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The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining. Working toward a world free from explosive ordnance risks, where communities thrive.

Geneva, Switzerland
Joined July 2013
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🍂 Aux @Automnales à @Palexpo ! Venez découvrir « Home After War », notre expérience immersive en réalité virtuelle, aux côtés de SWISSINT🇨🇭, la @fsd__ch et @UNOPS. Plongez dans le quotidien d’un père irakien confronté à la menace des des engins explosifs. Jusqu’au 14 novembre !
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Coming up this weekend: 🔹 Friday, 6 November: Opening and inauguration 🔹 Saturday, 7 November: #Demining demonstration and Q&A with an FSD expert working in #Ukraine 🔹 Sunday, 8 November: Demining demonstration and Q&A with an FSD expert working in #Iraq
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🍂 Les Automnales Start Tomorrow! Ready to discover humanitarian #MineAction up close? Visit FSD at @Automnales for an immersive experience, live demonstrations and interactive activities, alongside @peacekeeping_ch, @theGICHD and @UNOPS. 📍Palexpo, Geneva 📅 6–15 November 2026
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La FSD était présente aujourd’hui à Palexpo pour l’inauguration des @Automnales ! Nous avons eu le plaisir d’échanger avec les équipes de des Automnales, nos collègues de la lutte antimines du @theGICHD et d’ @UNOPS , ainsi qu’avec les représentants de @peacekeeping_ch .
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Request for Offers: Events Management Services in Libya. We invite qualified service providers in Libya to submit offers for the provision of events management & related services in Tripoli, starting from 1 Dec. Opportunities are available across five lots link.gichd.org/RFO-Libya
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A GICHD delegation including @TPrivitelli visited @GCS_reports in Stockach 🇩🇪 to exchange views on mine action trends, technology, operational needs, financing, & explore potential areas for future cooperation. Thank you GCS team for hosting us! 📸 ©Global Clearance Solutions
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New insights on strengthening #Ukraine’s mine action sector: Conflict-Related Trauma, personal protective equipment, & workforce diversification. Explore 3⃣ insights (EN/UA): link.gichd.org/Insights-UA-T… link.gichd.org/Insights-UA-P… link.gichd.org/Insights-UA-W… We thank @dfat🇦🇺for their support
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IMAS land release has evolved! A 2026 revision of IMAS 07.11 updates key definitions including NTS & TS. For “technical” & “non-technical” the focus shifts to intrusive and non-intrusive interventions. Explore our new Issue Brief to dive into the updates🔻 link.gichd.org/IB-IMAS
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#Bern🇨🇭: Ahead of @MineBanTreaty’s 30 years in 2027, @TPrivitelli & @hi_suisse Director Daniel Daniel Suda-Lang met Swiss Council of States Foreign Affairs Committee members to discuss mine action. We thank Switzerland for 30+ years of support to protect civilians & survivors.
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Our Guide to Developing National Mine Action Standards — 2nd Edition is here! We thank @dfat 🇦🇺 @CanadaFP 🇨🇦, and @SwissMFA🇨🇭for supporting this important contribution to humanitarian mine action 🔻 link.gichd.org/NMASGuide
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3 Centres. 40 posters. 1 city. Together with DCAF & @TheGCSP, we have taken over the streets of #Geneva 🇨🇭! We launched a poster campaign covering 40 locations in the city to strengthen the 3 Centres’ visibility within @VilleDeGeneve & beyond. Spot them until 25 Oct!
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We’re pleased to announce a new MOU with the @GVAGrad, strengthening cooperation on research, education & knowledge-sharing. New opportunities to advance solutions for mine action, ammunition management, peace & security!
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#Armenia 🇦🇲received two mechanical demining machines from the @EU_FPI 🇪🇺 to clear contaminated land safer and faster. GICHD Advisor, Yuri talks about the machines and how we've been providing technical support to the Armenian Centre for Humanitarian Demining and Expertise.
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#Jordan, with @NATO support, @theAMATeam is working with the @ArmedForcesJO to strengthen national capabilities for safe, secure & sustainable through-life ammunition management, including developing national instructors who can sustain training for future personnel.
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👀 Geneva, keep your eyes open! We’ve been working on something new, and we can’t wait to share it with you. Starting next week, look out for a little surprise on the streets of Geneva. You might just spot a clue to what we’ve been up to…Any guesses?
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We welcomed 15 Master’s students from the University of Zurich, with former Director @Martin_Dahinden. Hosted by the GICHD team, students explored our work in Ukraine, innovation, mine action, ammunition management and the vital link between IHL and our work. Thanks for visiting!
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How can documenting violations turn the human cost of war into accountability? 🎥 @Ezequiel_Heffes shares key takeaways from our #GenevaPeaceForum panel on making conflict’s human cost visible and amplifying victims’ voices. Thanks to all our panelists!
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Looking for a new career opportunity? We have several exciting openings! 🔻 Head of Division - Strategies, Regions and Networks link.gichd.org/HoD-Strategie… 🔻 Communication Manager link.gichd.org/Job-CommsMgr 🔻 Fundraising Coordinator link.gichd.org/FundraisingCo…
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What happens when war’s victims are no longer heard? At #GenevaPeaceForum, @Alhan_islam @Dabokunda @CDroegeICRC @VenediktovaIV @cecile_aptel & @TPrivitelli explore how documenting violations can amplify victims’ voices & turn evidence into accountability. genevapeaceforum.ch/en/gpf-2…
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How community-informed approaches can improve mine action in #Colombia🇨🇴. Engaging Indigenous + Afro-Colombian communities & working through collective governance strengthens access, sustainability & operational effectiveness. link.gichd.org/CaseColombia-… EN link.gichd.org/CaseColombia-… ES
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This project was made possible thanks to the generous financial support of @dfat 🇦🇺.
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