ordnance, it is about restoring fundamental human rights, including the rights to life and security, freedom of movement, access to land and livelihoods, as well as full...

06/03/2026
Clearing the way forward: Women, peace, and security in Ukraine’s mine action response
  • Available in English, Ukrainian
  • GICHD
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Regional Cooperation in Mine Action: The Case of South-Eastern Europe

Mine action has tended to develop on a national basis. However, the experience of South-Eastern Europe has shown that a broader, regional approach can bring greater effectiveness and efficiency to mine action projects and...

01/11/2005
Regional Cooperation in Mine Action: The Case of South-Eastern Europe
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  • GICHD
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Time and Motion Studies for Demining: Snapshots of Operations

Everybody involved in the management of demining programmes will do cost-benefit analyses. In most cases, the aim is to optimise use of resources, where “optimisation” in terms of resource use generally also means “minimisation”...

01/11/2005
Time and Motion Studies for Demining: Snapshots of Operations
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  • GICHD
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Throwing Out Mines: The Effects of a Flail

Recent tests and trials on the clearance capability of flail machines have shown thatif machines are adequately operated and the operating environment is favourable, flails are able to achieve clearance rates approaching 100%1....

01/11/2005
Throwing Out Mines: The Effects of a Flail
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  • by Ian McLean, GICHD, Rebecca Sargisson, GICHD
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International Mine Action Standards for Mine Risk Education - Best practice guidebook

UNICEF entered into a partnership with the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining to develop the Best Practice Guidebooks. The series will provide practical advice for implementing the mine risk education component...

01/11/2005
International Mine Action Standards for Mine Risk Education - Best practice guidebook
  • Available in Vietnamese
  • GICHD
English
  • Available in English
  • McLean (GICHD), Ian Mansfield (GICHD), Sargis