EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) works towards reducing risk to communities caused by explosive ordnance, with a focus on landmines, cluster munitions and ammunition stockpiles. In line with its current strategy, the Centre helps develop and professionalise the mine action sector by acting along three main service lines: the provision of field support focusing on technical advice and training; multilateral work focusing on norms and standards and research and development. These are complemented by a fourth, cross- cutting line of service relating to the facilitation of dialogue and cooperation. As outlined in this report, support for the development of capacities of national and international partners will remain a mainstay of the Centre’s work in 2022. Such support will be provided in diverse thematic areas, including strategic planning, gender, diversity and inclusion, explosive ordnance risk education (EORE), ammunition management, national standards development and information management. In line with its traditional role, the GICHD will also continue
supporting both the mine-action related conventions—APMBC, CCM and CCW—and broader multilateral processes on conventional arms and ammunition, by bringing evidence and field expertise to the fora where norms are developed, and their implementation is monitored. Innovation will occupy a central place in the Centre’s activities, both in terms of substance and of methodologies. In the area of land release, for instance, while continuing to promote the application of existing good practices—in line with agreed international standards—the GICHD will also enhance research on new tools and equipment (such as remote sensing technologies and aerial platforms) as well as new methodologies aiming to foster more efficient land release. Research will also continue on explosive ordnance ageing, the contribution of mine action to the achievement of the sustainable development goals, the role of international standards in disarmament, clearance in difficult terrain, and the contribution of all-female demining teams to the sector.
In terms of methodologies, building on the practices brought forward by mobility restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the GICHD will continue to invest in and rely on tools and practices aiming to facilitate the remote delivery of capacity development and technical advice, as a complement to its more traditional practices of knowledge dissemination based on face-to-face interactions. Overall, these hybrid methods of knowledge delivery will aim to increase the visibility of national actors and favour the inclusion of hard-to-reach beneficiaries. Thanks to the confirmed contributions of 18 donors, the above-mentioned activities will help support partners in 25 countries and territories. 2022 will also be the last year of implementation of the current GICHD Strategy. During the year, the Centre will engage in the elaboration of a new strategy for the period 2023-2026 through a consultative process designed to ensure that the GICHD’s activities are guided and shaped by the needs of national and international beneficiaries and partners.
Ambassador Stefano Toscano GICHD Director
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