Guidance and Tools
Definitions and Standards
1. Risk definition
The GPC and AoRs have developed standard definitions for 15 risks, including one for the risk related to the presence of mines and other explosive ordnance.
2. Glossary of Mine Action Terms, Definitions and Abbreviations
3. Standardizing Beneficiary Definitions
This documents lays out standard definitions and guidelines for measuring, recording and reporting beneficiary numbers for risk education, land release, victim assistance and explosive ordnance disposal spot task. Disclaimer: The translations of the Standardizing Beneficiary Definitions in Humanitarian Mine Action, Second Edition were not approved by the NMAAs. Please refer to IMAS 5.10 for the official definitions.
- [English] Standardizing Beneficiary Definitions in Humanitarian Mine Action, Second Edition
- [Arabic] Standardizing Beneficiary Definitions in Humanitarian Mine Action, Second Edition
4. Mine Action Standards
Funding for Mine Action
1. Funding for Mine Action in HRPs
- 2023: Mine Action in HRPs 2023
2. Funding for Coordinated Mine Action
This webinar explains how mine action organizations can access funding from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). For more information on CERF and country based pooled funds, please visit:
3. UN Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Action
4. OCHA Pooled Funds
General Guidance
- Glossary of Mine Action Terms Definitions and Abbreviations
- Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD): A Guide to Mine Action, fifth edition
- United Nations Gender Guidelines for Mine Action Programmes, also available in: AR, FR, SP
- Landmines, Explosive Remnants of War and IED Safety Handbook, also available in: AR, FR, SP
- IASC Guidelines, Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action
Coordinator’s corner
- Mine Action Needs Assessment Questions Catalogue
- Joint Inter-Sectoral Analysis Framework: 8 Mine Action Indicators
- Best Practices and Lessons Learnt Featured at Annual Stakeholder Meetings
- Mine Action and Effective Coordination: The United Nations Inter-Agency Policy 2005
- Coordinating Mine Action with Housing, Land, and Property
- Coordinating Mine Action with Child Protection
- Coordinating Mine Action with Gender-Based Violence
- Coordinating Mine Action with Shelters and Camps Managers
- UNMAS Strategic Plan 2019-2023
Needs Assessment and Analysis
- Video Guide: PiN calculation guidance 24 May 2022
- What is People in Need (PiN) and How do I calculate it?
- People in Need (PiN) – Step by step guide
- Analysis Framework
- Explaining Notes Analysis Framework
- IMAS 5.10 on Information Management in Mine Action (Minimum Data Requirements)
- DTM field Companions for Mine Action, Protection and other sectors
- DTM Mine Action Field Companion
- Sharing Mine Action data with other Humanitarian Sectors
Victim Assistance
- Accident Form
- Victim Form
- International Mine Action Standard on Victim Assistance (IMAS 13.10)
- Inter-Agency Referral Form
- The United Nations Policy on Victim Assistance in Mine Action (2016 Update)
- Blast Trauma Care Course Manual from the ICRC
- Key Messages on Victim Assistance 2020 (short document)
- Key Messages on Victim Assistance 2019 (long document)
- Guidance to an integrated approach to victims assistance
- Victims Assistance Factsheet
- Including children with disabilities
- Assistance to Victims of Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War: Guidance on Child-focused Victim Assistance
- IASC Guidelines, Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action
- Oslo Action Plan checklist
- 25 June Webinar Recording on IMAS on VA
- Aligning Victim Assistance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- DPO Mine Action Service - UNMAS NGA Case Study
Risk Education
- For latest guidance on EORE, visit the EORE Advisory group website: Explosive Ordnance Risk Education - GICHD
- You can also join the EORE community of practice at: https://dgroups.org/groups/imrew
- Introduction to Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) Essentials
- Moving beyond MRE to risk awareness and safer behavior: article by Louis Maresca
- Resource Library for EORE and COVID 19
- Behavior Change Programming
- Introduction to Mine Risk Education
- Explosive Ordnance Risk Education Advisory Group
- RE Community of Practice
Reports
- Explosive Ordnance in Syria: Impact and Required Action, May 2022
- Cash and Voucher Assistance for Protection Outcomes in Mine Action (2020)
Useful links
- IACG-MA Interactive Dashboard — interactive tool tracking progress towards the UN Mine Action Strategy
- International Mine Action Standards
- Electronic Mine Information Network
- Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian De-Mining
- International Campaign to Ban Landmines Landmine Monitor
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- International Humanitarian Coordination System training
