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To Walk The Earth In Safety 12th Edition (Fy2012), Us Dos Pm/Wra

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In 2013, we celebrate 20 years of U.S. Government agencies working together to lead the international donor community in supporting the clearance of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW), as well as the destruction of at-risk and unsecured weapons and munitions. The United States first became involved in humanitarian demining in 1988 by sending a team to assess the landmine situation in Afghanistan. In 1993, U.S. assistance took an important step forward when the Department of State (DOS), Department of Defense (DOD), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) formed an interagency partnership to coordinate U.S. humanitarian demining …

Mine Action And Land Issues In Columbia, Sharmala Naidoo, Camilo Pardo, Christina Theim Jensen

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The purpose of this report is to examine the key links between land issues and mine action in Colombia and to provide practical ‘do no harm’ guidance to mine action organisations to ensure that mine action facilitates the return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), promotes tenure security and contributes to longer term socio-economic recovery.

Demining Programme Office In The Falkland Islands - Technical Support 2013, Colin King

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A series of three reports were published by the Demining Programme Office in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

This publication reports on exploitation work that was carried out on SB-33, SB-81 and P4B mines during Phase 1 of clearance operations. This work was conducted on the following items:

• C3B anti-tank mines recovered from SA064
• An SB-33 anti-personnel mine discovered outside the mine rows of SA064
• Components of booby traps recovered from SA064

The findings from this work were intended to assess the condition of the ordnance in order to:

• Establish the general condition of the mines
• Indicate their ability to function, …

Clearance Of M16 Anti-Personnel Mines In Chile, Erik Tollefsen

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This report responds to a request for advice on safe and efficient procedures for clearance of M16 bounding fragmentation type anti-personnel mines in a minefield in the Picton Islands.

Following an invitation from Colonel Mendoza from CNAD, the GICHD Director, Ambassador Stephan Husy, visited Chile from the 20 to 29 January 2012. The GICHD Director had visited Chile previously when he focused on the minefields in the north of the country. Accompanying the GICHD Director was Ms Aurora Martinez, the GICHD focal point for Spanish speaking countries and specialist on information management. Mr Erik Tollefsen, the GICHD advisor on EOD, …

Falkland Islands Malvinas Exploitation Report 2013, C. King Associates Ltd.

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A series of three reports were published by the Demining Programme Office in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

This publication reports on exploitation work that was carried out on SB-33, SB-81 and P4B mines during Phase 1 of clearance operations. This work was conducted on the following items:

• C3B anti-tank mines recovered from SA064
• An SB-33 anti-personnel mine discovered outside the mine rows of SA064
• Components of booby traps recovered from SA064

The findings from this work were intended to assess the condition of the ordnance in order to:

• Establish the general condition of the mines
• Indicate their ability to function, …

Demining Programme Office In The Falkland Islands - Technical Support 2013, Fenix -. Insight Ldt.

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The aim of this report is to outline the findings from exploitation work provided within the Falkland Islands demining programme during the third phase of clearance. The findings from this work were intended to assess the condition of the ordnance in order to: establish the general condition of the mines; indicate their ability to function; and to highlight significant change in their characteristics. Work was carried out by Colin King, technical director of Fenix Insight Ltd, from 19 – 22 March 2013.

Handover Of Released Land | Common Procedures And Good Practices, Gichd, Gender In Mine Action

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This report is based on the findings of eight country case studies. The research was carried out by GMAP and the GICHD.

It includes handover procedures and policies and standards. It also consolidates good practice and lessons learnt, assesses whether gender considerations are taken into account, and presents general recommendations.

Mine Action And Land Rights In South Sudan: Key Findings And Recommendations, Sharmala Naidoo, Francesca Marzatico, Lisa Monaghan

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In March 2013, GICHD and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) undertook a joint mission to South Sudan on land rights and mine action in order to provide mine action organisations with analysis on land related conflict and practical guidance on how they can ensure their mine action operations “do no harm” and take land issues into consideration. This report summarises the key findings and recommendations from that mission.