Demining vehicle in Bang Melay, Cambodia It's no secret that mines dot rural Cambodia. You see evidence of it everywhere, from the children and adults ... an act of bravery that no child should be asked to make. Building a school won't help speed the demining efforts in Cambodia, but it will provide one more safe place for kids to learn and play while they wait for ...

Following the clearing of mines in eight GS Divisions of the Killinochchi District, the Government this week commenced the re-settlement of around 9,000 IDPs in their former places of abode, Presidential Secretariat Committee sources, Monitoring Special Projects, said yesterday. The District Secretary (GA) for Killinochchi Mrs. R. Ketheeswaran said yesterday that

Not trying to get political or politically correct, but an all female crew have been formed to demine the Jordanian-Syrian boarder, to remove 136,000 mines. A huge challenge in itself. Garrett has a new metal detector design, the RECON-PRO AML-1000 which has some incredible features. Check out the article below on the all female demining crew:

... students and homemakers. Jordan has 10 female deminers working in the north Regional demining initiatives According to Jordanian military estimates, some 305,000 anti-personnel and anti-vehicle ... historic and cultural heritage sites. Mohammad Breikat, the national director of the National Committee for Demining and Rehabilitation (NCDR), says signing the Mine Ban Treaty is proof that Jordan is ...

... has held talks with Government officials to ensure that minimum standards for safe returns, such as the completion of mine clearance activities and access to services, are met. UNHCR has provided five demining flail machines to speed up mine-clearing operations in former conflict areas, and those machines are expected to arrive tomorrow. The mine clearance operations will be carried out by the ...

... the occasion of the 14th Anniversary of Peacetrees Vietnam, whose aim is to renew relationships with the people of Vietnam and promote a safe, healthy future for its families & children. It sponsors demining and mine risk education, survivor assistance, and community building projects in partnership with the people of Quang Tri Province. Below is his speech. Quang Tri has a special place in ...

I am looking for a paramedic or /firefighter/safety officer position. I am currently working for Mechem Demining Company in Sudan under the United Nations Mission; I am finishing my contract on 30 of December 2009 with my Current Employer and like to show my interest for any job openings in January 2010.I have been working for about five years as a remote medic in the DRC Congo, Uganda and ...

... humanitarian consequences of landmines, cluster munitions, and other ERW and scrutinized implementation of and compliance with the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty. Landmine Monitor Report 2009 reports on ban policy, demining, casualties, risk education, victim assistance and support for mine action in every country in the world and eight other areas not internationally recognized as states. It also includes ...

... end of the year. For example, it has been known for a very long time that areas in the North and East of the island are heavily mined and thus the recent focus on demining is welcome but far too late. Moreover, the reasoning that some areas are safe for returnees but not safe for NGOs is hard to fathom. More worryingly, we have heard reports that ‘deTamilisation’ is being carried out ...

... landmines, and can be trained to detect a number of different things like explosives, tuberculosis bacteria, tobacco, contraband, etc. Working with the Geneva International Center for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), accreditation standards have been established to license the mine-detecting HeroRATS and over 30 trained HeroRATS are now working to demine Mozambique. From these beginnings, APOPO has ...