Until recently, mine action was widely perceived as a military and technical field where activities were un-problematically planned and implemented by almost exclusively male staff. A decade after...
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Gender Mainstreaming the Cartagena Summit on a Mine-Free World: Victim Assistance
The Mine Ban Convention requires that "[e]ach State Party in a position to do so shall provide assistance for the care and rehabilitation, and social and economic reintegration, of mine victims and...
Gender Mainstreaming the Cartagena Summit on a Mine-Free World: Mine Clearance
Mine clearance is one of the mine action pillars that is probably best known to the general public, but it is also less intuitively connected to "gender". However, despite the obvious technical and...
Colombia + 6 more
Launch of an advocacy kit on gender and mine action
The Swiss Campaign to Ban Landmines is delighted to announce the launch of an advocacy kit on gender and mine action. This kit has been developed as a tool to empower local women's grass roots...
Colombia + 3 more
Gender and landmines: From concept to practice
Preface There is no long-term security without development. There is no development without security. And no society can long remain secure, or prosperous, without respect for human rights and the...
Gender and Landmines: From Concept to Practice
This report discusses the significance of gender in the impact and the effectiveness of mine action. It gives the reader an overview, together with concrete examples, on how gender can be...
Launch of a global survey on gender and mine action
On this, International Women's Day 2007, the Swiss Campaign to Ban Landmines announces the launch of a global survey to gather comprehensive information on the significance of gender in the impact of...