Improving Security in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Through Weapons and Ammunition
The resurgence of armed conflict since 1996 has displaced thousands across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and resulted in proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons (SALW), which remains a serious…
The Lethality Index: Re-Conceptualizing IED Clearance Planning and Delivery in Iraq
Explosive hazard (EH) clearance comes at a cost and, logically, with accountability expected as a quid pro quo both for those conducting and those funding clearance activities. Today’s accountability problem arguably begins…
Smart IED Threat Mitigation Technology Roadmap (SMiTMiTR): A Dynamic Information Exchange
In support of a UN whole-of-system approach to information-sharing and identification of effective IED threat responses, United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) developed the SMART IED Threat Mitigation Technology Roadmap…
Global Unification of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Training Modules
Currently, different versions of EOD/IEDD training courses exist throughout global EOD/IEDD entities – UN Missions, separate national and international Centers of Excellence, individual nations with EOD/ IEDD capacity, etc…
IEDs and Urban Clearance Variables in Mosul: Defining Complex Environments
More than any other post-conflict environment in Iraq, the complexity of west Mosul and its improvised explosive device (IED) threat challenges our fundamental perceptions and definitions of mine action. From here, 400 km…
IED Threat Consistency and Predictability in Fallujah: A ‘Simple’ Model for Clearance
When in control of the area of Iraq north of Baghdad, including the city of Fallujah, ISIS prepared to defend its position from inevitable government counterattack through the widespread use of improvised explosive devices…
How Iraq is Changing What We Do: Measuring Clearance In Urban Environments
Iraq is changing what we think, say, and do about mine action. The terms, standards, and measurements used by the humanitarian mine action (HMA) community need to be revised as Daesh remains a destabilizing influence. While…
Strengthening Security in Mali with Weapons and Ammunition Management
When insurgent groups in Mali initiated a rebellion for independence in late 2011, the National Guard and the Malian Defense and Security Forces (MDSF) in Gao were at the forefront of hostilities, which included the pillaging…
Armed Violence Reduction in Central Mali: A Community-based Approach
According to the Small Arms Survey, around 526,000 persons are killed every year as a result of armed violence, and many more sustain injuries requiring medical and rehabilitative care that severely impacts their lives. In…
Stockpile Destruction of Obsolete Surface-to-Air Missiles in Mali
This research paper spotlights certain successes in the management of obsolete surface-to-air missile stockpiles in Mali. In Mali, UNMAS operates under the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated…
UNMAS Gaza Emergency Response Report
From 7 July to 26 August 2014, significant quantities of explosive ordnance were used during hostilities between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Gazan armed groups. It is reported that approximately 72,000 items of…
Implementing Culturally-sensitive Risk Education in Somalia
The Somali Compact 2014 – 2016 outlines the objectives of the Somalia federal government to guide the process of stabilization and peace building. The Compact also recognizes the vital contributions by representatives of…