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1999

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Peacetrees Vietnam's Uxo Clearance Training Mission To Quang Tri Province, Roger Hess Feb 1999

Peacetrees Vietnam's Uxo Clearance Training Mission To Quang Tri Province, Roger Hess

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The president of UXB International, Dr. Richmond Dugger, had offered to help out an NGO called PeaceTrees Vietnam with their efforts to clear land mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the former demilitarized zone between what was North & South Vietnam. We would conduct a training course for the Vietnamese with UXB International covering the wages and airfare of two senior Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) employees, and donate five Shonstedt ferrous ordnance detectors.

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"Gardens Of The Devil" A Report From Western Egypt, Dennis Barlow Feb 1999

"Gardens Of The Devil" A Report From Western Egypt, Dennis Barlow

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Sometimes the creation of a new policy or international initiative can produce unexpected results. Such is the case in the desert of Western Egypt where the legacy of mine warfare of World War II warriors is only now being assessed seriously through the focus of current mine action activities. Despite the fact that the great armies of Field Marshals Montgomery and Rommel fought in North Africa almost sixty years ago, the legacy of those surges and counter surges, sieges and counter sieges, is still being felt by the inhabitants and Bedouins who live or travel there.

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From The Director's Desk, Dennis Barlow Feb 1999

From The Director's Desk, Dennis Barlow

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

"Manila calling, Manila calling!" was a memorable from phrase from World War II to indicate that there was still hope in the Philippines and that the defenders were hanging on. While "Harrisonburg calling, Harrisonburg calling" does not have the same ring to it, we are nevertheless proclaiming that at the Mine Action Information Center (MAIC) at JMU is alive, well, and full of hope! The Humanitarian Demining Information Center (HDIC) indeed lives on under the new banner of Mine Action Information Center. What’s changed? What remains the same?

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The Operational Implementation Of The International Humanitarian Demining Development Concept, C.J. Pearce Feb 1999

The Operational Implementation Of The International Humanitarian Demining Development Concept, C.J. Pearce

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The International Humanitarian Demining Development (IHHD) concept did not evolve on a haphazard basis. The concept was born out of practical experience in Manica Province, Mozambique during the emergency relief phase between 1993 and 1995. Based on those experiences, and a serious concern that mine clearance was regarded as a purely technical activity with local involvement being relegated to by-stander status, GTZ and Mine-Tech held wide-ranging discussions over a lengthy period before defining the IHDD concept. Subsequently, with funding from the BMZ (German Ministry of Co-operation) two pilot projects were undertaken in Manica and Sofala Provinces, Mozambique. These pilot projects …

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An Integrated Global Demining And Development Strategy, Bernd Hoffman Feb 1999

An Integrated Global Demining And Development Strategy, Bernd Hoffman

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) operates as a public service company. The development policy objective is to improve the survival chances of people in countries of the Southern and Eastern Hemisphere, and to stabilize their natural bases of existence. The most important financing organization of the GTZ is the German federal government, i.e. the Federal Ministry for Economic co-operation and Development (BMZ). Within the framework of the federal government’s guidelines and development policy objectives, the GTZ is responsible for the conception, planning and implementation of 2800 projects in 140 partner countries. In addition to federal ministries, the GTZ …

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Mine Action - The Management Of Risk, Steve Brown Feb 1999

Mine Action - The Management Of Risk, Steve Brown

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The examination of "Standards and Measures of Success" at the recent Humanitarian Demining Conference, hosted by James Madison University (JMU) demonstrated that there must be fundamental changes in the approach to Mine Action if the global influence of land mines is to be successfully challenged. In addressing the need to measure the effectiveness of Mine Action we are acknowledging that the current situation is untenable, particularly if we are to get anywhere near the eradication of the problem by 2010.

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Uscentcom 99, S Stewart Feb 1999

Uscentcom 99, S Stewart

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) is located at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. Within USCENTCOM is the Humanitarian Demining (HD) Office, which performs program management for all U.S. HD efforts in the Middle East. The U.S. Central Command’s demining program area of responsibility (AOR) encompasses much of the near and middle east including the countries of Afghanistan, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Sudan, Somalia, Tajikistan, and Yemen. The estimated number of landmines currently placed in the region exceeds 48,000,000. For program management purposes, the USCENTCOM HD Office has assigned its' component commands specific countries …

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An Introduction To Uganda And The World Rehabilitation Fund, Inc., Ted Silver, Wanume Kale Feb 1999

An Introduction To Uganda And The World Rehabilitation Fund, Inc., Ted Silver, Wanume Kale

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

This paper will provide background information regarding the recent history and current political situation in Uganda. It will also introduce the reader to the activities of the World Rehabilitation Fund (WRF) in Uganda. WRF is an American private voluntary organization which has been active in assisting the country’s amputee population of some 20,000 individuals.

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