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From the Middle East to West Africa: responding to the humanitarian impacts of improvised anti-personnel mines

From the Middle East to West Africa: responding to the humanitarian impacts of improvised anti-personnel mines

February 8, 2024 13 mins read Analysis / Armed Groups / Landmines and the Law / Weapons Josephine Dresner

Though remarkable progress has been made towards the eradication of anti-personnel landmines (APM) since the adoption of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) ...

Protecting the innocent, the land, and the body: traditional sources of restraint on landmine use

Protecting the innocent, the land, and the body: traditional sources of restraint on landmine use

March 23, 2023 11 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Influencing Behaviour in Armed Conflict Henrique Garbino & Matthew Breay Bolton

What drives restraint in armed conflict? Recent studies have examined different factors contributing to restraint ...

Mitigating the environmental impacts of explosive ordnance and land release

Mitigating the environmental impacts of explosive ordnance and land release

December 16, 2021 12 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / War, law and the environment Alex Frost

Environmental considerations are rightly gaining increased prominence and awareness. Environmental experts agree that unprecedented changes ...

A New Year’s resolution: bringing IHL home

A New Year’s resolution: bringing IHL home

January 21, 2020 8 mins read Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence Eva Svoboda

As the old year bids farewell and the new year takes shape, we tend to ...

50 steps to a mine-free world by 2025

50 steps to a mine-free world by 2025

December 19, 2019 7 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Landmines and the Law / Weapons Ambassador Hans Brattskar

Renewed political commitment to implementing the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) and an ambitious action ...

Moving beyond mine risk education to risk awareness and safer behaviour

Moving beyond mine risk education to risk awareness and safer behaviour

November 7, 2019 6 mins read Humanitarian Action / Landmines and the Law / Law and Conflict / Weapons Louis G. Maresca

A recent blog piece by Chris Loughran highlighted the important achievements of the Anti-Personnel Mine ...

The Mine Ban Convention, Article 5 & 2019 Review Conference: need for urgent action

The Mine Ban Convention, Article 5 & 2019 Review Conference: need for urgent action

October 15, 2019 10 mins read Generating Respect for IHL / Landmines and the Law / Law and Conflict / Religion / Weapons Chris Loughran

The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) entered into force 20 years ago this year. It ...

IEDs and the Mine Ban Convention: a minefield of definitions?

IEDs and the Mine Ban Convention: a minefield of definitions?

September 17, 2019 12 mins read Conduct of Hostilities / Landmines and the Law / Law and Conflict / Weapons Wen Zhou & Andrea Raab

The year 2019 marks the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of the Anti-Personnel ...