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Trends. The Paradise Hotel Bombing: Trouble In Judicial Paradise, Ibpp Editor Dec 2002

Trends. The Paradise Hotel Bombing: Trouble In Judicial Paradise, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discussed the bombing of the Kenyan Hotel Paradise in November 2002, and the detention of suspects.

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A Firsthand Experience With Mine Action: On The Ground With The Organization Of American States In Nicaragua, Mark Hyman Dec 2002

A Firsthand Experience With Mine Action: On The Ground With The Organization Of American States In Nicaragua, Mark Hyman

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Founder and chairperson of Global Care Unlimited, Inc., Mark Hyman has been actively working with the global landmine issue for the past three years. This past June, he visited Nicaragua to witness the effects of landmines firsthand and to find out how his middle-schoolers could help. This piece describes what he found there.

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Information Systems For Mine Action From The Data Entry Point Of View, Zoran Grujic Dec 2002

Information Systems For Mine Action From The Data Entry Point Of View, Zoran Grujic

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

This article aims to provide readers with a closer insight into the endeavors of creating an information system and problems related with keeping data consistent and up to date, especially from the point of data entry. The author strives to provide honest and direct insight into the problems and solutions found while supporting mine action activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Restoring The Spirit Of Asia’S Most Mine Affected Countries, Hayden Roberts Dec 2002

Restoring The Spirit Of Asia’S Most Mine Affected Countries, Hayden Roberts

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Various wars and internal conflicts have left the civilians of Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam in serious need of assistance. Today, several organizations are increasing their aid to mine victims by addressing both their physical and socio-economic needs.

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Somali Demining Action Group, Omar Mohamed Dec 2002

Somali Demining Action Group, Omar Mohamed

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Somali Demining Action Group (SDAG) aims to eradicate anti-personnel landmines in Central and south Somalia. Statistics are provided for mine casualties in central and south Somalia.

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The Continuum: From Immobility To Mobility To Empowerment, David Holdridge, Jo Nagels, Caitlin Wyndham Dec 2002

The Continuum: From Immobility To Mobility To Empowerment, David Holdridge, Jo Nagels, Caitlin Wyndham

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Victim assistance goes far beyond the physical; there is also a need to rehabilitate victims psychologically and give them the confidence and support they need to re-enter society as productive members of the community. This is not an overnight process, and the author describes the series of events that need to take place in order to make this difficult transition.

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Lending A Helping Hand: Victim Assistance Programs In Africa, Cisr Jmu Dec 2002

Lending A Helping Hand: Victim Assistance Programs In Africa, Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Many landmine victims face adverse situations when returning to their communities and trying to live as productive members of society. A number of programs in Africa for landmine victims and the disabled help people not only “get back on their feet,” but also “get back in the saddle” and gain the courage and knowledge to live among their peers with confidence.

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Mine Risk Education And Mine Awareness In Afghanistan, Cisr Jmu Dec 2002

Mine Risk Education And Mine Awareness In Afghanistan, Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

This article has been removed.

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Mine Action Support Group Update, Cisr Jmu Dec 2002

Mine Action Support Group Update, Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

This article highlights the recent work of MASG.

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The 3rd Dtif Workshop, Stewart Myles Dec 2002

The 3rd Dtif Workshop, Stewart Myles

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The latest Demining Technology Information Forum (DTIF) workshop focused on the use of ground penetrating radar (GPR) in humanitarian demining. Participants were able to share knowledge and formulate plans for the future of GPR in demining efforts.

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The Role Of Mine Action In Victim Assistance, Eric Filippino Dec 2002

The Role Of Mine Action In Victim Assistance, Eric Filippino

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Of the five pillars of mine action, victim assistance seems to receive the least attention. At the request of the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) has recently completed a research project with a view to offering guidance on the future role of mine action in mine and UXO victim assistance.

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Interview With Lloyd Feinberg From The Leahy War Victims Fund, Cisr Jmu Dec 2002

Interview With Lloyd Feinberg From The Leahy War Victims Fund, Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Leahy War Victims Fund is one of the world’s leading contributors to the treating and rehabilitating survivors of armed conflict. The Fund has supported the successful passage of disability-related legislation in Vietnam and is working for similar results elsewhere. In Africa, The Leahy War Victims Fund is spearheading the ambitious Omega Initiative, which aims to bring various types of aid to the countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Lloyd Feinberg represents the Fund on many fronts; he is widely respected and recognized as both an authority and a humanitarian.

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Breaking New Ground: Assisting Farmers With Disabilities Through The Application Of Assistive Technology, William Field Dec 2002

Breaking New Ground: Assisting Farmers With Disabilities Through The Application Of Assistive Technology, William Field

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

With regards to agriculture in much of eastern Europe and northern Africa, the significant problem that landmine detonations present to farmers often goes unnoticed. This problem causes careers in agriculture to be labeled as the most hazardous occupations around the world. However, little attention has been given to rehabilitation practices and assistive technology to help those who have been disabled in this line of work. The Breaking New Ground Resource Center at Purdue University is attempting to resolve the problem at hand by providing technical assistance to those who have been impacted by physical disabilities, in hopes that others may …

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Socketless Option For Prosthetic Care, Ruth Clark Dec 2002

Socketless Option For Prosthetic Care, Ruth Clark

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Dr. Chaz Holder developed Socketless Technology for prosthetics, a revolutionary approach to prosthetic care. In this article, his colleague describes this technology and its many applications.

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Landmine Survivors And A Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities, Akiko Ikeda Dec 2002

Landmine Survivors And A Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities, Akiko Ikeda

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Since the 56th Session of the General Assembly, advocates have worked hard to gain rights for persons with disabilities. Decisions made at the session have a provided a number of opportunities for landmine victims and other disabled persons around the world.

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Upsetting Lives: The Public Health Impact Of Landmines In Africa, Sarah Taylor Dec 2002

Upsetting Lives: The Public Health Impact Of Landmines In Africa, Sarah Taylor

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Affecting Africans both directly and indirectly, landmines seriously weaken the public health of entire nations. Several experts in the field offer their interpretations of this complicated issue.

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The Survey Action Center, Cisr Jmu Dec 2002

The Survey Action Center, Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Survey Action Center (SAC) is an international organization with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is registered in the United States as a non-profit organization. SAC serves as the executing agency for Landmine Impact Surveys (LIS). These surveys will allow greater prioritization of demining efforts and further integration of the various mine action sectors. On the SAC board of directors are four of the world’s top landmine-related non-governmental organizations (NGOs): Handicap International (France), Mine Clearance Planning Agency (Afghanistan), the Danish Demining Group (Denmark) and Norwegian People’s Aid (Norway). Jean Baptiste Richardier is SAC’s President; Bob Eaton is the Executive Director …

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How Ngos Can Build Peace: Landmine Clearance And Victim Assistance, Maureen Morton Dec 2002

How Ngos Can Build Peace: Landmine Clearance And Victim Assistance, Maureen Morton

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Peacebuilding and post-conflict reconstruction are multi-disciplinary from a governance, organizational behavior, executive development and field perspective. Rarely, though, are the tools of competitive advantage, project planning and conflict resolution software used to seek linkages with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to coordinate resources, particularly to integrate the disparate sectors of landmine and UXO clearance, victim assistance and resourcing across industries. One method is to employ “best practices” from developed countries proven to develop abilities for disabled farmers and youth in post-conflict countries as one of a number of agrarian and health care initiatives built around demining as agricultural preparation. The goal is …

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Geneva Diary: Report From The Gichd, Ian Mansfield Dec 2002

Geneva Diary: Report From The Gichd, Ian Mansfield

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining provides operational assistance to mine action programmes and operators, conducts research and provides support to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.

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Demining During Operation Enduring Freedom In Afghanistan, John Wilkinson Dec 2002

Demining During Operation Enduring Freedom In Afghanistan, John Wilkinson

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The U.S. and Coalition forces’ occupation of airfields at Bagram and Kandahar in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom was initially hampered by the presence of a large number of mines and UXO in both the immediate and surrounding areas of the airfields. U.S. and Coalition forces quickly came to understand that traditional countermine demining operations were insufficient to ensure troop habitability and operational safety in the base area, a situation not foreseen or provided for in current U.S. Army doctrine. This experience strongly suggests that the U.S. Army should assess its current countermine doctrine and introduce a doctrinal modification to …

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War Child Television Series Joins Mine Awareness Campaign, Cisr Jmu Dec 2002

War Child Television Series Joins Mine Awareness Campaign, Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

“The Garden,” one film in a new series entitled War Child, raises mine awareness and presents ways individuals may become involved with the issue.

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High Energy Transfer Missile Wounds In The Siege Of Sarajevo And Their Relation To Mine Injuries, J.P. Beavis, J.M. Ryan Dec 2002

High Energy Transfer Missile Wounds In The Siege Of Sarajevo And Their Relation To Mine Injuries, J.P. Beavis, J.M. Ryan

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Using the example of war-torn Sarajevo, the authors discuss high energy transfer wounds and their complications. Their findings can be extrapolated and applied to the injuries of mine victims.

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Psychological And Physical Trauma: Treating The Whole Person, Patricia Blakeney, Daniel Creson Dec 2002

Psychological And Physical Trauma: Treating The Whole Person, Patricia Blakeney, Daniel Creson

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Survivors of physically disfiguring trauma, regardless of the cause, have experienced a series of assaults on the mind as well as on the body that present extraordinary challenges to human resilience. For the past 17 years, one of the authors (Dr. Blakeney) has worked closely with children and adults who have been severely burned. For burned individuals, the trauma of injury inevitably results in disfigurement, sometimes scars that can be easily hidden but more often scars that are noticeable. In fact, 20 years ago, it was generally accepted in the United States that persons with massive burns could not survive; …

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A Revolutionary Approach To Mine Awareness: The Demining Support System, Cisr Jmu Dec 2002

A Revolutionary Approach To Mine Awareness: The Demining Support System, Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

This versatile tool is designed to provide support to a mine action program on a range of topics. Its high-tech components are designed to provide an easily accessible, customizable, professional and portable element to any mine awareness campaign.

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Victim Assistance: A Way Forward Emerges, Suzanne Fiederlein Dec 2002

Victim Assistance: A Way Forward Emerges, Suzanne Fiederlein

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The pillar of victim assistance, after lagging behind other components of mine action in funding and focused international attention, takes the initiative to shape its future and address lingering challenges.

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Building Sustainable Local Capacities For The Assistance Of Landmine Victims In Southern Africa: A Concept From The Minefields Of The Zambezi Basin Escarpment, Martin Chitsama Dec 2002

Building Sustainable Local Capacities For The Assistance Of Landmine Victims In Southern Africa: A Concept From The Minefields Of The Zambezi Basin Escarpment, Martin Chitsama

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

After various intense conflicts in the region, southern Africa is plagued by landmines and UXO. The author describes the concept and implementation of Minefield Reaction Sticks to help alleviate the problem.

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Assisting A Disabled Population: A Look At Victim Assistance In Afghanistan, Cisr Jmu Dec 2002

Assisting A Disabled Population: A Look At Victim Assistance In Afghanistan, Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

This article has been removed

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Need To Know? Mine Action Education Resources, Andy Smith Dec 2002

Need To Know? Mine Action Education Resources, Andy Smith

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

This article reports on a U.S. Department of State (DOS)-supported programme to gather and share mine action knowledge in parts of southern Africa. Information was gathered during 2000 with help from Programa Acelerado de Desminagem (PAD, formerly UNADP), People Against Landmines (MgM), Mines Advisory Group (MAG), the HALO Trust and Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA). Training resource packs for Mozambique and Angola were then produced.

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Mine Awareness: The Icrc Approach, Cisr Jmu Dec 2002

Mine Awareness: The Icrc Approach, Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Since their mine awareness programs began in 1996, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has adopted an approach based on local needs. Through close cooperation with the community, the ICRC aims to reduce mine/UXO casualties by changing dangerous behaviors and initiating appropriate, alternative long-term solutions.

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Landmines: The World Takes Action, Sarah Campbell Dec 2002

Landmines: The World Takes Action, Sarah Campbell

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Educational and comprehensive, this CD provides thorough mine action information.

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