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> Deals with all aspects of landmines, cluster munitions and explosive remnants of war
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The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)
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The GICHD shall enhance the capacities of partner countries in designing and implementing programme-based resource allocation systems to improve performance, based on decision-support and quality management solutions at the strategic and operations levels.
> High-performing national authorities and national ownership
The GICHD shall accelerate progress toward global clarity by supporting partner countries in adopting effective survey and reporting methods, implementing sound information management practices, practices and documenting the impact of both explosives contamination and mine action.
> Global clarity on explosive hazards
Two strategic objectives:
GICHD Strategy 2012-2014
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Source: Landmine Monitor Report 2011
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