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Evaluation Report On Echo Funded Humanitarian Mine Action Pilot Projects In North-West Of Cambodia, Marcel Durocher, Agim Hoti, Mok Tonh, Keo Vut

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The European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) has been actively involved in mine action programs in Cambodia since 1996. ECHO recognized that there was a clear and urgent need to develop new approaches to address the needs of the most at risk communities. In mid 2002 it decided to fund three pilot initiatives with the objective of reducing mine/UXO risks and casualties in North Western Cambodia while taking into account the needs of local communities. This is an area, which recently witnessed a large influx of families from other parts of Cambodia. Many of these newcomers opted to take the …

A Risk Strategy For Mine Action, Julian Williams

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A generic risk management methodology has been derived, and aspects of it were used to develop risk management strategies for Cambodia and Bosnia. These countries presented different problems and so required very different approaches. In Cambodia, the available resources are wholly inadequate to remove the risk from landmines in the medium-term. Moreover, the mine treatment options that might be practicable, even if they were available, are limited, because of the poor infrastructure and type of terrain where they would be applied. Nevertheless, there is some scope for using risk assessment to identify where the practicable mine treatment options (mainly manual …

Vapour Sensing Using Dogs In Bosnia: A Test Of Detection Capacity, Rune Fjellanger, Ian Mclean, Havard Bach

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We report results of a pilot study designed to investigate the possibility that REST (Remote Explosive Scent Tracing) technology could be used to find mines in Bosnia. The find rate for mines on 88 filers was 68%. Detection success was linked to humidity and temperature at the time of sampling, and to location within Bosnia. Detection success was not linked to when the filter passed across the mine during the sampling period, or how long the filter was held over the mine. Two mines were found at similar rates (PMA3, TMA4). Success was lower for a third type (TMM1) but …

Mine Action In Afghanistan: Transitional Options, Gichd

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This report examines the options for transition from a United Nations Mine Action Centre for Afghanistan (UNMACA) to one under national government management. The report was commissioned by the UNDP Bureau of Crisis Prevention and Recovery in February 2003. It discusses four options for transition, and provides background to the conclusions and recommendations.

Itf Enhancing Human Security Annual Report 2003, Itf-Enhancy Human Security

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The year 2003 underlined the continuity in the valuable contribution of ITF to demining and victims assistance in South-East Europe. ITF received unanimous and deep appreciation by the entire donors' community for its excellent performance record.

In 2003, ITF facilitated the clearance of nearly 8 million square meters from mines and UXO in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro, always in close co-operation with international and local authorities.

ITF has also succeeded in raising more than 23 million USD in new funds. Increased funding came from 13 governments, the EU (including EC Delegation in Croatia and …

Cambodia Millenium Development Goals, Report 2003, Kingdom Of Cambodia

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The 2003 MDGs Progress Report is divided into three major sections. Section I introduces the development context in Cambodia. Section II presents (i) CMDG indicators and targets; (ii) the current situation, past and future trends as well as gaps between targets and trends; (iii) major current policies and programs contributing to CMDGs; (iv) key challenges for meeting CMDG targets; and (v) a framework for meeting the key challenges and reaching CMDG targets. Section III outlines the way forward for CMDGs progress monitoring and evaluation. The main report is complemented by a set of annexes including a glossary of technical terms …

Regional Seminar On Mine Action In The Americas, Cisr

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The third annual regional landmine action seminar entitled “En Camino Hacia un Hemisferio Libre de Minas Antipersonal,” hosted by the Government of Perú and sponsored by the Government of Canada and the Mine Action Program (AICMA, for its initials in Spanish) of the Organization of American States (OAS), was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Lima, Perú, on August 14–15 2003. The two-day gathering brought together over 100 mine action experts from 24 countries and more than a dozen regional and international organizations to discuss a wealth of mine action topics including, among others, the definition of national …