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To Walk The Earth In Safety 20th Edition (Cy2020), Us Dos Pm/Wra
To Walk The Earth In Safety 20th Edition (Cy2020), Us Dos Pm/Wra
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2020 was a year of exceptional challenges for the Department of State due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, the United States remains the world’s largest international donor to CWD, providing more than $4 billion to support humanitarian mine action (HMA), physical security and stockpile management (PSSM), and associated activities in over 100 countries since 1993.
Despite the pandemic, the United States was able to provide significant cooperation on a range of programs around the world. Here are a few highlights from 2020:
• The Department provided PSSM assessments in Lebanon following the Port of Beirut explosion on August 4. This …
Gichd: Reducing Risk From Explosive Ordnance Making Communi, Gichd
Gichd: Reducing Risk From Explosive Ordnance Making Communi, Gichd
Global CWD Repository
The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) is an internationally renowned and well trusted centre of expertise and knowledge, operating in line with humanitarian principles.
The GICHD works towards reducing risk to communities caused by explosive ordnance, with a focus on landmines, cluster munitions and ammunition stockpiles.
We help national authorities, international and regional organisations, NGOs and commercial operators to develop and professionalise mine action and ammunition management. The GICHD supports around 40 affected states and territories every year.