EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Since 1998, the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) has worked to reduce risks to communities posed by explosive ordnance (EO) by helping to develop and professionalise the mine action and ammunition management sectors to the benefit of a wide range of partners at the global, regional and national levels. In 2022, with contributions from 25 donors, the GICHD supported 54 countries and territories along its four, interconnected lines of service, adapting its delivery methods as needed. The provision of support to strengthen partners’ knowledge and skills has continued to be a fundamental area of the GICHD’s engagement. Such support has been provided in various forms, such as tailored technical advice, the delivery of training courses and
the organisation of thematic workshops, covering most of the Centre’s areas of expertise, including strategic planning; standards development; ammunition management; gender, diversity, equality and inclusion (GDEI); land release (LR); explosive ordnance risk education (EORE); information management (IM); and the inclusion of mine action in broader sustainable development frameworks. In line with its needs- driven approach, the GICHD’s support in these areas was built on baseline or needs assessments that provided the foundation for tailored and effective responses. To enable the sector to constantly evolve and adapt, the GICHD continued to devote significant resources to research and development, knowledge generation and the production of good practice guidelines and tools to provide the basis for effective action.
At the global level, the GICHD continued to support the implementation of international humanitarian law (IHL) conventions by providing expert input and helping to develop globally accepted standards and guidelines in both mine action and ammunition management. The Centre also continued to provide expert input as part of ongoing policy processes relating to conventional arms and ammunition. Finally, the GICHD continued to promote dialogue and cooperation at the regional level through its regional cooperation programmes (RCPs), which allowed the further dissemination of good practice, key tools and resources and their adaptation to the specific realities of individual regions.
Ambassador Stefano Toscano GICHD Director
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