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Landmines Blow!, Cisr Journal
Landmines Blow!, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Landmines and cluster munitions kill or injure thousands of people each year, while also restricting access to water and agriculture necessary to maintain health, income and greater livelihood sustainability.
United Nations Mine Action Service, Cisr Journal
United Nations Mine Action Service, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Established in 1997 by the United Nations General Assembly, the United Nations Mine Action Service is located within the U.N.'s Department of Peacekeeping's Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions.
In Remembrance: Kaido Keerdo Estonian Demining Expert Killed In Libya, Cisr Journal
In Remembrance: Kaido Keerdo Estonian Demining Expert Killed In Libya, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
As efforts to clear landmines and other explosive remnants of war from Libya continue, international deminers risk their lives to eliminate the risks to people in the area. On 3 March 2012, a suspected Type 84 anti-tank mine, a Chinese-made cluster munition, killed civilian contractor Kaido Keerdo in Dafniya, 180 kilometers (112 miles) from the Libyan capital of Tripoli. Although Estonia's Government has not deployed any demining specialists to Libya, Estonian mine-expert Keerdo was working for DanChurchAid as a demining technician after having served six years with an explosive-ordnance disposal unit in the Estonian military.
The Role Of Mine Action In Curbing The Small Arms Threat, Albert Souza Mülli, Sharmala Naidoo
The Role Of Mine Action In Curbing The Small Arms Threat, Albert Souza Mülli, Sharmala Naidoo
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
This article’s purpose is to share concrete examples of how mine-action organizations are playing an increasingly visible role in curbing the threat of small arms and armed violence more broadly, and to examine the reasons behind this trend.
How Dtra/Scc-Wmd Is Minimizing The Risk Of Catastrophic Accidents, Anne Marek
How Dtra/Scc-Wmd Is Minimizing The Risk Of Catastrophic Accidents, Anne Marek
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
The U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the U.S. Strategic Command Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction are taking measures to reduce the number of accidents caused by conventional weapons. More accidents are occurring with the proliferation of small arms and light weapons; DTRA wants to significantly reduce those accidents and the risks of their occurrence. In doing so, DTRA's SA/LW Program organizes and conducts seminars on the practices for physical security and stockpile management throughout the world. Its goal is to educate countries through seminars on proper management of stockpiles and to ultimately assuage the risk of those …
Small Arms/Light Weapons And Physical Security In Misrata, Libya, Adam Forbes
Small Arms/Light Weapons And Physical Security In Misrata, Libya, Adam Forbes
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
During November 2011 DanChurchAid performed a small arms/light weapons field assessment in Misrata, Libya. In this article, DCA outlines this assessment and explains why SA/LW risk education is a valuable and appropriate response to this situation.
Unplanned Explosions At Munitions Sites: Concerns And Consequences, Eric Berman, Pilar Reina
Unplanned Explosions At Munitions Sites: Concerns And Consequences, Eric Berman, Pilar Reina
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Over the past 25 years there have been reports of more than 400 unplanned explosions at munitions sites in almost half the world's countries. The UEMS rate is quickly increasing. Whereas the Small Arms Survey's UEMS Database shows 70 such incidents for the 10-year period between 1987 and 1996, more than this number was registered in the past two years alone. These events occur in large part because states store their munitions improperly. This article reviews the direct and indirect consequences of these explosions on peace and security. It also notes steps states are taking—or should take—to improve practice in …
Afghan Experience Calls For Innovative Approach To Ddr, Cisr Journal
Afghan Experience Calls For Innovative Approach To Ddr, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Criminal activities, illegal arms trading and violence against civilians continue threatening Afghanistan's stability and security, and hinder the work of humanitarian nongovernmental organizations. As a result, potential investors are discouraged from making heavy capital investments, and NGOs cannot implement projects that could dramatically improve the socioeconomic condition of civilians. Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration appear to be crucial steps for the success of post-conflict recovery in Afghanistan. Conducting DDR in the complex and turbulent Afghan environment has proven difficult, and this article explores past attempts at DDR in Afghanistan to draw lessons for future efforts.
Clear Path International, Cisr Journal
Clear Path International, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Founded in 2000, Clear Path International is a nonprofit organization that serves persons affected by landmines or other explosive remnants of war and who are disabled or displaced by armed conflict.
Danish Demining Group, Cisr Journal
Danish Demining Group, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Danish Demining Group was founded in 1997 and is the Humanitarian Mine Action Unit in the Danish Refugee Council.
Msu Mind Lab's Undercover Uxo, Cisr Journal
Msu Mind Lab's Undercover Uxo, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
In 2010, the Media, Interface and Network Design Lab at Michigan State University completed a computer training game, Undercover UXO, to provide unexploded ordnance and mine-risk education to Cambodian children.
The Role Of Croatian Media In Mine-Risk Education, Josip Ĉerina
The Role Of Croatian Media In Mine-Risk Education, Josip Ĉerina
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
In its work, the Croatian Mine Action Centre (CROMAC) has found that various forms of media, from new Internet applications to newspapers and the radio, are uniquely situated to raise awareness among at-risk populations about the realities of landmines. To examine the media's effectiveness in mine-risk education, in 2008, CROMAC completed a study evaluating the Croatian media's coverage of landmine incidents and related news. With cooperation, CROMAC hopes better reporting about MRE programs will prevent mine accidents and create a more informed population.
Canadian Scientist Receives Grant To Continue Developing Innovative, Low-Cost Prosthetic, Cisr Journal
Canadian Scientist Receives Grant To Continue Developing Innovative, Low-Cost Prosthetic, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Economically impoverished survivors of landmines and explosive remnants of war not only face psychological and physiological trauma but also economic upheaval as they may not be able to continue previous professions, especially those involving physically taxing work such as farming, manufacturing or construction. Furthermore, a survivor of a mine-related accident "typically requires amputation, multiple operations and prolonged physical rehabilitation," all of which are extremely time-consuming and costly. The reality is harsh for many landmine and ERW survivors in the developing world who lack access to adequate health care and safe, effective and affordable prosthetic limbs. Thus, one of the most …
A New Name And Mission For The International Trust Fund For Demining And Mine Victims Assistance, Cisr Journal
A New Name And Mission For The International Trust Fund For Demining And Mine Victims Assistance, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Since its formation in 1998 by the Slovenian Government, the International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims Assistance has continuously expanded and enhanced its mission, widening its scope of activities to reflect the changing human-security environment, needs of beneficiary countries and priorities of the donor community. Now it has a new name to reflect its broader mission: ITF Enhancing Human Security.
Geneva International Centre For Humanitarian Demining, Cisr Journal
Geneva International Centre For Humanitarian Demining, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining’s mission is to serve as a leading center of mine-action excellence, and to help States Parties implement the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (also known as the Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention or APMBC), the Convention on Cluster Munitions and other relevant instruments of humanitarian law. GICHD bridges the gaps between research, lessons learned and practice. It promotes evidence-based policies and develops standards, making mine action faster, cheaper, safer, more effective, sustainable and inclusive.
The Marshall Legacy Institute, Cisr Journal
The Marshall Legacy Institute, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
The Marshall Legacy Institute is a Virginia-based nonprofit organization formed in 1997 to extend the vision of Nobel Peace Prize laureate George C. Marshall by alleviating suffering and promoting hope, growth and stability in war-torn countries. For many nations, a primary obstacle to achieving sustainable progress is the deadly legacy of landmines that halt agricultural production, slow development, impede the return of refugees, and kill and injure innocent citizens.
Organization Of American States, Cisr Journal
Organization Of American States, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
The Organization of American States was established in 1948 with the signing of the Charter of the OAS in Bogotá, Colombia. The OAS was created to help the member states attain “an order of peace and justice, to promote their solidarity, to strengthen their collaboration, and to defend their sovereignty, their territorial integrity, and their independence.”
Food Security Emerges As A Complex Global Challenge, Bryan Mcdonald
Food Security Emerges As A Complex Global Challenge, Bryan Mcdonald
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Measures are being taken toward land restoration and explosive remnants of war clearance to aid in worldwide food security. Global demining and ordnance removal efforts are contribiting to health improvements and land availability for sustainable crop growth. This article discusses the problem of food security in the twenty-first century and briefly reviews three sets of concerns that are converging to amplify, disrupt and transform efforts to ensure that all people have the food they need to lead active and healthy lives.
Of Water And War: The Delicate Relationship Between Water Scarcity And Conflict, Cisr Journal
Of Water And War: The Delicate Relationship Between Water Scarcity And Conflict, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Is it possible that the wars of the future could be fought over water, the most abundant natural resource on the planet? The following article explores the relationship between water, conflict and landmine-clearance efforts around the globe.
Peer-Support Training For Nonliterate And Semiliterate Female Ex-Combatants: Experience In Burundi, Cameron Macauley, Monica Onyango, Eric Niragira
Peer-Support Training For Nonliterate And Semiliterate Female Ex-Combatants: Experience In Burundi, Cameron Macauley, Monica Onyango, Eric Niragira
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
In September 2011, 25 female veterans of Burundi’s civil war were trained to become peer-support workers. The five-day training, funded under a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and conducted by James Madison University’s Center for International Stabilization and Recovery, was the first of its kind to offer peer-counseling skills to nonliterate and semiliterate women.
Second Conference On Psychosocial Rehabilitation For Landmine Survivors And Persons With Disabilities, Reykhan Muminova
Second Conference On Psychosocial Rehabilitation For Landmine Survivors And Persons With Disabilities, Reykhan Muminova
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Tajikistan Mine Action Centre and the Afghanistan Disability Support Programme hosted the second Regional Psychosocial Rehabilitation Conference in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 19–20 October 2011. This conference attracted high-level officials from key Afghan, Iranian and Tajik ministries and departments, as well as organizations working with landmine survivors, persons with disabilities and in psychosocial rehabilitation programs.
A Holistic Approach: Vvaf’S Work To Improve Lives In Vietnam, Joseph House
A Holistic Approach: Vvaf’S Work To Improve Lives In Vietnam, Joseph House
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Transferred to the International Center in 2008, the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation conducts a multitude of projects aiming to protect the health and welfare of the Vietnamese people. VVAF approaches the security and well-being of Vietnamese citizens with a holistic mindset. Projects include demining, rehabilitation, vocational training, Agent Orange and dioxin mitigation, community-based mental health training and school construction projects.
Replicating The Cambodia Trust Model, Carson Harte
Replicating The Cambodia Trust Model, Carson Harte
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Cambodia Trust was established in 1989 to assist those affected by disaster, conflict and poverty. It provides prosthetic-orthotic training, physical rehabilitation for persons with disabilities, assistance programs that enable children and adults with disabilities to secure general or higher education, vocational training and employment.
Azerbaijan National Agency For Mine Action, Cisr Journal
Azerbaijan National Agency For Mine Action, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
In 1994, hostilities between Armenian forces and the Azerbaijani military ceased. Although a lasting peace agreement is still being negotiated, this ending marked the beginning of a long process of landmine and unexploded-ordnance removal in the region bordering Armenia. In 1999, the Government of Azerbaijan and the United Nations Development Programme signed an agreement that established the Azerbaijan Mine Action Programme to deal with landmine and unexploded ordnance clearance. The implementing agency of the Azerbaijan Mine Action Programme is the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action, which is responsible for the planning, coordination, management and monitoring of all mine-action activities …
Anti-Tank Mines Kill Eight Cambodian Farmers, Cisr Journal
Anti-Tank Mines Kill Eight Cambodian Farmers, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Eight Cambodian farmers were killed and one was critically injured Friday, 3 February 2012, after their truck hit two anti-tank mines in Banteay Meanchey province in northwestern Cambodia.
Ddg Aid Workers Rescued, Cisr Journal
Ddg Aid Workers Rescued, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
No abstract provided.
The Humpty Dumpty Institute, Cisr Journal
The Humpty Dumpty Institute, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
In 1998, a group of business entrepreneurs came together with a desire to tackle some of the world’s leading humanitarian problems. They developed the Humpty Dumpty Institute as a way to find creative solutions to global issues, such as explosive remnants of war and food security.
The Halo Trust, Cisr Journal
The Halo Trust, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
In 1988, following the withdrawal of Soviet Forces from Afghanistan, Guy Willoughby established The Hazardous Area Life-support Organization Trust—commonly known as The HALO Trust—a nonprofit organization dedicated to clearing explosive and hazardous remnants of war.
Life Line Consultancy And Rehabilitation, Cisr Journal
Life Line Consultancy And Rehabilitation, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
At the age of 14, Kamel Saadi became a landmine survivor and amputee. On 16 March 1979, Saadi was enjoying a barbecue picnic with family and friends near Umm Qais, an area along the Jordanian-Israeli border contaminated with landmines from Jordan’s conflicts with Israel during the 1960s and 1970s. While walking along a hilly pathway, he stepped on a rock concealing a landmine that caused severe damage to his foot; eight hours later, doctors amputated his left foot.
World Education, Inc., Cisr Journal
World Education, Inc., Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
After nearly a lifetime of work as an educator in China and throughout the world, Welthy Honsinger Fisher returned to India to continue her work in education at the request of Mahatma Gandhi in 1947. She founded the Literacy House, a small school providing basic education and agricultural training for disadvantaged adults. Observing that literacy training was needed to empower men and women worldwide, in 1951, she and others founded World Education, an international nonprofit dedicated to world literacy.