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Our 2024 Annual Report is out! Read stories that show how our work contributes to a safer future for people living under the threat of landmines and other explosive ordnance. See how we foster innovation, collaboration & impact: link.gichd.org/AR24

Proud to celebrate Imene Aouali’s apprenticeship graduation & cheer on Kafia Adam as she continues her journey. Our apprenticeship programme offers youth in Geneva hands-on experience towards their CFC. Training next generation professionals is a privilege. Go Imene & Kafia!👏✨

The 3rd #UNSaferGuard Training for Women Ammunition Technical Experts on #IATG launched in Wiener Neustadt, Austria! 16 practitioners🌍join the training organized by UNODA, MoD 🇦🇹, @GICHD-AMAT, and small arms survey to advance women’s participation in ammunition management.

Our Director Tobias Privitelli opened the first meeting of the Innovative Finance Technical Working Group, a step toward stable, long-term funding for mine action. The goal: adapt proven tools like frontloading to meet urgent financing needs. Thanks to Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office 🇬🇧 for your support.

After an inspiring meeting with Izumi Nakamitsu, USG for disarmament, the WoMA+ team continues to Austria where another 16 women will begin the UN SaferGuard training with ODA , AMAT GICHD and the Survey. Read our joint #GFA working paper: docs-library.unoda.org/Global_Framewo…

New Publication! Climate Resilience Priority-Setting in Mine Action – Methodology Guide: A practical guide to help mine action authorities and stakeholders align with climate adaptation. Tools to assess, prioritize & learn from examples in #Vietnam & #Iraq link.gichd.org/ClimateMethodo…

The GICHD regrets Ukraine's recent announcement to withdraw from the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC), following earlier similar decisions by Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. Read our full statement here: link.gichd.org/StatementAPMBC

It’s wonderful to have The Ammunition Management Advisory Team (AMAT) back in #Vienna with ODA for this programme empowering women in the ammunition‑management sector. We wish all 15 participants every success during their two weeks of intensive training!

🇱🇰 #SriLanka is finalising its revised mine action strategy. We supported the process in Colombo, where the reviewed strategy was presented to government, operators & donors. The mission also included talks with NMAC, & a meeting with WFP Sri Lanka explore greater collaboration.

In Tunis, #Libya's key mine action actors joined a workshop to align National Mine Action Standards w/ #IMAS, clarify national standards & boost #LibMACs capacity. Land Release practices were reviewed to enhance safety & efficiency. Thanks for the support Swiss MFA 🇨🇭

Christine Nyagaya, Our Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor gives a quick overview of what’s inside the latest #IMAS 14:10 on Monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning in mine action. Find the full IMAS here: mineactionstandards.org/standards/14-10

🔧 The Mine Action Innovation Hub’s Strategic Steering Board held its first meeting in June. With a Technical Group driving solutions & the Board setting priorities, the Hub connects real mine action needs to measurable impact — across mine action, ammunition, and beyond

We’re in #Rome for the #Ukraine Recovery Conference 🇺🇦 — our 4th. Recovery starts with mine action. Without it, rebuilding & safe returns are impossible. Tobias Privitelli met:🤝Food and Agriculture Organization Farnesina 🇮🇹 Tony Blair Institute for Global Change & many Ukrainian partners.

The HALO Trust organized a workshop in partnership with the Libyan Mine Action Centre (LibMAC) and GICHD to review existing standards and best practice in mechanical land release for mines and other explosive clearance. Thanks to funding from the United States, technical

🎉CONGRATULATIONS to the 2025 cohort of the #UNSaferGuard Training for Women Ammunition Technical Experts on #IATG! And WELCOME to the #WoMA-Network—an empowering journey for women in ammunition advancing safety and security worldwide. UN Office for Disarmament Affairs Vienna GICHD-AMAT small arms survey

At our workshop with Libya Mine Action Centre #LibMAC & GICHD, experts shared knowledge and best practice in mechanical land release in #Libya. This engagement allows our teams to make best use of a new front-end loader, funded by 🇱🇺 Luxembourg Aid & Development, to remove explosives.

#Ukraine🇺🇦: in Kyiv, mine action & development experts joined our training on 'Linking Mine Action & Global Agendas' to explore how mine action supports the #2030Agenda, food security, & recovery. With support from Swiss MFA & Foreign Policy CAN. Interested?➡️link.gichd.org/SDGTraining

In 2024, The Ammunition Management Advisory Team (AMAT) ran a Training of Trainers on ammunition management in Peru. 13 instructors were trained (over a third women). Within a month, 5 had trained 83 military personnel. Local capacity, once nurtured, grows fast. More in our Annual Report👇 gichd.org/training-of-tr…

Just over 90 days to go! In Oct #Luxembourg hosts the GICHD Innovation Conference 2025. 5 plenary topics just dropped: 🔻Financing Innovation 🔻Tech & Supply Chains in Ammunition Mgmt 🔻IP & Mine Action 🔻Underwater EO 🔻Mechanical Land Release Register: link.gichd.org/IC25