Welcome to the Gender and Mine Action Programme (GMAP)

Gender influences the exposure to landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) and the risk of becoming a victim, the ability to access medical and psychological services, long term reintegration, risk education and awareness, and the likelihood of getting employed in mine action.

Due to their gender specific roles and responsibilities, women, girls, boys and men are affected differently by landmines and ERW and therefore need to be assisted in different ways. Their mobility patterns often mean that different age and sex groups hold different information on contamination and might have different priorities for survey and clearance.

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