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Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)
Information exchange on national measures and best practices
8 April 2016 Meeting of Experts CCW Amended Protocol II
Bruno Donat Chief, Geneva office
United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS)
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Third edition of the Landmine and Unexploded Ordnance Safety Handbook (revised to include developments in IEDD, EOD and medical assistance) IEDD= Improvised Explosive Device Disposal EOD= Explosive Ordnance Disposal
The Handbook draws upon: •International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) •International Guidelines for Landmine and Unexploded Ordnance Awareness Education (UNICEF) And it is part of: •UNMAS Landmine Safety Project
• Almost any object can be turned into a
booby trap or an IED. Mines can be booby
trapped to make their removal more difficult.
“Mine Action is Humanitarian Action”
THANK YOU !
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