LINKS Europe today (12 May) released the 21st issue of the South Caucasus Landmine Observer newsletter, which provides an overview of ongoing efforts to eliminate landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the South Caucasus and beyond.
Written and edited by Maximiliaan van Lange and Alexandra Dumitrescu, this bi-monthly newsletter covers LINKS Europe's efforts to achieve a landmine-free South Caucasus, as well as various best practices from organisations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and NGOs such as APOPO and MAG International.
In this issue, the newsletter highlights a recent meeting between LINKS Europe and the newly appointed Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the Netherlands, H.E. Mr Mammed Ahmedzada, held at LINKS Europe's offices in The Hague on 30 April. The discussion focused, among other things, on the humanitarian challenges posed by landmines in Azerbaijan, with LINKS Europe's Director, Dr Dennis Sammut, stressing the importance of a regional approach to mine action.
The newsletter also reports on the participation of LINKS Europe's Deputy Director, Maximiliaan van Lange, at the 28th International Meeting of National Directors of Mine Action and UN Advisers, held in Geneva from 9 to 11 April. It also includes insights from a workshop on gender-responsive approaches to mine action in which LINKS Europe's Research Associate, Alexandra Dumitrescu, participated at the end of March.
The newsletter also includes an analysis by Global Strategic & Defence News (GSDN) of Azerbaijan's landmine challenges, highlighting the systemic challenges to clearance and the wider geopolitical implications for mine action. It also highlights the latest news from the region's local mine action organisations, the Centre for Humanitarian Demining and Expertise (CHDE) in Armenia and the Azerbaijan Mine Action Agency (ANAMA).
To access and read the full newsletter, please click here.
The South Caucasus Landmine Observer newsletter is an activity of LINKS Europe Foundation in collaboration with partners throughout the region. The South Caucasus Landmine Observer welcomes contributions of news and stories about efforts to rid the South Caucasus and other regions of the world of landmines and other unexploded remnants of war. Please send contributions to the SCLO's Editor-in-Chief, Maximiliaan van Lange, at Maximiliaan@links-europe.eu.
