Safe Passage Newsletter
A newsletter for the Humanitarian Mine Action and Small Arms/Light Weapons communities, October 2008. Full Text
Humanitarian Mine Action in Sudan
U.S. Department of State partners with Sudanese Integrated Mine Action Service. Full Text
DDTC Announces New Registration Fee Structure
The Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has increased the fees it charges for registration required pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Full Text
U.S. Department of State Quick Reaction Force
The State Dept. has awarded a contract to DynCorp International for the formation of a humanitarian Quick Reaction Force (QRF) to respond globally to urgent and emergent humanitarian operations that require the removal or mitigation of explosive hazards to protect civilian populations. Full Text
"Landmine Casualty Data: Best Practices Guidebook”
Provides new reference materials for mine victim information systems. Full Text
Cluster Munitions
The new United States policy on cluster munitions, which carefully balances humanitarian and legitimate military considerations. Full Text | More
State Department Supports Rotary Club Project to Assist Amputees in Basra, Iraq
The Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs has awarded $1.5 million to the Rotary Club’s “Basra, Iraq Prosthetics Project.” Full Text
Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations
Lockheed Martin Corporation settles charges involving the Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Full Text
Conventional Weapons Destruction and Landmine Clearance in Somalia
$1.4 million conventional weapons destruction program launched, that will include the clearance of landmines and explosive remnants of war throughout heavily affected areas of northern Somalia. Full Text
To Walk the Earth in Safety
Seventh Edition of “To Walk the Earth in Safety” shows United States progress in clearing landmines and destroying conventional weapons. Media Note | Report |