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4th Meeting Of The States Parties To The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (2002), Apmbc
4th Meeting Of The States Parties To The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (2002), Apmbc
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The Fourth Meeting of the States Parties was held 16-10 September 2002 in Geneva under the presidency of Ambassador Jean Lint of Belgium
To Walk The Earth In Safety 4th Edition (Fy2002), Us Dos Pm/Wra
To Walk The Earth In Safety 4th Edition (Fy2002), Us Dos Pm/Wra
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By the end of 2002, the United States will have provided more than $600,000,000 to 43 countries, as well as to northwest Somalia, for various humanitarian demining efforts, such as deminer training, mine awareness and mine clearance, orthopedic assistance to, and socioeconomic reintegration programs for, landmine accident survivors and their families. More than $100,000,000 of this total was spent in Fiscal Year 2002, one of the largest commitments of any nation involved in financing humanitarian demining activities.
The goals of the U.S. Humanitarian Demining Program are simple and direct: to reduce the loss of life and limb of innocents; to …
Mine Awareness In Thailand: A Review Of Needs And Strategy, Gichd
Mine Awareness In Thailand: A Review Of Needs And Strategy, Gichd
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The Thailand Mine Action Centre (TMAC) requested the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) to review the existing strategies for mine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) awareness education in Thailand and to make recommendations for possible future orientation. The specific terms of reference for the mission were to:
Review the need for mine awareness in Thailand in the context of the national man action plan, and
Identify possible future strategies that could enhance the effectiveness of mine awareness in affected communities along the border with Cambodia.
Landmine Casualty Database Workshop, Cisr
Landmine Casualty Database Workshop, Cisr
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JMU's Mine Action Information Center (MAIC) held a workshop on May 13-14, 2002 to examine issues related to landmine victim data collection. The U.S. Department of State, Office of Humanitarian Demining Programs was the sponsor of the two-year long casualty database project conducted by the MAIC, of which the workshop was the culminating phase. Based on its research and the workshop activities, the MAIC has developed a list of "action items" which it recommends to improve the collection and management of landmine casualty data. That list immediately follows this executive summary.