Launch of a new GICHD study: Inclusive data management in the mine action sector At the GICHD, we are challenging how data practices in the mine action sector address gender, diversity, and equality,...
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Launch of a new GICHD study: Inclusive data management in the mine action sector At the GICHD, we are challenging how data practices in the mine action sector address gender, diversity, and equality,...
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Launch of a new GICHD study: Mine Action and the Resilience of Communities to Climate Change Climate resilience -- the ability or capacities of populations to cope with and respond to climate...
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Launch of a new GICHD study: Explosive Ordnance Risk Education in Residual Contamination Management An estimated 60 million people live with the threat of explosive ordnance, some for decades after...
La segunda edición de este documento se basa en el trabajo hecho por un grupo ampliado que incluye a DanChurchAid (DCA), Danish Demining Group (DDG), The HALO Trust (HALO), Humanity & Inclusion (HI),...
La deuxième éditon de ce document est basée sur un groupe de travail élargi incluant DanChurchAid (DCA), le Groupe Danois de Déminage (DDG), HALO Trust (HALO), Humanité & Inclusion (HI), Mines...
The second editon of this document is based on an expanded working group including DanChurchAid (DCA), Danish Demining Group (DDG), the HALO Trust (HALO), Humanity & Inclusion (HI), Mines Advisory...
The GICHD Innovation Conference 2023, a groundbreaking event aimed at harnessing the potential of innovation to reduce the risks caused by landmines, cluster munitions and other explosive ordnance,...
In many countries and territories, thousands of people face the risk of unplanned explosions from poorly managed ammunition stockpiles, resulting in the disruption of the livelihoods of communities...
The International Mine Action Standards have ensured confidence in mine action efforts around the world for over 20 years, since their initial endorsement by the UN inter-Agency Coordination Group on...
Launch of a new GICHD study: Operational Efficiency in Mine Action Within the mine action sector, the topic of operational efficiency remains a crucial area of focus for stakeholders to efficiently...
Over 25 years after the Mine Ban Treaty was signed in Ottawa, 60 million people in 67 countries still live with threats to their safety, human rights, and development. What if this were Switzerland? ...
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Armed conflicts continue to cause an increase in the number of casualties from explosive ordnance. Even after hostilities have ended, populations living in mine-affected areas often live with the...
8 March 2023 – Geneva, Switzerland. Women and girls are key to recovery and reconstruction in areas where landmines, cluster munitions and other explosive ordnance threaten lives and livelihoods...
22 February 2023 -- Geneva, Switzerland. The conflict in Ukraine is affecting the lives of millions of people and continues to fuel a major humanitarian crisis. Since February 2022, the situation...
The GICHD is launching its 2023-2026 strategy, guiding its work to reduce risks to communities stemming from all types of explosive ordnance: landmines, cluster munitions, explosive remnants of war,...
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Esri December 8, 2022— Humanitarian organizations tasked with removing landmines and other...
25 November 2022 – Geneva A widespread contamination threatening the population The recent liberation of Kherson came as a stark reminder of the danger posed by landmines, cluster munition and other...
In support of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, international funding for mine action since the escalation of the conflict in February has seen a welcome surge. A crucial part of a successful...
The second edition of the GICHD Ukraine Ordnance Guide is intended to provide a basic explosive ordnance recognition guide for qualified EOD operators in Ukraine conducting mine action activities. It...
The launch of A-MAP There is a growing consensus among relevant stakeholders around the importance of national ownership for safe, secure and sustainable through-life ammunition management. Many...