Landmine Monitor 2022
Abbreviations & Acronyms
AXO | abandoned explosive ordnance |
BAC | battle area clearance |
CCW | 1980 Convention on Conventional Weapons |
CHA | confirmed hazardous area |
CMC | Cluster Munition Coalition |
CRPD | Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
DCA | DanChurchAid |
DPO | disabled persons’ organization |
EOD |
explosive ordnance disposal |
EORE | explosive ordnance risk education |
ERW | explosive remnants of war |
GICHD | Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining |
HI | Humanity & Inclusion (formerly Handicap International) |
HRW |
Human Rights Watch |
ICBL | International Campaign to Ban Landmines |
ICRC | International Committee of the Red Cross |
IED | improvised explosive device |
IMAS | International Mine Action Standards |
IMSMA | Information Management System for Mine Action |
ISU | Implementation Support Unit |
MAG | Mines Advisory Group |
NGO | non-governmental organization |
NPA | Norwegian People’s Aid |
NSAG | non-state armed group |
SHA | suspected hazardous area |
UN | United Nations |
UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
UNGA | United Nations General Assembly |
UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
UNMAS | United Nations Mine Action Service |
UXO | unexploded ordnance |