The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Letter from the Editor: The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction Celebrates 25 Years!

For this 25th edition of The Journal, I invite you to join me in celebrating all the present and past authors who have shared their ideas, inventions, and perspectives to improve the lives of countless communities around

Past, Present, Future: Mine Action in Motion

The story of mine action is one of an adaptive and solution-oriented sector. Time and again, mine action has developed new approaches, tools, and standards to meet evolving challenges and circumstances at the field level

Mine Action: The Early Years

This article looks at the challenges and successes of the early days of humanitarian mine action (HMA), particularly in the areas of coordination, standardization, and information sharing.

Applying “All Reasonable Effort” in the Falkland Islands Mine Clearance Programme: Encouraging Efficient, Confident, and Timely Evidence-Based Land Release Decision Making

This article describes the approach that was adopted to determine whether all reasonable effort (ARE) had been applied to each task clearance in the Falkland Islands

IMAS 10.60 Safety & Occupational Health Updates

Changes to IMAS 10.60 related to Investigation and Reporting of Accidents and Incidents

The Mine Free Sarajevo Project

Sarajevo was heavily contaminated during the regional conflicts of the 1990s. Read how ongoing efforts to clear the city are progressing

Weapons Marking in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Effective methods for marking and tracing weapons in the Western Balkans to minimize the proliferation of illicit weapons

Improving Security in the DRC

UNMAS is working to limit proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons in the DR Congo

Landmines in America's Backyard

Read about landmines being used in during the United States Civil War.

Gender and Diversity Mainstreaming in Mine Action

Gender equality and inclusion are important facets of mine action

Assessing Ukraine's Victim Assistance Capacities

A look at Ukraine's efforts to help victims of explosive ordnance

Small Drones Finding Buried Landmines in the Desert Using Airborne IR Thermography

Field research of drones and IR thermography for landmine detection

Explosive Ordnance Victims and Risk Education: Lessons Learned from Colombia

EORE in Colombia over the last decade