Landmines and unexploded ordnance a resource book

Legacy of conflict is written for development and emergency workers in mineaffected. Contaminated sites cover an estimated 1,730 square kilometres and affect around 1. Erw refer to ordnance left behind after a conflict. Traditionally they are a means of transforming the terrain to the defenders advantage, rather than providing a definitive barrier. Rae mcgrath writer, advisor and speaker on humanitarian. Landmines and unexploded ordnance continue to kill, maim and impoverish innocent civilians in many of the worlds poorest countries. Reference data supports development and implementation of safe and effective explosivesneutralization procedures and techniques. Uxo and abandoned ordnance but excludes landmines, see definition in the. Socioeconomic impacts of landmines in southern kurdistan.

The detection and removal of buried unexploded ordnance uxo and landmines is one of the most important problems facing the world today. Understanding landmines and mine action september 2003 prepared by robert keeley page 2 landmines and unexploded ordn ance. Landmines dont distinguish between soldier and civilian, farmers at work or children at play. Explosive remnants of war erw are the explosive debris of war which includes unexploded ordnance such as antipersonnel landmines, cluster bombs, artillery shells, mortars, grenades, rockets, and ieds. The changing technology of mines and minedeployment is explained, with photographs and descriptions of the most common types of mine. The survey identified 306 affected communities, with a total of 1,087,249 people, or.

Rae mcgrath annotation written by a nobel peace prize colaureate who is one of the leading voices in the antilandmines campaign, this timely book is a comprehensive. Each year large numbers of civilians and military personnel are killed and injured by these explosive remnants of war. The emerging campaign against cluster bombs and explosive remnants of war. A land mine is an explosive device concealed under or on the ground and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets, ranging from combatants to vehicles and tanks, as they pass over or near it. Iraq is severely affected by mines and unexploded ordnance uxo as a result of the 1991 gulf war, the 19801988 iraqiran war, two decades of internal conflict, and even world war two. If the scourge of landmines is ever eradicated, much of the credit must go to rae mcgrath. Landmines and unexploded ordnance rae mcgrath isbn. Numerous detection strategies are being developed, including infrared, electrical conductivity, groundpenetrating radar. The landmine action smart book james madison university.

Currently, land mines affect the lives of people in more than 50 countries around the world, while a dozen or so countries are still classified as heavilyimpacted by land mines. In landmines and unexploded ordnance, a resource book, rae mcgrath states that it was the humanitarian organisations working with mine affected communities in the 1980s who were the first to define why landmines had become such a problem and needed the urgent attention of the international community. That being the case, it is surprising that no government, among the many who have expressed dismay and concern about the impact of landmines, has adopted the available and just option pledging funds from the military budget specifically to clear landmines and unexploded ordnance, and to evacuate and treat mine victims. Landmines survey of afghanistan 199091 landmineslegacy of conflict. It also, rightfully so, draws attention to the neglected problem of unexploded ordnance or uxos. More equipment to clear landmines and unexploded ordnance in vietnam. Legacy of conflict is written for development and emergency workers in mineaffected countries, and for policymakers and planners. This paper estimates the causal impact of landmines on child health and household expenditures in angola by exploiting geographical variations in landmine intensity. Such a device is typically detonated automatically by way of pressure when a target steps on it or drives over it, although other detonation mechanisms are also sometimes used. Especially pernicious are cluster bombs, designed to open over a battlefield and release many.

Written by a nobel peace prize colaureate who is one of the leading voices in the antilandmines campaign, this timely book is a comprehensive, practical guide to landmines and unexploded ordnance. Since 1989, we have helped over 18 million people in 68 countries rebuild their lives and livelihoods after war. Monitoring is a process of tracking or measuring both progress and change. Written by a nobel peace prize colaureate who is one of the leading voices in the antilandmines campaign, this timely book is a. The use of landmines is said to have first been used during the american civil war in the 1800s and more widely during the second world war. Landmine and explosive remnants of war and ied safety. The international committee of the red cross has played a key role in the effort to ban antipersonnel landmines. Students investigate the use of landmines and other explosive remnants of war and their impact on peoples lives and human rights. Epidemiology of injuries from landmines and unexploded ordnance in afghanistan, 20022006. Landmines are subtle and much misunderstood weapons.

International guidelines for landmine and unexploded. Explosive weapons that for some reason fail to detonate as intended become unexploded ordnance uxo. Eod landmines and unexploded ordnance disposal erw explosive remnants of war eu european union. Landmines and other explosive hazards, which include abandoned munitions and. The emerging campaign against cluster bombs and explosive. For countries recovering from conflict, these devices impede socioeconomic development and the achievement of the sustainable development goals. While civilian fatalities from uxo explosions on u. Unexploded ordnance locations displays knownpossible individual or tightly grouped unexploded ordnances on the ocean floor and formerly used defense sites fuds displays areas identified by the united states army corps of engineers where unexploded ordnances may exist. Rae mcgrath annotation linked with the international campaign to outlaw landmines, this is the most comprehensive study of landmines in the postconflict situation ever published. The widespread contamination is one of the largest in the world. Mines, also called land mines, are a type of unexploded ordnance that will still function as originally intended. What is the impact of landmines, explosive remnants of war. Using his extensive personal experiences from his time as director of the uk ngo mines advisory group, the author takes the reader through the background of antipersonnel landmines and uxos and their effects upon civilians in the aftermath of conflicts from around the world. Landmines and unexploded ordnance matters of state.

With over 8,000 landmine related deaths and injuries as recent as 2016, and of which 80 percent of the victims were civilians, landmines continue. More equipment to clear landmines and unexploded ordnance. Epa office of solid waste and emergency response, 2002. This book provides an overview of the work of the icrc concerning landmines from 1955 through 1999. There are a number of resources available at the maic and elsewhere to help. Rae mcgraths authoritative book is an invaluable resource for anyone wanting to understand the impact of these persistent killers, and how best to respond to them. This handbook is not an instruction manual for working with landmines and explosive. From landmines to mortars and bombs, unexploded ordnances still pose a danger to those in their vicinity. Landmines and uxo pose a problem in the north, along the iraniraq border, and.

Abandoned explosive ordnance axo are explosive weapons that have not been used. After political agreement on the federal system of iraq, the responsibility of mine action was transferred from international. Landmines in cambodia human rights watchphysicians for human rights 1991. Interim final handbook on the management of ordnance and explosives at closed, transferred, and transferring range. Written by a nobel peace prize colaureate who is one of the leading voices in the antilandmines campaign, this timely book is a comprehensive. Usually carefully hidden in the shallow subsurface, they remain in place in order to explode in proximity to or in contact with a person or target. Landmines and unexploded ordnances factsheet in iraq. Prediction of the tnt signature from buried uxolandmines. We generate exogenous variation in landmine intensity using the distance between communes and rebel headquarters. An unexploded ordnance is a device it could be a mine, bomb, etc. International guidelines for landmine and unexploded ordnance awareness education iii intervention, they have often been omitted in mineuxo awareness programmes. Landmines are a uniquely savage in the history of modern warfare remaining on the ground long after the cessation of hostilities. Publications the emerging campaign against cluster bombs and explosive remnants of war.

This book explains why we are not doing very well now, and how we can become far more costeffective. In vietnam, 800,000 tons of landmines and unexploded ordnance is buried in the land and mountains. These unstable explosive items are left behind during and after conflicts and pose dangers similar to landmines. They learn about the international campaign to ban landmines, ways of helping people injured by mines to rebuild their lives, and how the work of individuals, communities and projects at a global level can all make a difference. John pilger landmines and unexploded ordnance continue to kill, maim and impoverish innocent civilians in many of the worlds poorest countries. Landmines and unexploded ordnance violate nearly all the articles of the convention on the rights of the child crc. Afghanistans response to landmines and unexploded ordnance article in third world quarterly 235 october 2002 with reads how we measure reads. Unexploded ordnance uxo and munitions constituents1 on former military bases in the united states are causing increasing concern. Preliminary results of the survey indicate that 22 of 24 districts, covering 7 square kilometers, are affected to some degree by landmines andor unexploded ordnance uxo.

Furthermore, uncleared landmines and ordnance severely disrupt economic activity. Even worse, you may not even know what lies beneath your feet, or in the general surroundings. Provides operational information on the recognition and disposal of mines and explosive ordnance devices in production and in use worldwide. We find and destroy landmines, cluster munitions and unexploded bombs in places affected by conflict. Rae mcgrath annotation written by a nobel peace prize colaureate who is one of the leading voices in the antilandmines campaign, this timely book is a comprehensive, practical guide to landmines and unexploded.