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Humanitarian mine action (HMA) is the term used to encompass landmine detection and clearance; mine risk education; landmine survivor assistance; and research and development of new clearance techniques and technologies.
Humanitarian mine action (HMA) is the term used to encompass landmine detection and clearance; mine risk education; landmine survivor assistance; and research and development of new clearance techniques and technologies.
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A wide range of demining technologies and methods have become available, including mine resistant vegetation clearance vehicles, improved personal protective equipment, and teams of mine detecting dogs and trained handlers, resulting in ...
A wide range of demining technologies and methods have become available, including mine resistant vegetation clearance vehicles, improved personal protective equipment, and teams of mine detecting dogs and trained handlers, resulting in ...
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Beginning in May 1996, the U.S. Department of Defense was directed to significantly expand its humanitarian demining program, to develop improved mine detection and clearing technology, and to share this new technology with the ...
Beginning in May 1996, the U.S. Department of Defense was directed to significantly expand its humanitarian demining program, to develop improved mine detection and clearing technology, and to share this new technology with the ...
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International market surveys help to identify commercially available items for landmine detection, landmine and vegetation clearance, neutralization, and individual protection. Once built, the prototypes undergo developmental testing to ...
International market surveys help to identify commercially available items for landmine detection, landmine and vegetation clearance, neutralization, and individual protection. Once built, the prototypes undergo developmental testing to ...
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If the reliable detection of minimum-metal blast mines were the only problem faced by deminers, clearance rates would be several orders of magnitude greater than they are. The Lesser-Understood Fragmentation Mine There are three ...
If the reliable detection of minimum-metal blast mines were the only problem faced by deminers, clearance rates would be several orders of magnitude greater than they are. The Lesser-Understood Fragmentation Mine There are three ...
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Page 4 - The opinions expressed in the journals do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the US government. The US Department of State assumes no responsibility for the content and continued accessibility of Internet sites linked to herein; such responsibility resides solely with the publishers of those sites. Articles may be reproduced and translated outside the United States unless the articles carry copyright restrictions. • Current or back issues of the journals can be found on the Office...
Page 18 - Victims" means persons who, individually or collectively, have suffered harm, including physical or mental injury, emotional suffering, economic loss or substantial impairment of their fundamental rights, through acts or omissions that are in violation of criminal laws operative within Member States, including those laws proscribing criminal abuse of power.
Page 14 - To this end, the study is sponsored jointly by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict (OASD/SO/LIC) and the Office of the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (DOS/R).
Page 18 - ... states in funding these programs; • encourage the growth of diversity; • provide technology services to assist in educating diverse students; and • support professional development for those who work with those with disabilities. Diverse Learners and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA, 1990) Signed into law on July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act attempted to make American Society more accessible to people with disabilities. ADA attempts to provide accommodations for those...
Page 4 - States and the international со mm un it/The journals—Economic Perspectives, Global Issues, Issues of Democracy. US foreign Policy Agenda and US Society and Values—provide statements of US policy together with analysis, commentary and background information in their thematic areas. • All issues appear in English, French and Portuguese and Spanish language versions, and selected issues also appear in Arabic and Russian.
Page 12 - Public health agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO...
Page 32 - US Department of State, To Walk the Earth in Safety: The United States Commitment to Humanitarian Demining, Washington, DC: US Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, 2001.
Page 4 - ... expressed in the journals do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the US government. The US Department of State assumes no responsibility for the content and continued accessibility of Internet sites linked to herein; such responsibility resides solely with the publishers of those sites. Articles may be reproduced and translated outside the United States unless the articles carry explicit copyright restrictions on such use.
Page 14 - Defense will undertake a substantial programme to develop improved mine detection and clearing technology and to share this improved technology with the broader international community.
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