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The United Nations And Humanitarian Mine Action, Stephane Vigie
The United Nations And Humanitarian Mine Action, Stephane Vigie
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
The international community has come to realize that only an integrated and holistic response to the issue of landmine contamination, and its multi-faceted humanitarian and socio-economic consequences, is capable of bringing real and lasting benefits to those who are to be considered at risk from these weapons. Indeed, such integrated mine action initiatives can not purely be limited to field based programmes in those countries where a humanitarian disaster has already occurred due to landmine contamination. The United Nations and other leading practitioners in the sector of mine action have long acknowledged that advocacy at the international level is also …
United Nations Assumes The Lead In Demining, David M. Ahearn
United Nations Assumes The Lead In Demining, David M. Ahearn
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
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Quality Assurance For Civilian Mine And Munitions Clearance, Erik Lauritzen, Soren Gert Larsen
Quality Assurance For Civilian Mine And Munitions Clearance, Erik Lauritzen, Soren Gert Larsen
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Currently civilian mine-clearance operations are carried out according to military principles involving Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). SOPs, however, do not encompass quality assurance concepts, such as the ISO 9000 family, a set of standards developed by the International Standards Organization (ISO). These standards are typically used for civilian works.