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Academic resources
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News and reports
Bonner, Raymond. "How a Group of Outsiders Moved Nations to Ban Land Mines." New York Times, September 20, 1997.Portfolio of Mine Action Projects. New York: United Nations Mine Action Service, 2008.
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Policy analysis and practitioner documents
Asia Watch and Physicians for Human Rights. Land Mines in Cambodia: The Cowards War. New York: Human Rights Watch, September 1991.Bolton, Matthew, and Hugh Griffiths. Bosnias Political Landmines: A Call for Socially Responsible and Conflict-Sensitive Mine Action. London: Landmine Action, September 2006.
Bottomley, Ruth. Spontaneous Demining Initiatives. Brussels: Handicap International-Belgium, 2001.
DanChurchAid. "Women in the Frontline for Clearing Cluster Bombs." September 14, 2007.
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Geneva Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD). A Guide to Land Release: Non-technical Methods. Geneva: GICHD, November 2008.
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD). A Guide to Mine Action and Explosive Remnants of War, 3rd edition. Geneva: GICHD, April 2007.
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD). Identifying Synergies between Mine Action and Small Arms and Light Weapons. Geneva: GICHD, 2006.
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD). Appendix 6: Mine Action and Effective Coordination: The UN Policy: UN General Assembly Doc. A/53/496. In A Guide to Mine Action, 2nd edition. Geneva: GICHD, January 2004.
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD). Mine Action and the Implementation of CCW Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War. Geneva: GICHD, July 2008.
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD). Mine Action in Support of Peace. Geneva: GICHD, 2006.
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Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD). The Role of the Military in Mine Action. Geneva: GICHD, June 2003.
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD). A Study of Local Organisations in Mine Action. Geneva: GICHD, November 2004.
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Juergensen, Olaf. "Capacity Building in Mine Action: Are We There Yet?" Journal of Mine Action 11, no. 1 (2007).
King, Colin. "The Demining Toolkit." In Mine Action: Lessons and Challenges. Geneva: Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, November 2005.
Kjellman, Kjell Erling, and Kristian Berg Harpviken. "Meeting the Challenge: National Ownership in Mine Action." International Peace Research Institute Policy Brief, 2006.
Nergaard, Per. "Land Release Concepts." Norwegian Peoples Aid, September 19, 2006.
Paterson, Ted. "Is Mine Action Making a Difference . . . or Avoiding the Question?" In Mine Action: Lessons and Challenges. Geneva: Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, November 2005.
Roberts, Rebecca. "Developing National Mine Action Capacity in Sudan: The Impact of Conflict, Politics, and International Assistance." Geneva: Geneva International Center for Humanitarian Demining, June 2006.
Roberts, Rebecca, and Gary Littlejohn. "Maximizing the Impact: Tailoring Mine Action to Development Needs." International Peace Research Institute Report 5 (2005).
Roberts, Rebecca, and Mads Frilander. "Preparing for Peace: Mine Actions Investment in the Future of Sudan." In Preparing the Ground for Peace: Mine Action in Support of Peacebuilding.Edited by Kristian Berg Harpviken and Rebecca Roberts. Nairobi: International Peace Research Institute, 2004.
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Swiss Campaign to Ban Landmines. Gender and Landmines: From Concept to Practice. Geneva: Swiss Campaign to Ban Landmines, 2008.
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United Nations Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration (UN-DDR) Resource Center. Integrated Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration Standards (IDDRS). New York: UN-DDR Resource Center.
United Nations Mine Action Programme for Afghanistan. Socio-Economic Impact Study of Landmines and Mine Action Operations in Afghanistan. Islamabad: United Nations Mine Clearance Planning Agency, 1999.
United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS). Mine Action and Effective Coordination: The United Nations Policy. New York: UNMAS, 1998.
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United States Department of State. Hidden Killers: The Global Problem with Uncleared Landmines. Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State Publication 10098, July 1993.
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United Nations official documents
1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction. Geneva: United Nations, 1997.Amended Protocol II of the Convention on Conventional Weapons. Geneva: United Nations, 1996.
Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or To Have Indiscriminate Effects, as amended on 21 December 2001. Geneva: United Nations, 2001.
Report of the Secretary-General Pursuant to the Statement Adopted by the Summit Meeting of the Security Council on 31 January 1992: An Agenda for Peace: Preventive Diplomacy, Peacemaking and Peace-keeping. UN Doc. A/47/277-S/24111, 17 June 1992.
United Nations General Assembly Resolution Assistance in Mine Clearance. UN Doc. A/48/49, 1993.
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR). Scoping Study on Mine Action and Small Arms Control within the Framework of Armed Violence and Poverty Reduction. Geneva: UNIDIR, September 2006.
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Websites
United Nations
E-MINE: Electronic Mine Information NetworkInter-governmental organizations
International Committee of the Red Cross: LandminesInternational Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims Assistance
Non-governmental organizations
Adopt-a-MinefieldBosnia and Herzegovina Mine Action Center
Clear Path International
Colombian Campaign to Ban Land Mines (Campaña Colombiana Contra Minas)
DanChurchAid
Geneva Call
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining
Halo Trust
Handicap International
Landmine Action
Mine Advisory Group International
Mines Action Canada
Mineseeker Foundation
Mozambique National Demining Institute (Instituto Nacional de Desminagem)
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (Fondation Suisse de Déminage)
Thailand Mine Action Center
Research centers, networks, and databases
Centre for Conflict Resolution, South AfricaCenter for Policy and Human Development, Afghanistan
International Campaign to Ban Landmines
Institute for Security Studies (Institut dÉtudes de Sécurité)
International Peace Research Institute, Assistance to Mine Affected Communities Project, Norway
Survivor Corps (formerly Landmine Survivors Network)
Mine Action Information Center, James Madison University
Mine Action Standards
