Humanitarian demining and Recovery

Objectives

• Information Sharing: Provide a platform for sharing information, news, and updates on global humanitarian demining efforts.
• Discussion: Facilitate discussions on the challenges, strategies, and best practices related to demining and recovery.
• Awareness Raising: Increase awareness of the humanitarian impact of mine contamination and the importance of demining for sustainable development.
• Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE): Promote educational initiatives that teach at-risk communities how to recognize and avoid explosive hazards, reducing casualties and fostering safer behaviors in contaminated areas.
• Collaboration: Encourage collaboration among individuals, organizations, and experts working in the field of humanitarian demining.

Topics of Discussion

• Current Situation: The extent of mine contamination in affected regions, types of explosive hazards, and their impact on civilians.
• Humanitarian Impact: Social, economic, and psychological consequences of mine contamination on communities.
• Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE): Strategies to educate at-risk communities, especially vulnerable groups such as farmers and children, on identifying and avoiding explosive hazards, reducing casualties, and fostering safer behaviors in contaminated areas.
• Demining Efforts: Challenges and strategies in demining operations, including clearance techniques, risk assessment, and quality assurance.
• Reconstruction, Recovery, and Development: Effective demining as a foundation for rebuilding and development. Clearing minefields allows communities to safely return, businesses to resume, and infrastructure to be restored, fostering economic growth and stability.
• International Cooperation: The role of global partners and international organizations in supporting demining initiatives.

Participation

This discussion group is open to anyone interested in learning more about humanitarian demining and recovery in Ukraine. We welcome contributions from individuals with diverse backgrounds and expertise, including:

• Humanitarian workers: Individuals involved in demining operations, mine risk education, or other related activities.
• Government officials: Representatives of national and international governments working on mine action issues.
• Researchers and academics: Experts in the fields of humanitarian demining, conflict studies, and international development.
• Civil society activists: Individuals engaged in advocacy and awareness-raising on mine action issues.

By joining this discussion group, you can contribute to a more informed and engaged community dedicated to creating safer, mine-free communities globally.