Afghanistan + 7 more
Milestone Convention continues to be a guiding light for the global disarmament movement. NEW YORK, New York, March 1, 2011- Twelve years ago, the milestone Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and…
Afghanistan
Multi-million dollar contribution will aid mine action in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan NEW YORK, New York, February 17, 2011- As part of an assistance package to Afghanistan and African countries, today, Japan contributed US$15,000,000 to the…
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17 February 2011. Kabul, Afghanistan. The Japanese Government has committed 10 million US dollars to mine action in Afghanistan over the next nine months through an agreement with the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS). The funds…
Afghanistan
After more than two decades of war, Afghanistan remains one of the most landmine- and explosive remnant of war-affected countries in the world. Over 2,000 Afghan communities continue to be impacted by this scourge. Over 650 sq km of…
Afghanistan
ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT This document sets out the general policies and approach to project development followed by the MACCA and Implementing Partners of the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan. It is not proscriptive and is not binding…
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GICHD POLICY BRIEF | DECEMBER 2010 KEY MESSAGES Land and property are often central issues in the build up to conflict, in the strategies pursued by combatants and in post-conflict recovery Mine action organisations are not neutral when it…
Afghanistan
Introduction This case study explores the links between landmine contamination and post-conflict land rights issues in Afghanistan. Afghanistan is a landlocked country located in south-western Asia, bordered by Iran, Pakistan, China and the three central Asian countries. Rocky mountains and deserts…
Afghanistan
KABUL, 29 October 2010 (IRIN) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has opened its seventh prosthetic and orthotic centre in Afghanistan to help rehabilitate permanently disabled people, but the man leading the programme says more centres…
Afghanistan
Did You Say "Synergies"? In this special issue of the ICBL newsletter, mine action experts, victim assistance practitioners and campaigners explore the new opportunities offered by the Convention on Cluster Munitions and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with…
Afghanistan
NEW PROJECT TO CLEAR MINES FROM GHAZNI CITY BEGINS This month a new project undertaken by OMAR, an Afghan humanitarian mine action NGO, will begin clearing minefields from the centre of Ghazni. This will support the city's preparations to be named…
