Clearance of landmines and Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) is a challenging, time-consuming and expensive activity utilizing manual deminers and the support of Animal Detection Systems (ADS),…
Land Release uses an evidence-based approach to more accurately differentiate between those areas that require clearance and those areas that do not. The process of gathering evidence…
What are cluster munitions? A cluster munition is a conventional munition that is designed to release multiple explosive submunitions (in some cases called ‘bomblets’) over a large area. The general…
Conventional Ammunition: Accidental Explosions and Diversion from State Stockpiles Ageing, unstable and excess conventional ammunition stockpiles pose the dual risk of accidental explosion and…
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining Maison de la paix, Tower 3 Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2C P.O. Box 1300, 1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland Phone | +41 22 730 93 60 …
The Explosive Ordnance Risk Education Advisory Group (EORE AG) was launched in 2019. It provides overall guidance to the sector and identifies ways to improve the integration, effectiveness,…
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…
Get involved in the #20yearsIMAS campaign. The International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) provide guidance, establish principles and, in some cases, define international requirements and…
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…
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,…
