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Attacks with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) kill thousands every year, inflict grievous physical injuries, damage critical infrastructure, and spread fear and disruption across affected communities. IED production takes place outside government controls. So a traditional arms regulation approach — regulating governmental production, trade, and use of this weapon through a multilateral agreement — may not yield results.Instead, the focus should be on the capacity of governments to effectively bring together several policy strands for comprehensive national action. From commercial mining, inner-city development, violent extremism, and military stockpile management, to agriculture and aviation security. A whole-of-government approach is essential for making progress in dealing with IED threats.
The international level shows a similar reality of fragmentation. Organizations across many sectors have mandates and expertise that can contribute to a useful set of IED mitigation measures. There is not one IED forum, nor should there be. Instead, it is essential to invest in coordination and information exchange.
Meetings and deadlines
General Assembly
Problems arising from the accumulation of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus
Assistance in mine action
Global Counter-terrorism strategy
Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy Review A/res/70/291
Secretary-General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism
Human Rights Council
Reports of the High Commissioner
- Afghanistan
- Situation of human rights in Afghanistan and technical assistance achievements in the field of human rights
- A/HRC/34/41 (11 January 2017)
- A/HRC/31/46 (11 February 2016)
- Afghanistan Protection of Civilians Annual Report 2016 (UNAMA and OHCHR )
- See also (and previous years may also be relevant
- Mid-year Report 2016
- Annual report 2015
- Situation of human rights in Afghanistan and technical assistance achievements in the field of human rights
- Gaza
- Report of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict
- A/HRC/12/48 (25 September 2009)
- Report of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict
- Iraq
- Libya
- State of Palestine
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
- OHCHR Investigation in Sri Lanka
- A/HRC/30/CRP.2 – Report of the OHCHR Investigation in Sri Lanka (OSIL)
- OHCHR Investigation in Sri Lanka
- Syria
- A/HRC/34/CRP.3 (10 March 2017)
- A/HRC/33/55 (11 August 2016)
- A/HRC/31/68 (11 February 2016)
- Ukraine
- Yemen
- Report of OHCHR on the situation of human rights in Yemen
- A/HRC/33/38 (4 August 2016)
- Report of OHCHR on the situation of human rights in Yemen
Clearance, safety, security
- United Nations Improvised Explosive Device Disposal Standards (IEDDS)
- International Mine Action Standards
- International Ammunition Technical Guidelines
- Landmines, ERW and IED safety handbook
- Landmine and Explosive Remnants of War Safety guidance
- Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Threat Mitigation in Mission-Settings
- UN Peacekeeping Missions Military Engineer Unit Manual
- UNDSS Security Policy Manual
- UNHCR Emergency Handbook
- Safe and Secure Approaches in Field Environment (SSAFE)
- Safety and security in peacekeeping
Law enforcement, organized crime, counter-terrorism
- Recommendations and resolutions
- Programme Global Shield
- WCO Security Programme
- WCO Customs Enforcement Network
- Compendium of border control instruments, standards and recommended practices
Preventing diversion
- Programme Global Shield
- INTERPOL Chemical Anti-Smuggling Enforcement Programme (CHASE)
- INTERPOL Chemical Risk Identification and Mitigation Programme (CRIMP)
- INTERPOL Project Watchmaker (IED users/manufacturers)
- International Ammunition Technical Guidelines
- Arms Trade Treaty
- Compilation of existing guidelines and best practices addressing diversion of materials
Regional
This page includes essential information on the topic from non-UN sources.