CISR News ~ Archive

Vietnam: In a legacy of war, a path to partnership
Andrea Thompson, under secretary of state for Arms Control and International Security at the U.S. Department of State, blogs about her visit to the UXO-contaminated Quang Tri province
To Walk the Earth in Safety: Gambia ratifies the Convention on Cluster Munitions
The 17th edition summarizes U.S. conventional weapons destruction programs
Gambia ratifies the Convention on Cluster Munitions
It is the 105th State Party to the convention
Death-traps along the border
Why are Indian landmines killing Indians?
Saudi Arabia’s KSRelief removes over 22,000 land mines in Yemen
The Houthi militia has attempted to hide the land mines via several methods
Oman destroys its stockpile of anti-personnel mines
164 States Parties are part of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
The New Mon State party demands end to landmine usage
Myanmar's Yephyu township has seen four landmine explosions injuring civilians since October
Work underway to clear land mines from Jesus baptism site
Mines and other ordnance have been cleared from Ethiopian and Greek Orthodox monastery sites, organizers said
Land mines pose lingering threat in Yemen
The Houthis denied the use of land mines in a letter to Human Rights Watch, but the New York-based watchdog insists the rebels have routinely planted explosives before retreating
Colombia landmine casualties triple to 180: Nongovernmental group
The casualties were mostly in jungle and mountain areas previously controlled by FARC rebels
CMAC cleared over 30,000 land mines in first 10 months
Cambodia remains among the leading nations in the world in the field of land mine clearing
Increasing accessibility for disabled persons for seamless inclusion in society
Seamless accessibility means that persons with disabilities have access at all times and in all areas of life, versus at one moment or one place
Cluster munitions: Investments in the banned weapon free fall
88 financial institutions continue to invest in cluster-munition manufacturers
Mauritania 31st country to declare itself mine-free
Contamination was the residue from the 1976–1978 conflict in Western Sahara
America's relationship with land mines and cluster munitions
The U.S. is investing in newer models of both weapons
13,233 mine victims in Kurdistan region since 1991
The number of victims includes both those who were injured or killed
The AP Mine Ban Convention: Seventeenth Meeting of the States Parties
CISR represents JMU in Geneva
Stop the bombs, Yemen is starving
Imported arms are fueling casualties
Removing explosive hazards to promote stability in northeast Syria
The U.S. is working to provide security in liberated areas
The U.S. Army is trying to develop new land mines—ones that don’t harm civilians
The Army has spent $106 million on this initiative called the Gator Landmine Replacement Program
The women who remove deadly landmines
The female deminers of Nagorno-Karabakh look forward to a safer future, where their children will be able to run in the fields freely
North Korea removes 636 land mines from border: Seoul
The task was part of the military deal both countries signed
Reflections on the 2018 Regional Senior Managers’ Course for South and Central Asia
The course provides an excellent venue for developing networks of professionals who can be a resource to one another in the future
New Small Arms Survey report
Improvised weapons widespread, important source of firepower for many
Sepon supports UXO clearance in Laos
The Journal of CWD
I’ve seen the devastating impact of landmines in north-east Nigeria
International crisis planning does not currently prioritize the response to new landmine use in Nigeria
West helps Bosnia dispose of Yugoslav weapons
Most of the ammunition is 25 years old or older
Increasing efforts in SSMA: What does it take?
The Journal of CWD
Six Maoists on way to plant landmines arrested
The landmines were intended to kill police parties
Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance extracts 11,785 Houthi mines
The vast number of land mines continues to pose a threat to the lives of Yemeni civilians
Landmines injure 7 civilians in Northern Shan in October
The landmine victims were from Namsan, Namkham and Kyaukme townships
Life-cycle management of ammunition: Safety, security and sustainability
The Journal of CWD
Landmine-riddled B.C. property still costing Ottawa millions to clean up for developer
The reason for the unexploded mines is an old military training camp that used to operate in the area
U.S. assistance enabling Iraq’s Yezidis to return safely to their ancestral homelands
Displaced families are now returning to rebuild their lives
Landmines and wildlife
The threat of landmines prevents Angola from developing a wildlife-focused tourism trade that could brings jobs and promote conservation in remote regions of the country
Battle area clearance teams deployed to clean up a hazardous area near My Thuy beach
Locals will have safer land areas to expand their farming
Lessons from post-conflict states
Peacebuilding must factor in environment and climate change
CMAC to use ‘smart’ dogs in demining
CMAC is currently training seven dogs to detect mines
Student wins “Pitch It, Fab It” competition for device that helps locate land mines
The device is a custom magnetron for orbital angular momentum radar
The Hybrid Thermal Lance: A promising new technique for the destruction of landmines and UXO by deflagration
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Workers report cache of unexploded munitions unearthed at construction site near Thach Han River
590 pieces of UXO were safely removed
Explosive violence in September 2018
Afghanistan was the country worst impacted by explosive weapons in September
Are you a JMU student looking to get more involved with CISR?
Dukes for Demining and Peace is promoting a supply drive for Church World Service
Landmine blast kills 2 children, wounds 2 in N. Afghan province
Two children were grazing their flocks
Shattered lives and bodies: Recovery of survivors of improvised explosive devices and explosive remnants of war in Syria
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
UN: IED casualties reach 'extreme levels' in Afghanistan
IEDs caused nearly half of all conflict-related civilian casualties from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30
Turkish soldiers killed and wounded in IED attack in southeast
Three of the injured soldiers died in the hospital, bringing the death toll to seven
How Iraq is changing what we do: Measuring clearance in urban environments
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
AU vows to step up efforts against IED threats
The meeting discussed specific threats and explored ways of bolstering efforts to reduce them
Landmines new scourge in war-torn Yemen
The Huthis have been accused of widespread and indiscriminate use of landmines
Koreas begin clearing landmines from heavily fortified border
The border area between North and South Korea is heavily mined and fortified with barbed wire
Boko Haram landmines in Nigeria killed at least 162 in two years – study
Charity warns of a new landmine crisis in north-east Nigeria as casualty rate rises
Cambodia sees increase in landmine/UXO casualties in eight months
Up 10 percent compared with 39 casualties over the same period last year
After the battle: A warning from Mosul
Organized combat in Iraq’s second city ended more than a year ago, but the city remains crippled by deadly munitions that still lie hidden beneath huge mounds of rubble
Demining Laos
Although the war ended almost four decades ago, UXO still exists throughout large swathes of the country
Eight Afghan children killed playing with unexploded mortar shell
More than 3,000 children were killed or wounded in 2017, accounting for one-third of total civilian casualties
The strategic implications of climate-induced conflict
JMU International Week
Landmines still an issue in BiH
According to the Mine Action Center in BiH, "most of the accidents caused by mines and other explosive devices are occurring at the beginning of spring and during autumn”
Landmines in the Sahara
All sorts of explosives can be found occasionally in the desert, often encircled by small stones placed as a warning
Landmines in tribal areas
Pakistan's situation becomes more dangerous when it rains, as landmines float into residential areas
Wheelchairs give mobility and independence to Mogadishu’s disabled
Eighty wheelchairs were given to IDPs
NGO removes over 50,000 landmines from Zimbabwe
It is reported that over 1,550 people have been killed by the explosives
Landmines, IEDs and other explosive hazards in the Middle East: Addressing a growing threat
A half-day conference on the need for international demining efforts
Syria is lone nation using cluster munitions, group says
Syria denies possessing or using such weapons
Britain pledges £46m to fight against landmines after global casualties rise
Penny Mordaunt announces extra funding for radar detectors and other tech as deaths and injuries reach 10-year high
U.S.-funded explosive hazard risk education programs improve safety and human security across Iraq
Department of State partner Spirit of Soccer uses athletics to educate children and their families
Sri Lanka welcomed as State Party to Cluster Munition Convention
It acceded to the Convention as the 103rd State Party
Meet the new FKD Fellows!
Applications for the FKD Fellowship will open mid-September 2018 for the 2019–2021 recruitment cycle
Clearing Cambodia's leftover landmines: A dangerous job
Landmines were used by all sides in Cambodia's decades-long war and conflict
CISR intern Max Grace reflects on his JMU experience
"The team here at CISR has been remarkable and totally inclusive"
America’s Buried History: Landmines in the Civil War
Coming Spring 2019!
The story of Georgia’s largest remaining minefield
Local people live in fear of the minefield which stretches for seven kilometres through Georgian land
Bomb kills 1, injures 35 at Philippine town festival
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack
MPs drawing up bill on anti-mine action
Defining rules for international financial assistance for mine clearance in Ukraine
Why is water so efficient at suppressing the effects of explosions?
The Journal of CWD
Cluster bombs violate laws of war but Saudi-led coalition still uses them
The munitions' origins reveal a variety of different international manufacturers
Landmine blast kills one, injures two in Shan State
The three victims were foraging for mushrooms
Simultaneous explosion of 350 land mines in the Golan Heights
The mines are detonated by the Defense Ministry as part of an effort to clear some of the more than a million landmines in the Golan Heights and along the Jordanian border
Meet the gigantic machine that eats land mines for breakfast
The future of anti-landmine technology
Football and gunfire: Childhood on the frontline of the conflict in Ukraine
Landmines pollute many of the open spaces where children play, putting about 220,000 children at risk
The Regional Senior Managers' Course in Conventional Weapons Destruction concludes
The final week of the course featured fieldwork and CWD topics pertinent to the South Central Asia region
Special report: U.S. conventional weapons destruction in Laos
An enduring commitment
Journeying to No Man's Land
Thousands live stranded between Burma's border fence and Bangladesh
The daunting, dangerous task of unearthing Colombia's landmines
Ridding Colombia of landmines may require a multi-pronged mix of traditional and ground-breaking technologies
How landmines of the past can help prevent future fatalities
The Army is developing easy-to-use, real-time countermine tech that uses historical data, stereoscopic sensors and artificial intelligence to map out buried explosives
Burma: The constant threat of landmines
Mines are scattered all across the Burmese countryside
Thailand: Insurgents use landmines in south
Cease use of banned weapons, end attacks on civilians
CISR Director Dr. Ken Rutherford arrives in Tajikistan for the Regional Senior Managers' Course in Conventional Weapons Destruction
It is a country of natural wonder and generous hospitality
Landmines arrive with the summer thaw in Pakistani Kashmir
The landmines are believed to kill and maim dozens of villagers each year
Determining the value of UAVs in Iraq
The Journal of CWD
The Regional Senior Managers' Course in Conventional Weapons Destruction in Tajikistan completes its first week of instruction
The course began on June 25 with an opening ceremony of remarks
Mine action is at 'the nexus' of peace, security and development: UN official
The number of people killed or injured by landmines and other explosive hazards has risen following years of decline
IED explosion injures 8 soldiers in Sulu
Republic of the Philippines
African countries will soon stop getting rid of landmines as donor funding moves to Middle East
Chad, Senegal or the DRC could achieve mine-free status but are being penalized as conflicts in the Middle East absorb nearly all funding
Clearing safe spaces for drought-affected communities in Somaliland
The Journal of CWD
IEDs a new threat to Jammu and Kashmir, says CRPF DG
This year, there have already been six IED incidents in Kashmir
The 2018 Regional Senior Managers' Course in Conventional Weapons Destruction begins in Tajikistan
Twenty-five participants from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan
Houthi landmine victims:
What did we do to deserve losing limbs?
Nigerian Army offers N5 million for information on bomb factory in North east
The reward follows recent attacks by insurgents using IEDs across Borno state
Landmine blast injures civilian in Luhansk region
The local man with shrapnel injuries to his legs was rushed to the Novoaidar regional hospital
Drones could detect hidden killer 'butterfly' landmines
It is children who often find butterfly mines, such as the Soviet PFM-1
Mitigating adverse environmental impacts in mine action
The Journal of CWD
Circle of terror
Following the trail of deadly IEDs from Arizona to Iraq and back
'Sniffer bees' are being trained to detect land mines
The bees are taught to associate the smell of their food with explosive material
Everyone has 'a moral imperative' to uphold the rights of persons with disabilities, says UN chief
11th Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities
Handmade and deadly
Craft production of small arms in Nigeria
When the bombs fall silent
The reverberating effects of explosive weapons
Mine action in Angola
FKD Memorial Fellowship
Minefield sketch maps in humanitarian mine action
The Journal of CWD
Organization of American States Coordination Workshop on Mine Action in Colombia
Involving affected communities in the demining process
How drones are transforming humanitarian aid
Unmanned aerial vehicles can help provide relief in disaster situations, but there are logistical challenges as well as data privacy and conflict sensitivity concerns
Economic impacts from the use of explosive weapons in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Northern Province, one of the province's worst impacted by explosive violence, continues to have the lowest GDP per capita in the country
SMC Alumni Spotlight
Eunice Akiwo
Palestine an official State Party to anti-landmine treaty
Palestine indicated that it had developed a mine strategy to clear mined areas under its control
Landmines made by Isis undo progress made by Princess Diana campaign
New mine clearance methods trialled as rising use of homemade devices in Middle East and beyond triggers fresh concern
Advanced geophysical classification of WWII-era unexploded bombs using borehole electromagnetics
The Journal of CWD
Angola destroys thousands landmines of war
The demining process in the country of 29 million people aims to rid the former Portuguese colony of landmines
4 army soldiers killed by landmines in Libya's Darna
The militants suffered "heavy losses of lives and machinery"
Landmines still blight Croatia over 20 years since the end of the Homeland War
Some 405 square kilometres of land still remains to be cleared
Five deminers killed in shooting incident in Kandahar
The provincial police chief said the deminers had been clearing an area to be used for the TAPI project
U.S. Department of State student internship program
Applications for the spring 2019 semester close on Friday, June 1, 2018
PPE development and needs in humanitarian mine action
The Journal of CWD
U.S.-funded explosive hazard clearance restores access to clean water in Iraq
The United States is the world's single largest financial supporter of efforts to clear explosive remnants of war
Lessons from the past
The rapid clearance of Denmark's minefields in 1945
SMC Alumni Spotlight
Dorijan Maršič
Israeli snipers kill disabled protester Fadi Abu Salah in Gaza massacre
Monday's protests were against the opening of the US embassy to Israel in Jerusalem
Police defuse WWII bomb found at Hong Kong construction site
Bomb disposal experts identified it as an American-made 1,000 pound bomb
Job opening at U.S. Department of State - Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM/WRA)
Program Management Assistant
Issue 22.1 of The Journal of CWD
Check out Issue 22.1 online today!
Yemen coalition defuses 300,000 Al Houthi landmines
The prevalence of landmines has prevented thousands of internally-displaced Yemenis from returning home
First Person: In Raqqa, you can't go home again
Rebuilding in a minefield
Boy wounded in landmine explosion in Benghazi
The child was wounded by shrapnel in his abdomen
Iraq's Muthanna clears 20mn Sq m from landmines
Iraq's war against Islamic State since 2014 has left Iraqi soil contaminated with thousands of tons of unexploded ordnance and booby-traps
Landmine survivor encourages graduates to remember the power of gratitude at 120th commencement
"When deciding on where you want to go and what you want to do with your life, always choose engagement"
Reward offered for information after IED found in Arkansas mailbox
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service says the IED was placed in a mailbox on Wildcat Rd. in Hot Springs
Displaced Pashtuns return to find homes "teeming" with landmines
After the demand by the Pashtuns earlier this year during their long march to Islamabad, the authorities promised they would start de-mining the area
Making ordnance identification available to everyone
The Journal of CWD
Yemen army removes 300,000 Houthi landmines in liberated areas
According to army officials in Yemen, the country has been subjected to the "largest mine-laying operation since the end of the Second World War"
Eternal Harvest
Documentary film
Second world war bomb causes shutdown in central Berlin
Area including German capital's biggest railway station to be evacuated on Friday
CISR staff are in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, for the final planning trip for the Regional Senior Managers' Course
The SMC takes place this summer
Does your organization have a need for customized maps?
Let CISR make them for you!
The Collaborative ORDnance Data Repository
2018 upgrades
2017 saw a 38% increase in civilian deaths from explosive violence, new report finds
When explosive weapons were used in populated areas, 92% of those killed or injured were civilians
Family of four killed as IED hits car on contact line in Donbas
Ukraine police report that the incident could qualify as a terrorist act
South Korea commits $20 mln to landmine clearance in Vietnam
The project is one of the largest of its kind aimed at dealing with unexploded ordnance
SMC Alumni Spotlight
Pham Thi Hoang Hà
15th International Mine Action Symposium
The symposium will be held from 9th to 12th April in Slano near Dubrovnik, Croatia
How one NGO turned to TIBCO to build its landmine intelligence tool
GICHD turned to TIBCO's BI platform Jaspersoft to build the Mine Action Intelligence Tool–or MINT–designed to be an online data analysis and reporting tool for mine action groups
Post-Conflict Student Art Exhibition
JMU School of Art, Design and Art History
Somalia: 3,000 deaths from IEDs in 3 years
Children accounted for three-quarters of all casualties caused by unexploded ordnance last year
Envoys gather to heighten awareness of landmines
Ambassadors and other participants roll up their pant legs or sleeves to show awareness for landmine issues at the Colombian Embassy in Tokyo on Wednesday
The 'endless war' of land mines in the Balkans
In the Balkans, including Serbia, 150,000 unexploded pieces of ordnance remain
About Hero Hounds
JMU hosts demonstration of mine-detecting dogs
Chhattisgarh: Naxal IED, landmine attacks condemned
The New Indian Express
Refining explosive safety outreach
The Journal of CWD
Turkish military continues to clear landmines and IEDs in Syria’s Afrin
Turkey launched "Operation Olive Branch" on Jan. 20 to clear Afrin of Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units militants
Israel begins clearing thousands of landmines from Jordan River baptism site
Defense Ministry says there are over 3,000 munitions in Qasr al-Yahud area, including anti-personnel, anti-tank mines and booby-traps
Join CISR for Post-Conflict Recovery Week 2018
JMU Dukes changing the world
The Vietnam War is over
The bombs remain
#100WomenInDemining
State Department-funded demining program reinvigorates clearance efforts and provides jobs for women in rural Angola
Strengthening security in Mali with weapons and ammunition management
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Australian killed in landmine blast in Cambodia
Cambodia is littered with unexploded ordnance, a legacy of three decades of civil war
Today is the deadline for Tech Nite '18 nominations
Shenandaoh Valley Technology Council seeks entrepreneurs, educators, leaders and creatives
Italy bomb: World War Two device forces mass evacuation in Fano
The bomb was discovered on a construction site
Myanmar's deadly mines
Despite an ongoing peace process, Myanmar is littered with mines. Civilians are paying the price.
Zimbabwe seeks $122 million to clear land mines
Zimbabwe is still grappling with the challenge of land mines due to shortage of funding
Menace of Houthi-laid landmines adds to Yemeni misery
Buried randomly and locally made

CISR News - Archive