Strategy and Guidance

Fourteen UN departments, agencies, programmes and funds constitute the United Nations Mine Action Team and provide various mine-action or related services in more than 30 countries. Several policies, strategies and guidance materials have been developed to ensure all UN players are taking a common approach to resolving problems of landmines and explosive remnants of war and are working toward the same or mutually reinforcing goals. In some cases, the documents guide the entire sector of UN mine action, while in others, the documents provide guidance for efforts in a particular field, such as victim assistance or advocacy. Read the United Nations' key documents.

 

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  BIBLIOMINES online library

  BIBLIOMINES is an online library established by the GICHD Francophone section in partnership with three African centres. This online library collects all documentation existing in French on mine and ERW action. The Bibliomines online library was primarily conceived for French-speaking communities affected by mines and ERW and national actors of mine action.

• UN Inter-Agency Mine Action Strategy 2006-2010

• Mine Action and Effective Coordination: The UN Inter-Agency Policy

• Mine Action and Effective Coordination: The UN Policy – Sectoral Policy – The Scope of Action of Mine Action Centers and Organizations in Victim Assistance

• United Nations Gender Guidelines for Mine Action Programs

• UNICEF Mine Action Strategy 2006-2009

• UNICEF Mine Action Transition Guidelines

• International Mine Action Standards for Mine Risk Education: Best Practice Guidebooks UNICEF

• UN Rapid Response Framework

• UN Mine Action Programming Handbook 2004

• UNDP Mainstreaming Mine Action into Development 2004

• UNDP Capacity Development for a Safer World 2005

• GICHD Developing Mine Action Legislation 2003

• GICHD UNDP Socio-Economic Approaches to Mine Action 2002

• UNHCR Mine Action Operation Framework

• UN Mine Action and Ceasefire Guidelines

• Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities- Advocacy Toolkit