CISR News Archive: July 2021 - JMU

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CISR–JMU student Hannah Schilling develops passion for post-conflict recovery
July 29, 2021: Schilling, a research assistant, recently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in international relations
Canine ‘super-detectors’
July 27, 2021: The Guardian reports on the dogs working to free Iraq from Isis mines
Menu of indicators to measure the reverberating effects on civilians from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas
July 27, 2021: UNIDIR's publication shows how explosive weapons cause untold harm against the civilian population
Report launch: Women Managing Weapons
July 26, 2021: Join the U.N. Institute for Disarmament Research's virtual event, Tuesday, July 27, 8–9:30 a.m. EDT
Teenage boy steps on landmine, loses leg in Ponnagyun, Myanmar
July 23, 2021: The location where the landmine blast occurred had previously seen fighting between the Arakan Army and the Myanmar military, says Myanmar Now
The United States’ commitment to conventional weapons destruction
July 22, 2021: To Walk the Earth in Safety details the U.S. Department of State's collaborative approach to conventional weapons destruction
Colombian children learn to identify landmines buried during country's civil war
July 22, 2021: According to The HALO Trust, since 1990 around 12,000 people have been injured or died in Colombia because of undetonated explosives
A new home from the ashes of war in Kosovo
July 22, 2021: The HALO Trust started clearing cluster munitions at Komogllavë in June of 2018 and completed the work in June 2021
Working for a mine-free Gola Brda in Bosnia and Herzegovina
July 19, 2021: MAG's work across BiH is supported by the U.S. Government, German Federal Foreign Office and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Hikers enjoy breathtaking Kurdistan landscapes while avoiding landmines, border attacks
July 15, 2021: According to Kurdistan24, the former Iraqi regime planted thousands of explosives in the Kurdistan region and disputed territories during the 1980s to hinder the advance of Iranian troops
Advocating for disability rights through international engagement
July 14, 2021: The Fulbright Program features JMU professor Dr. Ken Rutherford who served for more than a decade as the director of CISR
Global context of landmines and demining efforts in Colombia
July 13, 2021: Colombia aims to be landmine-free and has implemented plans reaching until 2025 to achieve this, says BORGEN Magazine
Data quality factors for marine UXO surveys
July 12, 2021: Researchers involve stakeholders to define unexploded ordnance survey requirements, reports Hydro International
The dangers of Browns Island, North Carolina
July 11, 2021: According to the Defense Visual Information Distrubtion Service, the most recent UXO was a 250 lb., WWII-era, AN-M57 A1 variant found last month
Information Management Tools in Northeast Syria
July 9, 2021: Using on-the-ground information management to help prioritization decisions in the clearance of northeast Syria
The Mine Free Sarajevo Project
July 9, 2021: Sarajevo was heavily contaminated during the regional conflicts of the 1990s. Read how ongoing efforts to clear the city are progressing
Improving Security in the DRC Through Weapons and Ammunition Management
July 9, 2021: UNMAS is working to limit proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons in the DR Congo
Landmines in America's Backyard
July 9, 2021: Read about landmines being used in during the United States Civil War.
Assessing Ukraine's Victim Assistance Capacities
July 9, 2021: A look at Ukraine's efforts to help victims of explosive ordnance
Proof: How Small Drones Can Find Buried Landmines in the Desert Using Airborne IR Thermography
July 9, 2021: Field research of drones and IR thermography for landmine detection
Operationalized Management Information Systems in Iraq's DMA
July 9, 2021: A simple solution to a complex problem improves decision making for the Iraq National Mine Action Authority
International Mine Action Standard 10.60 Safety & Occupational Health - Investigation and Reporting of Accidents and Incidents: Notes on the Revised Second Edition
July 9, 2021: Changes to IMAS 10.60 related to Investigation and Reporting of Accidents and Incidents
Weapons Marking in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Model for a Regional Approach to SALW Life-Cycle Management in the Western Balkans
July 9, 2021: Effective methods for marking and tracing weapons in the Western Balkans to minimize the proliferation of illicit weapons
Strengthening a Sustainable National Capacity for Gender and Diversity Mainstreaming in Mine Action
July 9, 2021: Gender equality and inclusion are important facets of mine action
Explosive Ordnance Victims and Risk Education: Lessons Learned from Colombia 2012-2019
July 9, 2021: EORE in Colombia over the last decade
Mine Action in the Time of COVID-19: A Donor's Perspective
July 9, 2021: How COVID-19 changed use of funding in mine action
Time to Stem Lightweight Approaches and Focus on Real Minefield Data?
July 9, 2021: How COVID-19 changed use of funding in mine action
3 killed in Eastern Samar, Philippines, landmine attack
July 8, 2021: Local policemen have joined the military in the investigation and pursuit of the rebels, says PhilStar Global
The United States welcomes Azerbaijan’s release of Armenian detainees and Armenia’s actions to facilitate demining
July 8, 2021: The U.S. Embassy in Armenia continues to call for the return of all detainees and the exchange of all data necessary to conduct effective demining of conflict regions
Using drones to spot Angola's landmines
July 6, 2021: Listen to BBC coverage of how lasers and thermal technology are being used to map out where mines are hidden
Defining the pillar of victim assistance
July 1, 2021: Looking back over The Journal of CWD’s 25-year history, we reminisce about how victim assistance was not originally on the political agenda in 1995 but had begun to gain momentum by 1999 when Sue Eitel wrote her article
Detonating the media: Raising the profile of mine action
July 1, 2021: On Princess Diana's birthday, we highlight The HALO Trust's article on how “the most famous woman in the world donned a protective apron and visor, and walked into a Huambo minefield”

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