Explosive Ordnance Risk Education specialist of the “Center for Humanitarian Demining and Expertise” Ms. Mery Mkhitaryan has been elected as a core member of EORE Advisory Group (AG) for a period of two years initiated by Geneva International Center for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD).
The election was conducted among different representatives of National Mine Action Authorities from various countries, including Libya, Iraq, Croatia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
EORE Advisory Group aims to provide general guidance to the sector and identify possible ways in which the integration, effectiveness, efficient use and relevance of risk education can be improved, both within and outside the mine action sector.
The objectives of the group are:
To ensure that risk education standards, guidelines, methods and approaches are up-to-date, effective and adapted to emerging threats and requirements.
To ensure the full integration of risk education into mine action programmes.