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GICHD Outlook Report 2026
This Outlook Report sets out how the GICHD intends to advance the five outcomes of its four-year Strategy in 2026. The report exemplifies our engagement in explosive ordnance risk reduction by describing planned activities in five...
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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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The Role of the Military in Mine Action
This study seeks to determine the comparative advantages of the use of serving military in mine action programmes. The study considers a range of operational mine action tasks (survey, marking, mapping, clearance, stockpile...
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A Study of Mechanical Application in Demining
The GICHD Study of Mechanical Application in Demining is published after two years of research. The study puts the spotlight onto the use of machines as part of worldwide efforts to clear land mines. It looks at how machines...
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ERW : States Conclude a Protocol
In November 2003, the States Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) met in Geneva and agreed to the creation of a Fifth Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War (ERW). This new international humanitarian law...
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