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A mine-clearance agency, or demining agency, is an organization involved in removal of land mines for military, humanitarian, or commercial reasons. “Minefield†redirects here. ...
Demining includes mine clearance (actual removal of land mines from the ground), as well as surveying, mapping and marking of minefields. The broader realm of mine action also includes advocacy, victim assistance, mine awareness, mine risk education, and research. Hydrema mine clearing vehicle MineWolf tiller-based demining machine deployed in Sudan Digger Mini Flail for Mine Clearance Demining is the process of removing landmines or naval mines from an area. ...
Mine action is a domain within humanitarian aid and development studies concerned with activities which aim to reduce the social, economic and environmental impact of mines and the explosive remnants of war (ERW). ...
Military mine clearance agencies Military mine clearance agencies focus on the process undertaken by soldiers to clear a safe path so they can advance during conflict. The military process of mine clearance only clears mines that block strategic pathways required in the advance or retreat of soldiers at war. The military term used for mine clearance is breaching. This process accepts that limited casualties may occur.
Humanitarian mine clearance agencies Humanitarian mine clearance agencies are very different. The aim to clear land so that civilians can return to their homes and their everyday routines without the threat of landmines and unexploded remnants of war (ERW), which include unexploded ordnance and abandoned explosive ordnance. This means that all the mines and ERW affecting the places where ordinary people live must be cleared, and their safety in areas that have been cleared must be guaranteed. Mines are cleared and the areas are thoroughly verified so that they can say without a doubt that the land is now safe, and people can use it without worrying about the weapons. Humanitarian mine clearance agencies are usually funded by International Governments and Private Donations. The main governments that fund Humanitarian Mine Clearance Agencies are: USA, UK, Japan and the Netherlands.
International humanitarian mine clearance agencies
The HALO Trust – The Hazardous Areas Life-Support Organisation The HALO Trust is a non-political, non-religious, Non-Governmental Mine Clearance Organisation registered in Britain and United States. It is the oldest and the biggest humanitarian demining NGO in the word with over 7,000 deminers, mine clearers in 10 countries. By early 2006 HALO has cleared over 5,000,000 mines and UXOs around the world. HALO has a very simple mission statement “getting mines out of the ground, now” The HALO Trust is a registered British charity and registered American non-profit organization whose purpose is to remove the debris left behind by war, in particular, landmines and unexploded ordinance that might present a danger to local civilians. ...
CGTVA
CGTVA is a private and independent company founded in Lisbon Portugal in 1993 to address the wide range of challenges presented by the scourge of landmines and UXO’s. We operate globally in support of humanitarian assistance projects and have offices in South Africa and Kuwait.
The CGTVA Company is a specialist demining company with both the ability and state-of-the-art equipment to effectively deal with landmines, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Quality Assurance.
DEMIRA Deutsche Minenraeumer e.V. is an international, humanitarian, non-governmental organization (NGO) registered in Germany. DEMIRA NGO was founded in 1996 in order to provide humanitarian mine clearance, EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), emergency medical aid and disaster relief to people living in postwar countries and to victims of natural disasters and civil unrest. DEMIRA Deutsche Minenraeumer e. ...
Operates since 1989 and having worked on a variety of conflict-related projects in around 35 countries, MAG is also co-laureate of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize, awarded for their work with the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. The Mines Advisory Group (MAG) is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), which assists people affected by landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO). ...
MgM was founded on January 16th 1996 in Germany. The goal was to establish a humanitarian mine clearance organization which would offer its services to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) dedicated to re-establishing the infrastructure of dangerous regions in post war scenarios. Hendrik Ehlers and Hans Georg Kruessen founded MgM together with others in 1996. Today they are Managing Directors and active Managers of all demining operations at the same time. They have been working since 1992 in the field of humanitarian mine clearance and the destruction of dangerous ammunition in Southern Africa. They posses a wealth of practical experience through operations management, mined area survey, demining and the destruction of explosives (EOD). Menschen gegen Minen (People Against Landmines) is a humanitarian landmine clearance organization headquartered in Germany. ...
INTERSOS INTERSOS is an independent no-profit humanitarian organization committed to assist the victims of natural disasters and armed conflicts. It was founded in 1992 with the active support of Italian Trade Unions. INTERSOS has a flexible operational structure, with the central headquarters in Rome, in charge of planning and coordination of operations, and of field offices in the countries of operation.
Response International Response International is a UK registered charity established in 1993 to support victims of violent conflict. Over the last decade successful multi-sector programmes have been implemented in Angola, Bosnia, Chechnya, Kosovo, Lebanon and Pakistan. The objective of these programmes is to design and implement projects that offer immediate relief to victims of conflict and provide sustainable conditions to enable longer term development. Response International's projects have included landmine clearance and landmine awareness and victim rehabilitation.
DanChurchAid (Folkekirkens Nødhjælp) is one of the major Danish humanitarian non governmental organisations (NGO), working with churches and non-religious civil organisations to assist the poorest of the poor. in dignity. DanChurchAid is one of the major Danish humanitarian non governmental organisations (NGO), working with churches and non-religious civil organisations to assist the poorest of the poor. ...
Mine Awareness Trust – MAT The Mines Awareness Trust (MAT) is a charitable organisation that endeavours to save the lives and limbs of ordinary people from the unexploded debris of war. Ben Remfrey formed the Trust in May 1999 as a direct response to the war in Kosovo.
FSD focuses on all Mine Clearance activities: mine and UXO (unexploded ordnance) survey, mapping, marking and clearance. In addition, the FSD assists with the destruction of stockpiles of landmines and conducts Mine and UXO safety training for staff of international humanitarian organisations. FSD is mainly funded by the governments of Japan, Canada, Australia and Switzerland as well as international organisations such as WFP (World Food Programme), UNDP, UNOPS or OSCE. The FSD is the WFP's standby-partner for mine action. At the request of the WFP, FSD experts must be ready to intervene worldwide within 72 hours. The FSD has worked for WFP in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Iraq, Laos, Sudan and other countries. The Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD) is a Swiss non-governmental organisation based in Geneva. ...
The World Food Programme (WFP) is an agency of the United Nations which distributes food commodities to support development projects, to long-term refugees and displaced persons and as emergency food assistance in situations of natural and man-made disasters. ...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the largest multilateral source of grant technical assistance in the world. ...
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), is dedicated exclusively to implementing projects for the United Nations system, international financial institutions, and governments. ...
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization for security. ...
Others Mine Dog Detection – MDC
DDG – Danish Demining Group
Norwegian People’s Aid – NPA
Handicap International
CEMAC
ANAMA
Commercial mine clearance agencies Commercial mine clearance agency are profit-making organisations.
International Commercial ArmorGroup International plc [1]
ArmorGroup is a commercial leader in the environmental remediation of landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) pollution, clearing battlefields, ammunition stockpile reduction and controlling conventional weapons. ArmorGroup operates globally, supporting sustainable humanitarian and reconstruction programmes to remove the menace of landmines and assisting commercial clients to conduct their business safely in post-conflict regions. Over the last 10 years ArmorGroup teams have operated in 22 different countries including Bosnia, Cyprus, Iraq, Lebanon, Mozambique, Nepal, Sakhalin Island (Russia) and Sudan.
BACTEC International BACTEC is the UK’s foremost Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Landmine Clearance Company.
BACTEC was established in 1991 to provide risk mitigation services for unexploded ordnance and landmine clearance, supporting construction projects and worldwide explosive ordnance clearance initiatives.
Ronco Since 1989, RONCO has undertaken mine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance operations in over 35 countries. RONCO employs nearly 200 technical advisors skilled in the training and implementation of mine/UXO clearance and disposal, and improvised explosive ordnance disposal programs. RONCO specializes in the following fields: Manual Demining, Mine Detection Dogs, Explosives Detection Dogs, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Improvised Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Basic /Advanced Trauma Life Support, Security Management.
MineTech International MineTech International has over 15 years experience in mine detection and mine clearance. MineTech has been clearing mines in assisting commercial companies, mainly from the oil and gas industries, to conduct business in countries plagued by mines and UXO. MineTech offers the mine clearance service in the industry which involves taking detailed surveys, mapping minefield areas, mine detection, mine clearance and initiating mine risk education for the local population. MineTech's capabilities extend to offshore operations for underwater mine detection and mine clearance using a team of expert divers and specialised equipment. MineTech also owns and operates a security service. MineTech has two headquarters based in Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom, MineTech The Company claims to have the ability to deploy mine clearance teams, mine detection dogs (MDD) and machines anywhere in the world within seven days.
Other commercial organisations DynCorp International
UXB International
Westminster Group Plc Westminster Group Plc is a world-wide company, with headquarters in Banbury, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, that specialises in Fire, Safety, Security and Defence. ...
See also A US B-1 Lancer releasing its payload of cluster bombs Cluster Munitions or Cluster Bombs are air-dropped or ground-launched munitions that eject a number of smaller submunitions (bomblets). The most common types are intended to kill enemy personnel and destroy vehicles. ...
Hydrema mine clearing vehicle MineWolf tiller-based demining machine deployed in Sudan Digger Mini Flail for Mine Clearance Demining is the process of removing landmines or naval mines from an area. ...
Munitions rigged for an IED discovered by Iraqi police in Baghdad, November 2005. ...
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Unexploded ordnance (or UXOs/UXBs) are explosive weapons (bombs, shells, grenades, land mines, naval mines, etc. ...
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