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The Eu And The U.S. Provide Grant To Lao Pdr, News Brief
The Eu And The U.S. Provide Grant To Lao Pdr, News Brief
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
MAG (Mines Advisory Group) has recently been tasked with a new project to collaborate with the UXO sector in Lao PDR to clear UXO from Boualapha, Mahaxay and Xatbuathong of Khammouane province.
Clearing Minefields In Israel And The West Bank, Dyhan Or, Heidi Kuhn
Clearing Minefields In Israel And The West Bank, Dyhan Or, Heidi Kuhn
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Recent legislation in Israel has opened the door to demining in Israel and the West Bank. Roots of Peace campaigned for this legislation and will begin demining a village near Bethlehem before the end of 2011.
The Information Management & Mine Action Programs, Eric Sawyer
The Information Management & Mine Action Programs, Eric Sawyer
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
The Information Management & Mine Action Programs use information management and technology to increase humanitarian mine-action safety and efficiency. The work conducted in Iraq, which supports mine-clearance and victim-assistance activities, is an example of iMMAP facilitating improved information sharing in HMA. In addition, these improved information-management activities allow iMMAP to provide ongoing victim-assistance services to persons with disabilities in Iraq and to other patient populations.
Congolese Soldiers Learn To Combat Uxo And Mines, Amanda Mccarty
Congolese Soldiers Learn To Combat Uxo And Mines, Amanda Mccarty
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
This article focuses on how U.S. Africa Command (U.S. AFRICOM) supports the Democratic Republic of the Congo in carrying out its mine-action objectives by providing train-the-trainer and supervisory services and mine-action equipment to the DRC.
Landmines In Libya, Colin King
Landmines In Libya, Colin King
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Landmines are an unfortunate part of Libya’s past and present. As such, the author discusses the various types of mines that have been found so far, providing a technical overview of each. With his landmine analysis, King warns of the difficulties that lie ahead as deminers begin to address the problem.
Nepal Declared Mine-Free, News Brief
Nepal Declared Mine-Free, News Brief
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
After four years of demining operations, Nepal’s final landmine was destroyed on 14 June 2011, rendering the country officially mine-free.
Syria Plants Landmines On Lebanese Border, News Brief
Syria Plants Landmines On Lebanese Border, News Brief
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
According to BBC and CBS news reports, Syrian troops planted landmines along its border with Lebanon, further perpetuating the uprising that began in March 2011 against President Bashar Assad and his regime.
The Journal Of Erw And Mine Action Issue 15.3 (2011), Cisr Journal
The Journal Of Erw And Mine Action Issue 15.3 (2011), Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Focus: Cluster Munitions | Government Stability and Mine Action Support | Notes from the Field | Research and Development
Mine Action And Security Challenges, Abdul Qudos
Mine Action And Security Challenges, Abdul Qudos
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Mostly from the 1979 Soviet invasion and an internal conflict from 1992 to 2001, Afghanistan is affected by a wide array of landmines and explosive remnants of war and remains highly contaminated (approximately 650 square kilometers [250 square miles] are currently contaminated). Recently, insurgents have added to the contamination and this hinders the ability of the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan to clear the land. MAPA is committed to developing innovative approaches to mine action, including implementing Community Based Demining, to facilitate demining and to relieve mine-affected communities.
Mine-Action Challenges And Responses In Georgia, Emil M. Hasanov, Petri Nevalainen
Mine-Action Challenges And Responses In Georgia, Emil M. Hasanov, Petri Nevalainen
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Following an international conflict in 2008, Georgia faces a greater threat from landmines and explosive remnants of war than that posed by previous violence. In response to this threat, Georgia, with assistance provided by the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM/WRA) and the Government of Canada, created national bodies to coordinate and implement landmine and ERW clearance. This article documents Georgia’s past ERW, landmine and cluster-munitions contamination, as well as efforts to remove these threats.
New Database Provides Resource For Mine-Action Community, Cisr Journal
New Database Provides Resource For Mine-Action Community, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Launched in July 2011, the World Bank’s Landmine Contamination, Casualties and Clearance database is a valuable resource for those working in mine action. The database allows users to create spreadsheets, reports and graphics based on a wealth of landmine-contamination data from around the world.
Secession Leads To Demining Challenges In Sudan, Cisr Journal
Secession Leads To Demining Challenges In Sudan, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
In the months following South Sudan’s July 2011 electoral secession from the former Sudan, the South’s ability to successfully maintain a demining program has become heavily dependent on its economic and post-conflict recovery. At this point in time, however, much of the South’s sustainability is ultimately reliant on its relationship with the North and, more significantly, the international community, thereby rendering its demining program into an uncertain future.
The Impact Of Erw On Children, Cisr Journal
The Impact Of Erw On Children, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
This article provides a brief description of the threat cluster munitions, landmines and other explosive remnants of war pose to children worldwide. The discussion of children’s physical susceptibility and the psychological and socioeconomic effects that accompany wounds and disabilities provides a broad picture of the impact ERW have on children. The article also explores rehabilitative support, as several sources provide a variety of recovery strategies that focus on community support for the future well-being of child survivors.
Pathways To Resilience Workshop Promotes Leadership And Peer Support, Anne Stewart, Lennie Echterling, Cameron Macauley, Nicole Neitzey, Hasan Hamdan
Pathways To Resilience Workshop Promotes Leadership And Peer Support, Anne Stewart, Lennie Echterling, Cameron Macauley, Nicole Neitzey, Hasan Hamdan
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Pathways to Resilience (P2R) created a unique leadership program to help landmine survivors promote resilience and create secure collegial relationships. This article provides background regarding the curriculum and training activities and recounts how P2R helped survivors experience posttraumatic growth after tragedy.
Metal Detector Pinpointing Accuracy Under Field Conditions, Kazunori Takahashi
Metal Detector Pinpointing Accuracy Under Field Conditions, Kazunori Takahashi
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
As ordnance and landmine-detection technology advances, mine-action organizations across the world are increasingly using more sophisticated types of metal detectors. Each metal detector contains its own strengths and weaknesses, and until now, no accurate way exists to quantify the differences between the models. In this article, a method is shown to successfully evaluate metal-detector accuracy in a controlled field condition and provides data on the differences between single coil, double-D coil and other metal-detector types. The International Test and Evaluation Program for Humanitarian Demining conducted the 2009 evaluation in Germany that provides the data used in this article.
Lateral-Approach Methodology And Hstamids, Clifford Allen, Shathel Fahs
Lateral-Approach Methodology And Hstamids, Clifford Allen, Shathel Fahs
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
MAG Cambodia has used the Handheld Standoff Mine Detection System (HSTAMIDS) with lateral-approach methodology for three years within an operational field evaluation funded by the U.S. Department of Defense’s Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate. MAG’s current research tested the productivity of two ways of using LAM combined with HSTAMIDS against the productivity of the traditional one-man one-lane drill methodology; this article presents the findings.
Crescent And Dove: Peace And Conflict Resolution In Islam, Book Review
Crescent And Dove: Peace And Conflict Resolution In Islam, Book Review
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Crescent and Dove: Peace and Conflict Resolution in Islam is a collection of essays synthesized by Qamar-ul Huda to create a compelling read for peacemakers, mine-action experts and anyone interested in conflict studies. The authors elaborate on Islamic approaches to nonviolence while bridging the gaps between economic thought, political science, religious texts and spirituality.
Peacebuilding And Rule Of Law In Africa: Just Peace?, Book Review
Peacebuilding And Rule Of Law In Africa: Just Peace?, Book Review
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
In Peacebuilding and Rule of Law in Africa: Just Peace?, terms such as peacebuilding and rule of law, which initially seem broad and sometimes ambiguous, are broken down by a variety of scholars from different fields to cite specific examples of trial and error in both processes within the African context.
Conflict Resolution In The Twenty-First Century: Principles, Methods, And Approaches, Book Review
Conflict Resolution In The Twenty-First Century: Principles, Methods, And Approaches, Book Review
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
In Conflict Resolution in the Twenty-first Century: Principles, Methods, and Approaches, Bercovitch and Jackson create an accessible and well-organized analysis of the best approaches to resolving conflicts in the world today.
The United States Aids Danish Humanitarian Mine Action In Lebanon, News Brief
The United States Aids Danish Humanitarian Mine Action In Lebanon, News Brief
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Cluster munitions, landmines and other unexploded ordnance have long polluted Lebanon.
In Remembrance: John Noftsinger, Cisr Journal
In Remembrance: John Noftsinger, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Dr. John B. Noftsinger, Jr., Vice Provost for Research and Public Service at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., U.S., died suddenly of an apparent heart attack at the age of 48 on 10 November 2011. Many mine-action managers knew him through his supervision and support of the Center for International Stabilization and Recovery.
Thailand And Compliance With The Apmbc: Mission Impossible... Or A Feasible Task?, Håvard Bach
Thailand And Compliance With The Apmbc: Mission Impossible... Or A Feasible Task?, Håvard Bach
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
This article addresses the mine-action challenges Thailand faces in maintaining compliance with the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. Given the uncertainty of mine locations and the Thailand Mine Action Centre’s limited capacity, the delegation of Thailand’s mine-action resources can be an issue, as hazardous areas can be difficult to determine. The emergence of a new national land-release mineaction standard, however, means that Thailand’s ability to efficiently identify hazardous areas will allow limited resources to be appropriately assigned to areas needing clearance.
Building Knowledge And Partnerships In Erw Action, Jonah Shepp
Building Knowledge And Partnerships In Erw Action, Jonah Shepp
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
As Jordan nears the completion of its mine-clearance activities, its national authority is working to reinvent itself as an international center of expertise in mine and explosive-remnants-of-war action. With funding from the United States Department of State, Jordan’s National Committee for Demining and Rehabilitation developed a comprehensive training course for senior managers to help other countries replicate Jordan’s success in dealing with mines and ERW.
The Rise In Terrorist Attacks In The Western Sahara, Mohamed Taghioullah Ould Nema
The Rise In Terrorist Attacks In The Western Sahara, Mohamed Taghioullah Ould Nema
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
The Mauritanian government is taking steps to prevent Al-Qaeda’s terrorist acts, including suicide bombings and kidnappings in the region. Added to this threat are the explosives Al-Qaeda obtains from landmines and unexploded ordnance scattered throughout the region after years of conflict in Western Sahara. The United Nations Development Programme and various countries work to remove these landmines and items of UXO, which is complicated by the lack of a Landmine Impact Survey to access the contamination’s extent.
Endnotes Issue 15.1, Cisr Journal
Endnotes Issue 15.1, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Endnotes Issue 15.1
New Prosthetics Offer Hope In Sudan, Mohammad Ismail
New Prosthetics Offer Hope In Sudan, Mohammad Ismail
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Unfortunately for amputees in developing countries, poverty and disability go hand-in-hand. Limb loss can make it extremely difficult for victims to provide for themselves and their families. From this reality came the inspiration for Sudanpro, an inexpensive and durable prosthetic developed by the author, an orthotist and prosthetist working with Project Hope Sudan.
Victim Assistance And Inclusive Livelihoods, Wanda M. Jaime
Victim Assistance And Inclusive Livelihoods, Wanda M. Jaime
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Handicap International first started its operations in the Thai-Cambodia border refugee camps in 1982. At that time, the organization’s main focus was physical rehabilitation. However, over the years, HI has adopted a more comprehensive approach that can be exemplified by a livelihoods project specifically targeting Cambodia’s victims of mines/explosive remnants of war. This article explores the links between the international victim-assistance legal and policy framework and field practice through the experience of the Towards Sustainable Income Generating Activities for Landmine/ERW Victims project.
Elizabeth Macnairn Named Handicap International (Usa) Director, News Brief
Elizabeth Macnairn Named Handicap International (Usa) Director, News Brief
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
On 1 June 2011, Elizabeth MacNairn was named Director of Handicap International (USA).
Integration Of Clearance Assets, Mark Thompson
Integration Of Clearance Assets, Mark Thompson
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Integrating a variety of demining activities, including machines and manual support, is vital to an operation’s efficiency and success. An appropriate integration plan must include analysis of context, support requirements and limitations.
Sri Lanka Works Toward A Mine-Free Nation, Vidya Abhayagunawardena
Sri Lanka Works Toward A Mine-Free Nation, Vidya Abhayagunawardena
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
This article discusses Sri Lanka’s steps to demine its land, educate its citizens on landmine and unexploded-ordnance dangers, and offer survivor-assistance services. Sri Lanka’s national mine-action program is building on previous mine-action work done by the government and humanitarian organizations by presenting a workshop on demining issues, developing a mine-action center and improving partnerships with concerned organizations.