The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining–GICHD
@thegichd.bsky.social
Working toward a world free from explosive ordnance risks, where communities thrive.
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Big news for EORE practitioners: the United Nations has endorsed the first-ever IMAS Test & Evaluation Protocol for Explosive Ordnance Risk Education. Check it out - a must-read for anyone working in #EORE🔻
link.gichd.org/IMAS-EORE-Co...
link.gichd.org/IMAS-EORE-Co...
Welcome to the team Calvin Ruysen! We're excited to have you as our new Head of Strategies, Regions & Networks. With nearly 20 years at @thehalotrust.bsky.social across Africa, Asia, Afghanistan & the Middle East, Calvin brings collaborative, trust-based leadership in complex settings.
January 30, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Welcome to the team Calvin Ruysen! We're excited to have you as our new Head of Strategies, Regions & Networks. With nearly 20 years at @thehalotrust.bsky.social across Africa, Asia, Afghanistan & the Middle East, Calvin brings collaborative, trust-based leadership in complex settings.
Nearly 100 colleagues gathered for the GICHD annual staff retreat to reconnect, reflect, & look ahead as one team. We launched work on our next 4-year strategy to better serve the 100 million people affected by landmines & explosive ordnance worldwide. Thank you for participating
January 29, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Nearly 100 colleagues gathered for the GICHD annual staff retreat to reconnect, reflect, & look ahead as one team. We launched work on our next 4-year strategy to better serve the 100 million people affected by landmines & explosive ordnance worldwide. Thank you for participating
⭐NEW report! With conflicts & explosive contamination at WWII-era highs, #innovation in mine action & ammunition management is urgent. The GICHD Innovation Conference 2025 connected 320 participants & 75 speakers to turn ideas into real-world impact. Read our report🔻
link.gichd.org/IC25-Report
link.gichd.org/IC25-Report
January 29, 2026 at 11:09 AM
⭐NEW report! With conflicts & explosive contamination at WWII-era highs, #innovation in mine action & ammunition management is urgent. The GICHD Innovation Conference 2025 connected 320 participants & 75 speakers to turn ideas into real-world impact. Read our report🔻
link.gichd.org/IC25-Report
link.gichd.org/IC25-Report
Big news for EORE practitioners: the United Nations has endorsed the first-ever IMAS Test & Evaluation Protocol for Explosive Ordnance Risk Education. Check it out - a must-read for anyone working in #EORE🔻
link.gichd.org/IMAS-EORE-Co...
link.gichd.org/IMAS-EORE-Co...
January 27, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Big news for EORE practitioners: the United Nations has endorsed the first-ever IMAS Test & Evaluation Protocol for Explosive Ordnance Risk Education. Check it out - a must-read for anyone working in #EORE🔻
link.gichd.org/IMAS-EORE-Co...
link.gichd.org/IMAS-EORE-Co...
We’re proud to be part of the Swiss Mine Action Network (SMAN), uniting Swiss🇨🇭 organisations to advance humanitarian mine action worldwide. By connecting expertise, innovation & collaboration, SMAN amplifies Switzerland’s global impact. 🌍🤝
🔗 sman.ch
🔗 sman.ch
January 26, 2026 at 3:53 PM
We’re proud to be part of the Swiss Mine Action Network (SMAN), uniting Swiss🇨🇭 organisations to advance humanitarian mine action worldwide. By connecting expertise, innovation & collaboration, SMAN amplifies Switzerland’s global impact. 🌍🤝
🔗 sman.ch
🔗 sman.ch
Education is core to mine action. At the GICHD we support experts worldwide through in-person, blended, instructor-led & self-paced learning — from survey +quality management to demining & ammunition management. Learning builds safer land & stronger communities🌍 #InternationalDayofEducation
January 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Education is core to mine action. At the GICHD we support experts worldwide through in-person, blended, instructor-led & self-paced learning — from survey +quality management to demining & ammunition management. Learning builds safer land & stronger communities🌍 #InternationalDayofEducation
#Geneva: Amb. Privitelli & @fsd.ch Director Eberle signed an MoU strengthening @thegichd.bsky.social and FSD collaboration. It formalizes how we work together to support communities affected by explosive ordnance & signals close coordination between Swiss mine action organisations.
January 23, 2026 at 3:02 PM
#Geneva: Amb. Privitelli & @fsd.ch Director Eberle signed an MoU strengthening @thegichd.bsky.social and FSD collaboration. It formalizes how we work together to support communities affected by explosive ordnance & signals close coordination between Swiss mine action organisations.
Today our Director travelled to Bern where he met Amb. Iryna Venediktova to reaffirm support for #Ukraine, discuss mine action priorities, localisation, upcoming Davos moments, a Ukraine visit next month, and the Ukraine Partner Coordination Workshop in Geneva in April 2026.
January 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Today our Director travelled to Bern where he met Amb. Iryna Venediktova to reaffirm support for #Ukraine, discuss mine action priorities, localisation, upcoming Davos moments, a Ukraine visit next month, and the Ukraine Partner Coordination Workshop in Geneva in April 2026.
Explosive Ordnance Risk Education #EORE practitioners are working hard around the world. We have something for those in Ukraine 🇺🇦. Proud to launch our Advanced EORE e-learning in Ukrainian, 6-module certified course
Start today and get certified via👇
link.gichd.org/UA-Advanced-...
Start today and get certified via👇
link.gichd.org/UA-Advanced-...
January 15, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Explosive Ordnance Risk Education #EORE practitioners are working hard around the world. We have something for those in Ukraine 🇺🇦. Proud to launch our Advanced EORE e-learning in Ukrainian, 6-module certified course
Start today and get certified via👇
link.gichd.org/UA-Advanced-...
Start today and get certified via👇
link.gichd.org/UA-Advanced-...
En ce jour de deuil national en Suisse après l'incendie dévastateur du jour de l’An à Crans-Montana, les Trois Centres de Genève, @thegichd.bsky.social @dcafgeneva.bsky.social, et GCSP présentent leurs sincères condoléances envers toutes les personnes touchées par ce drame.
January 9, 2026 at 1:09 PM
En ce jour de deuil national en Suisse après l'incendie dévastateur du jour de l’An à Crans-Montana, les Trois Centres de Genève, @thegichd.bsky.social @dcafgeneva.bsky.social, et GCSP présentent leurs sincères condoléances envers toutes les personnes touchées par ce drame.
Join mine action professionals from around the world in one of our 2026 Partnership for Peace training courses. Build practical skills, exchange expertise, & strengthen your organisation’s capacity. Check registration deadlines & apply to take part today🔻
link.gichd.org/26PFPCourses
link.gichd.org/26PFPCourses
January 9, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Join mine action professionals from around the world in one of our 2026 Partnership for Peace training courses. Build practical skills, exchange expertise, & strengthen your organisation’s capacity. Check registration deadlines & apply to take part today🔻
link.gichd.org/26PFPCourses
link.gichd.org/26PFPCourses
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Climate change and population growth have added urgency to a deadly legacy that has haunted the Pacific for 80 years. The @thegichd.bsky.social, which brought experts from several Pacific Island nations to the city last month, hopes to turn the tide.
➡️ https://l.genevasolutions.news/sM
➡️ https://l.genevasolutions.news/sM
December 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Climate change and population growth have added urgency to a deadly legacy that has haunted the Pacific for 80 years. The @thegichd.bsky.social, which brought experts from several Pacific Island nations to the city last month, hopes to turn the tide.
➡️ https://l.genevasolutions.news/sM
➡️ https://l.genevasolutions.news/sM
#SriLanka’s mine action programme is a powerful example of progress through national leadership and strong partnerships. Check out this in-depth interview with Meera Muhiadeen Nayeemudeen, previous Director, National Mine Action Centre (NMAC) 🔻
www.theweek.in/theweek/cove...
www.theweek.in/theweek/cove...
Clearing the past: Inside Sri Lanka's National Mine Action Centre
Mine action in Sri Lanka is led by the NMAC, which coordinates all efforts to clear landmines and explosive remnants of war from the post-conflict landscape
www.theweek.in
January 6, 2026 at 3:05 PM
#SriLanka’s mine action programme is a powerful example of progress through national leadership and strong partnerships. Check out this in-depth interview with Meera Muhiadeen Nayeemudeen, previous Director, National Mine Action Centre (NMAC) 🔻
www.theweek.in/theweek/cove...
www.theweek.in/theweek/cove...
See our latest opportunities. Come work with us in 2026 and support big projects in mine action and ammunition management:
🔸 Programme Manager, Policy Research
lnkd.in/e8Vf69rW
🔸 Request for Offers : Development of Regulations on Ammunition Safety Management for the Ukraine MoD
lnkd.in/erSFQEYv
🔸 Programme Manager, Policy Research
lnkd.in/e8Vf69rW
🔸 Request for Offers : Development of Regulations on Ammunition Safety Management for the Ukraine MoD
lnkd.in/erSFQEYv
December 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
See our latest opportunities. Come work with us in 2026 and support big projects in mine action and ammunition management:
🔸 Programme Manager, Policy Research
lnkd.in/e8Vf69rW
🔸 Request for Offers : Development of Regulations on Ammunition Safety Management for the Ukraine MoD
lnkd.in/erSFQEYv
🔸 Programme Manager, Policy Research
lnkd.in/e8Vf69rW
🔸 Request for Offers : Development of Regulations on Ammunition Safety Management for the Ukraine MoD
lnkd.in/erSFQEYv
Strong systems start with skilled people. Our 2026 training programme supports mine action & ammunition management communities w/ online, hybrid, & in-person learning—because continuous learning is key for reducing risks caused by explosive ordnance.
👉https://www.gichd.org/training/home
👉https://www.gichd.org/training/home
December 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Strong systems start with skilled people. Our 2026 training programme supports mine action & ammunition management communities w/ online, hybrid, & in-person learning—because continuous learning is key for reducing risks caused by explosive ordnance.
👉https://www.gichd.org/training/home
👉https://www.gichd.org/training/home
Take a moment to read what matters. From explosive ordnance recognition in Ukraine, underwater explosive ordnance, to timely insights pieces on mine action & ammunition management topics, there's something for everyone. Browse our 2025 publications 🔻
www.gichd.org/publications...
www.gichd.org/publications...
December 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Take a moment to read what matters. From explosive ordnance recognition in Ukraine, underwater explosive ordnance, to timely insights pieces on mine action & ammunition management topics, there's something for everyone. Browse our 2025 publications 🔻
www.gichd.org/publications...
www.gichd.org/publications...
Happy holidays! @dcafgeneva.bsky.social, GCSP and @thegichd.bsky.social extend heartfelt thanks to our partners, donors, and the mine action and ammunition management community for your dedication, support, and tireless efforts. Wishing you all the best for 2026.
December 19, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Happy holidays! @dcafgeneva.bsky.social, GCSP and @thegichd.bsky.social extend heartfelt thanks to our partners, donors, and the mine action and ammunition management community for your dedication, support, and tireless efforts. Wishing you all the best for 2026.
Join national directors and mine action leaders for the biggest annual event in mine action. This April in Geneva, the global community is coming together, with @unmas.bsky.social, @thegichd.bsky.social, and the other UN members of the IACG-MA. Register now! www.ndmun.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Join national directors and mine action leaders for the biggest annual event in mine action. This April in Geneva, the global community is coming together, with @unmas.bsky.social, @thegichd.bsky.social, and the other UN members of the IACG-MA. Register now! www.ndmun.org
What are you training for? Our colleagues have been working hard for you — and on themselves. From #Geneva to many places around the world, they laced up & logged the miles to get ready for the Course de l'Escalade race. These are a few of their Strava entries. #TogetherAgainstMines!
December 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
What are you training for? Our colleagues have been working hard for you — and on themselves. From #Geneva to many places around the world, they laced up & logged the miles to get ready for the Course de l'Escalade race. These are a few of their Strava entries. #TogetherAgainstMines!
APMBC side-event 'Implementing #WomenPeaceSecurity in Mine Action: From Policy to Practice' Thurs 13:00–15:00 @ Palais des Nations for practical, actionable guidance to help national authorities strengthen programme quality & advance inclusive recovery. Made possible through @sidasweden.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
APMBC side-event 'Implementing #WomenPeaceSecurity in Mine Action: From Policy to Practice' Thurs 13:00–15:00 @ Palais des Nations for practical, actionable guidance to help national authorities strengthen programme quality & advance inclusive recovery. Made possible through @sidasweden.bsky.social
Mine action & #WomenPeaceSecurity strengthen peacebuilding and equitable outcomes. Our new GICHD Insights piece gives practical guidance for NMAAs and NMACs to integrate #WPS in policy, data, prioritization & more🔻
EN link.gichd.org/WPS_NMAA
FR link.gichd.org/WPS_NMAA-FR
EN link.gichd.org/WPS_NMAA
FR link.gichd.org/WPS_NMAA-FR
December 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Mine action & #WomenPeaceSecurity strengthen peacebuilding and equitable outcomes. Our new GICHD Insights piece gives practical guidance for NMAAs and NMACs to integrate #WPS in policy, data, prioritization & more🔻
EN link.gichd.org/WPS_NMAA
FR link.gichd.org/WPS_NMAA-FR
EN link.gichd.org/WPS_NMAA
FR link.gichd.org/WPS_NMAA-FR
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This week in Port of Spain, officials from Barbados, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago took part in an assessment of the International Ammunition Technician Guidelines (IATGs) conducted by MAG, CARICOM IMPACS and @thegichd.bsky.social.
November 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This week in Port of Spain, officials from Barbados, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago took part in an assessment of the International Ammunition Technician Guidelines (IATGs) conducted by MAG, CARICOM IMPACS and @thegichd.bsky.social.
Been to #Geneva? Walked past the broken chair? What does this sculpture have to do with landmines? Let us fill you in just in time for next week’s 22nd Meeting of the States Parties of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.
youtube.com/shorts/3pFgp...
youtube.com/shorts/3pFgp...
A short introduction to the broken chair sculpture in Geneva and its connection with landmines
YouTube video by GICHD Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining
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November 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Been to #Geneva? Walked past the broken chair? What does this sculpture have to do with landmines? Let us fill you in just in time for next week’s 22nd Meeting of the States Parties of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.
youtube.com/shorts/3pFgp...
youtube.com/shorts/3pFgp...
#Jordan: Inclusive Leadership Course participants explored practical ways to advance inclusive leadership & embed human rights into their mine action work. Amb. Tobias Privitelli, an International Gender Champion, opened the week, stressing effective mine action requires equitable access for all.
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
#Jordan: Inclusive Leadership Course participants explored practical ways to advance inclusive leadership & embed human rights into their mine action work. Amb. Tobias Privitelli, an International Gender Champion, opened the week, stressing effective mine action requires equitable access for all.
The Women Peace & Security Agenda is 25! Our GICHD Insights, “Integrating Mine Action into the Women Peace & Security Agenda” explores how linking mine action to #WPS National Action Plans makes peace & recovery inclusive+effective🔻
EN link.gichd.org/Insights-WPS...
FR link.gichd.org/Insights-WPS...
EN link.gichd.org/Insights-WPS...
FR link.gichd.org/Insights-WPS...
November 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The Women Peace & Security Agenda is 25! Our GICHD Insights, “Integrating Mine Action into the Women Peace & Security Agenda” explores how linking mine action to #WPS National Action Plans makes peace & recovery inclusive+effective🔻
EN link.gichd.org/Insights-WPS...
FR link.gichd.org/Insights-WPS...
EN link.gichd.org/Insights-WPS...
FR link.gichd.org/Insights-WPS...