The GICHD co-hosted the 8th Mine Action Technology Workshop with UNMAS in Geneva, Switzerland, from 2 - 4 November 2021. Over the course of 3 days, we received 203 participants from more than 38…
Mine Action in Border Areas This research sheds light on explosive ordnance contamination in border areas across the world. It presents an initial mapping of border contamination and considers the…
More comprehensive and coherent responses are needed to address today’s interconnected challenges, as shown by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the sustaining peace agenda. Strong…
Explosive ordnance risk reduction (EORR) plays an important enabling and transformative role to create the conditions for sustainable development and peace in today’s rapidly changing world. The…
Today conflicts are more protracted, intractable and resistant to resolution through negotiated settlements. A consequence of this pattern is high numbers of victims of landmines and explosive…
International conventions and International Mine Action Standard (IMAS) attribute responsibility to affected States the responsibility of addressing risks from explosive ordnance. …
Landmines and other Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) make land and other natural resources inaccessible and cause overexploitation of those available, which leads also to soil degradation. Moreover,…
Motivated by its strategic goal to improve human security and equipped with subject expertise in explosive hazards, in January 2015, the GICHD established the research project to characterise…
The International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) are the framework that make mine action efforts safe, effective, and efficient, both for the people doing the work and communities they serve. For…
IEDs cause more civilian casualties globally than commercially manufactured landmines and account for nearly half of all casualties from explosive incidents. Enduring post-conflict IED…
