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. The Department of State Quick Reaction Force (QRF), managed by the Political/Military Bureau Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA), provides an effective capability to respond in forty-eight
twenty pages complete paper touching all aspects of the struggle of Italian scientists to work in the “curious amalgam of ingenuity and muddle, a reflection of the political system”. (Nature, 1983; 303
response, with the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs being the most recent to adjust their accident response process by ... The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction A Call to Action By Lillian Gates [ Office of Weapons Removal 0 Abatement 0 Bureau of Political-Military Affairs 0 0 U.S. Department of State ] E in
, economic, explosive, and human health hazards caused by underwater UXO. While some technological gaps exist in detection, disposal, and removal operations, the most significant barriers are political and
issue that crosses frontlines and political divides, affecting large portions of Syria. Of the communities at high risk identified through the OSWE method, Table 3 identifies the breakdown of which actors ... earned a BA with Honors in political science from Davidson College and an MA in applied anthropology from Emory University. His research interests center on paramilitarism in conflict and post-conflict
of the political changes in Afghanistan has brought an end to this arrangement.10 FSD’s work in Afghanistan covers key aspects of mine action; several demining teams conduct mine clearance and battle ... its base in Tajikistan. Only lobbying and political intervention eventually brought a solution, when FSD staff based in Tajikistan was allowed to move vehicles and equipment from the regional
recovery and political stability, which, in turn, established a need for the mine action community to deploy qualified, certified clearance teams as quickly as possible. While these teams could deploy
survey. This study, funded by The Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM/WRA), aims to provide a characterization of EO victims and ... changes following EORE training. As Durham et al. (2005) pointed out, there are several factors (socio-environmental and political)11 that influence human behaviors. In Colombia, factors related to
Strategic Studies from University College Cork, a Master’s in Social Science and Ethics from Ruhr University Bochum, and a Bachelor’s in Philosophy from the University of Regensburg. ANTHONY CONNELL Country
approximately three years with the support of the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM/WRA). This work grew from our success with the ... barriers to success remain. We are of the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. State continuing to improve this process at the Design Lab and our formuDepartment’s Bureau of Political-Military
, expert insights, and support has required the ability to create interest and build relationships with a variety of local and national academic, political, and civil society actors. From Fenix Insight’s
Referred to as La Violencia, political unrest in Colombia's countryside lasted from 1948 until 1962. Efforts to overthrow the Colombian government escalated again in the 1990s with a rebel uprising
UNMAS program as a Senior Programme Officer and thereafter held posts of Chief of Staff and Programme Manager overseeing policy, political, legal, humanitarian, social, and economic aspects of the program
. National trainings are ensure that hard-won gains are secured for the future. also often accompanied by a policy level workshop aimed to sensitize key political and security sector decision makers on the ... —represent serious risks in several aspects, both humanitarian and societal, as well as economic and political. We need only look at the numerous unintentional explosions and accidents involving ERW all over
Mine Action: » Professor of Political Science at James Madison University, Ken Rutherford, presents his findings on remaining UXO and explosive remnants of war (ERW) contamination resulting from ... successful pilot in Iraq, MAG formed a partnership with the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the US Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM/ WRA) and Facebook to launch the
This paper will provide background information regarding the recent history and current political situation in Uganda. It will also introduce the reader to the activities of the World Rehabilitation ... people) to leave the country within ninety days, with only the clothing they were wearing. As the political climate worsened, the infrastructure and economy started to disintegrate and the number of
for HFA. Humanitarian battlefield in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. principles should be applied without adverse Image courtesy of Roly Evans. distinction and regardless of political or any ... current humanitarian action environment. Kiribati: A Case Study In 2016, the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM/WRA) deployed
Following the recent political rapprochement between the governments of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in March 2018, a joint commission was created to investigate the minefields along the Tajik-Uzbek ... -Uzbek border in comparison with the rest of Tajikistan.6 All fgiures courtesy of the authors. Fthe governments of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in ollowing the recent political rapprochement between March
significant negative socioeconomic and political consequences for the public and national governments. Comprehensive ammunition management ensures that the right types and quantities of ammunition are available ... political dynamics. This results in planning challenges and has significant budgetary implications for governments. A systems-based approach to the life-cycle management of ammunition (LCMA), and a long-term
of the Korean War. Joint demining operations are currently suspended and the political situation remains complex, but mines do not go away. The opportunity that mine action offers to contribute to ... in the political landscape that have allowed unprecedented developments within the DMZ to take place—including coordinated demining operations between military forces of North and South Korea, as well