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The GICHD Corporate Brochure 2024
Landmines, cluster munitions and other explosive ordnance threaten people every year in more than 60 countries and territories. Around the world someone is killed or injured by these weapons about every 2 hours. Survivors and...
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GICHD Insights | Towards The Fifth Review Conference of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC)
The Fifth Review Conference of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) will open in Siem Reap- Angkor, Cambodia, on 25 November 2024. To contribute to preparations for this event, the GICHD is launching a series of issue...
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The Sustainable Development Outcomes of Mine Action in Somalia
This study comprehensively maps the sustainable development outcomes of mine action activities in Somalia, using the SDGs as an analytical framework. It presents concrete examples which illustrate the impact of mine action...
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GICHD Annual Report 2022
For the past 25 years, the GICHD has worked towards reducing risks to communities caused by explosive ordnance. We are helping to develop and professionalise mine action and ammunition management for the benefit of our partners at...
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Operational Efficiency in Mine Action
In the mine action sector, as in so many others, efficiency is a central concern in operations. Efficiency in mine action is defined as a measure of how economically resources/inputs (funds, expertise, time, etc.) are converted to...
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Sri Lanka National Mine Action Completion Strategy
This National Mine Action Completion Strategy presents the strategic orientation for Sri Lanka’s mine action programme from 2023 to 2027, developed by National Mine Action Center (NMAC) with the support of the Geneva International...
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Difficult Terrain In Mine Action
Armed conflicts continue to cause an increase in the number of casualties from explosive ordnance. Even after hostilities have ended, populations living in mine-affected areas often live with the risk posed by mines and other...
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Explosive Ordnance Guide for Ukraine - Second Edition
The second edition of the GICHD Ukraine Ordnance Guide is intended to provide a basic explosive ordnance recognition guide for qualified EOD operators in Ukraine conducting mine action activities. It may also be used by trained...
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- Available in English, Ukrainian
Gender and Diversity in the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM)
Cluster munition remnants continue to harm people and communities around the world. Though they are indiscriminate weapons, their impact and consequences are different based on a person’s gender identity and expression, and on how...
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Gender Equality & Inclusion Annual Report 2021
Over the last several years, the GICHD has taken continual steps to promote gender equality and inclusion, both internally and in its external work.In 2021, the GICHD adopted the Gender Equality and Inclusion Action Plan (GDAP)...
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GICHD Annual Report 2021
In 2021, the GICHD continued providing its services to national and international partners in 43 countries and territories, with the ultimate goal of reducing risk from explosive ordnance and making communities safe.
Faced with...
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