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Building Capacity To Clear Erw In Georgia, Gvantsa Kvinikadze
Building Capacity To Clear Erw In Georgia, Gvantsa Kvinikadze
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
From October 2010 to September 2012, NATO’s Georgia Explosive Remnants of War and Medical Rehabilitation Partnership for Peace project provided extensive explosive ordnance disposal training to the Georgian Military Engineering Brigade and supplied needed medical rehabilitation equipment to Gori Military Hospital.
A Review Of External Post-Clearance Inspection: How Cost-Effective Is It?, Åsa Gilbert, Aron Larsson
A Review Of External Post-Clearance Inspection: How Cost-Effective Is It?, Åsa Gilbert, Aron Larsson
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining conducted a study in early 2012 to consider the effectiveness of performing external post-clearance inspections. GICHD took into account the practices of the International Mine Action Standards, the International Organization for Standardization and the numerous mine action programs worldwide. It also worked with the Swedish company Preference Consulting to determine the mathematical probability of finding a mine/explosive remnant of war during external post-clearance inspections. Lastly, GICHD examined the normative effect of external post-clearance inspections as well as the financial cost associated with their execution.
Legal Aspects Of The Land Release Process, Pehr Lodhammar
Legal Aspects Of The Land Release Process, Pehr Lodhammar
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
This article explores areas of liability in mine action operations. It defines the concept of residual risk after completion of survey and clearance efforts and presents methods of assigning responsibility for it. The author offers further legal considerations in mine action, including the extent to which contractors are liable for their equipment, employees and the cleared land both during and after operations as well as the process by which national mine action standards are incorporated into the legal liability of all concerned actors.
Aicma Helps Demine Nicaragua’S Gocen District, Addison Embrey
Aicma Helps Demine Nicaragua’S Gocen District, Addison Embrey
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
The Gocen district of the Mateare municipality in Chiltepe Peninsula, 20 km (12 mi) outside of Managua, Nicaragua, was contaminated with explosive remnants of war from the artillery school that operated nearby. With support from Acción Integral Contra las Minas Antipersonal (Comprehensive Action Against Antipersonnel Mines, AICMA), a program of the Organization of American States, a large portion of the contaminated land in Gocen was cleared and released in 2012.
Minesweepers: Towards A Landmine-Free Egypt, An Outdoor Humanitarian Demining Robotic Competition, Alaa Khamis
Minesweepers: Towards A Landmine-Free Egypt, An Outdoor Humanitarian Demining Robotic Competition, Alaa Khamis
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Listed as one of the most contaminated countries in the world, Egypt has an estimated 22.7 million landmines and other explosive remnants of war. In order to foster the research, development and application of robotics in humanitarian demining in Egypt, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Robotics and Automation Society – Egypt Chapter organized Minesweepers: Towards a Landmine-Free Egypt, an outdoor robotic competition hosted by the German University in Cairo from 15–17 September 2012.
Post-Conflict Recovery: Gender And Age Issues, Stella Salvagni Varó, Ciro Hamo
Post-Conflict Recovery: Gender And Age Issues, Stella Salvagni Varó, Ciro Hamo
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Despite improvements in victim assistance programs, injured survivors of landmines/explosive remnants of war still struggle to obtain health care and employment. Differentiating between the age and gender of survivors will enable service providers to identify socioeconomic needs.
Munitions Risk Education In Cambodia, Sambath Chan
Munitions Risk Education In Cambodia, Sambath Chan
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Contamination from landmines and unexploded ordnance in Cambodia poses a serious threat to citizens and impedes economic progress. The Cambodian Mine Action Centre’s Mine/UXO Awareness Programme focuses on educating citizens and refugees on landmine and explosive remnants of war safety. CMAC, together with other organizations, also implements the Community Based Mine/UXO Risk Reduction Project, a program that emphasizes community participation with mine action services.
Geneva Call Launches First Ansa Database, News Brief
Geneva Call Launches First Ansa Database, News Brief
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
In November 2012 Geneva Call launched "Their Words,” an information database. The database provides published commitments and internal rules and regulations of armed non-state actors.
The Need For Collaboration Between Ordnance Manufacturers And Uxo Clean-Up Personnel, Jack Imber
The Need For Collaboration Between Ordnance Manufacturers And Uxo Clean-Up Personnel, Jack Imber
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
The ability to locate unexploded ordnance remotely and accurately increases the safety and efficiency of clearance efforts. To achieve maximum effectiveness, UXO manufacturers and removal groups should coordinate resources and information to create new and practical technologies to assist in efforts to identify failure rates and prevent civilian casualties. The Lost Puppy Proposal is one example of a life-saving technology that could result from such collaboration.
Darfur: Baseline Kapb Survey, Beatrice Winkler, Shaza Ragab
Darfur: Baseline Kapb Survey, Beatrice Winkler, Shaza Ragab
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
This article summarizes the first baseline Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Beliefs Survey conducted in Darfur since 2003. The purpose of the survey was to gain a better understanding of the knowledge, attitudes, practices and beliefs of the at-risk population in Darfur regarding explosive remnants of war, and to evaluate aspects of transfer of knowledge, use of mass media and surveillance mechanisms.
Cisr Donates 200 Mobile Phones To Peer-Support Workers, Cameron Macauley
Cisr Donates 200 Mobile Phones To Peer-Support Workers, Cameron Macauley
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
On 11 June 2012, the Center for International Stabilization and Recovery at James Madison University donated 200 mobile phones to its partner organization IBUKA (“Never Forget” in Kinyarwanda), the largest support network for genocide survivors in Rwanda.
Victim Assistance And Disability Rights: Beyond The Rhetoric, Sheree Bailey
Victim Assistance And Disability Rights: Beyond The Rhetoric, Sheree Bailey
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
This article provides a brief overview of the evolution of victim assistance, the coherence between victim assistance and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and stresses the importance of moving beyond disability rhetoric by turning ideas and words into concrete action.
Hiv/Aids Survey In Southern Angola, Martin Chitsama, Joao Artur Dumba, Charlotte Mabhiza-Berejena, Nzola Dimbu
Hiv/Aids Survey In Southern Angola, Martin Chitsama, Joao Artur Dumba, Charlotte Mabhiza-Berejena, Nzola Dimbu
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Deminers in Angola have a higher than average risk for HIV infection and transmission as a result of their work in border areas and their high mobility. The Demining HIV/AIDS Partnership conducted a Knowledge, Attitudes, Behaviors and Perceptions survey to explore deminers’ HIV/AIDS knowledge in Cassinga, southern Angola. Among other conclusions, the results stressed the need for an increase in HIV/AIDS education.
Peer Programs Across Disability Groups: A Partnership For Human Rights, Sam Nickels
Peer Programs Across Disability Groups: A Partnership For Human Rights, Sam Nickels
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
In looking at the approach taken by three different articles that deal with mental illness, the author finds peer-to-peer support to be a common thread among all three.
Advocacy For Persons With Disabilities In Tajikistan, Reykhan Muminova
Advocacy For Persons With Disabilities In Tajikistan, Reykhan Muminova
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Since 2007, the Tajikistan Mine Action Centre, in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Tajikistan and its partners, has organized a range of activities to increase awareness on the rights of persons with disabilities and to advocate for the country’s accession to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilitie.
Providing Safe Drinking Water In Post-Civil War Sri Lanka, Hartmut Thoms
Providing Safe Drinking Water In Post-Civil War Sri Lanka, Hartmut Thoms
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
After decades of Civil War, Sri Lanka is making positive strides toward recovery. As former refugees return home, it remains to be seen whether the poorest districts will have access to one of the most basic human necessities, clean water. Fondation Suisse de Déminage (Swiss Foundation for Mine Action) hopes to alleviate this situation by clearing contaminated wells.
Sri Lanka: A Photographic Essay, Sean Sutton
Sri Lanka: A Photographic Essay, Sean Sutton
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Since 1997, the author has worked for MAG (Mines Advisory Group), documenting the impact of landmines and explosive remnants of war on countries such as Iraq, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka and Sudan. Through a multimedia approach, Sutton creates photo exhibits and films to educate the public on landmines, unexploded ordnance, and small arms and light weapons.
The Lethality Ratio Of Anti-Vehicle Mines, Armen Harutyunyan
The Lethality Ratio Of Anti-Vehicle Mines, Armen Harutyunyan
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
TheConvention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention or APMBC) brought AP mines to the forefront of many people’s minds. Anti-vehicle mines, however, remain the most lethal mines today, and they are not banned under international conventions.
Relationship Between Imas, Nmas And Sops, Faiz Paktian
Relationship Between Imas, Nmas And Sops, Faiz Paktian
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
To avoid confusion in application, this article clarifies the roles and responsibilities of mine action entities in relation to International Mine Action Standards, National Mine Action Standards and Standard Operating Procedures
Humanitarian Demining Symposium In Šibenik, Croatia, Nicole Neitzey
Humanitarian Demining Symposium In Šibenik, Croatia, Nicole Neitzey
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
This article highlights the events of the 9th Annual Humanitarian Demining Symposium and Equipment Exhibition in Šibenik, Croatia, held 2426 April 2012.
5d: A Gis-Based Approach For Determining And Displaying The Degree Of Operational Difficulty Of Demining, Pierre Lacroix, Rocío Escobar
5d: A Gis-Based Approach For Determining And Displaying The Degree Of Operational Difficulty Of Demining, Pierre Lacroix, Rocío Escobar
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Clearance operations highly depend on environmental, geographic and socioeconomic conditions. These conditions make demining easier, more difficult or nearly impossible. This article proposes an analytical method called 5D (Determining and Displaying the Degree of Operational Difficulty of Demining), which classifies degrees of difficulty as low, medium, high or extreme.
Grenade Depot Blast Kills 25 In Turkey, News Brief
Grenade Depot Blast Kills 25 In Turkey, News Brief
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Examiners continue investigating the 6 September 2012 blast that killed 25 soldiers and injured four more at a Turkish ammunition depot in the western province of Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
Small Arms Survey Creates Playing Cards, News Brief
Small Arms Survey Creates Playing Cards, News Brief
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
In August 2012, Small Arms Survey, in partnership with the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM/WRA), released a third set of small arms informational playing cards, the Marking, Record Keeping and Tracing Implementation Support Cards.
Country Profile: Libya, Cisr Journal
Country Profile: Libya, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Libya, located on the north coast of Africa between Egypt and Algeria, was contaminated with landmines and unexploded ordnance during World War II and the wars with Egypt (1977) and Chad (1980–1987).
Country Profile: Morocco And Western Sahara, Cisr Journal
Country Profile: Morocco And Western Sahara, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
The Western Sahara is a non-self-governing territory bordered by Morocco, Algeria and Mauritania. Morocco claims sovereignty over the Western Sahara, a position not accepted by the international community.
Country Profile: Egypt, Cisr Journal
Country Profile: Egypt, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
In the 1940s, during World War II, Axis and Allied forces collided in the Western Desert, near El-Alamein, Egypt. Both sides used landmines as a means of limiting each other’s mobility.
Cambodian Children Killed In Rocket Explosion, News Brief
Cambodian Children Killed In Rocket Explosion, News Brief
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Three children were killed 9 September 2012 in the Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia after attempting to salvage scrap metal from a suspected B-40 rocket.
Country Profile: South Sudan, Cisr Journal
Country Profile: South Sudan, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Two decades of fighting between the Sudanese government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army/Movement in southern Sudan ended with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed in 2005. The agreement allowed for a referendum, by which residents of southern Sudan voted for independence in July 2011, creating the country of South Sudan.
Country Profile: Sudan, Cisr Journal
Country Profile: Sudan, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Bordering the Red Sea and comprised mostly of ethnic Arabs, Sudan is located in North Africa and is deemed part of the Middle East. As a result of the first and second Sudanese Civil Wars (1955–1972 and 1983–2005), and the ensuing political turmoil following the conflict in Darfur (2003–present), Sudan is considered one of the most heavily mined countries in the world.
Franco-Mines: A French-Language Forum For Mine Action And Other Explosive Devices, Manuel Gonzal
Franco-Mines: A French-Language Forum For Mine Action And Other Explosive Devices, Manuel Gonzal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
In 2005 the United Nations Development Programme – Africa organized the Socio-Economic Approaches to Mine Action Planning and Management Regional Workshop for Africa at the International Mine Action Training Centre in Nairobi. This workshop aimed to study socioeconomic approaches to mine action.