Publications

This publication offers an overview of international underwater explosive ordnance (EO) contamination, highlighting its impact, current management strategies and key challenges. Through literature review, data-driven analysis, and...

Vision

Une République Démocratique du Congo où fin 2019 la menace posée par les mines est éradiquée et celle posée par les REG réduite, où une capacité nationale de gestion de la contamination résiduelle est en place, où la prise...

This book was published on the anniversary of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining's 20th anniversary. In 1997, at the adoption of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC), Switzerland announced its...

Национальные стандарты противоминной деятельности (NMAS) создаются национальным органом противоминной деятельности (NMAA) или организацией, действующей от его имени. Они обеспечивают безопасную, скоординированную и эффективную...

In post-conflict countries, there will always be some risk from residual ERW threats when construction is undertaken, as witnessed by ongoing efforts to manage risk from UXO in Europe. Investing in Infrastructure (3i)6 is a...

National Mine Action Standards (NMAS) are issued by a national mine action authority (NMAA) or an organisation acting on its behalf. They guide the management and implementation of mine action projects in in a safe, coordinated...

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.

IMAS are standards issued by the United Nations to guide the planning, implementation and management of mine action programmes. They are a framework for the development of national mine action standards. This handbook contains all...