Lionel Pechera

Mine action management / standard person @SaintCyrCoet intl relations | views: my own

[Lionel Pechera @LPechera]

Efforts shall be continued.

[United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) @UNMAS]

On 13 June, non-state armed group operatives attacked the town of Monguno in NE #Nigeria. Dozens of civilians, including a four-year-old girl, were killed. UNMAS undertook a rapid assessment of the area and removed unexploded ordnance from a main thoroughfare. #LEAD2PROTECT

[United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) @UNMAS]

🚨 Safe foundations come first.

In Rural Damascus, Aleppo & Homs, UNMAS NTS teams are assessing explosive ordnance risks to ensure safe access before @UNOPS rehabilitates critical water infrastructure.

Mine Action enables recovery and opens doors to sustainable development. 🤝

[Lionel Pechera @LPechera]

@SimNasr La citadelle d'Alep

[Lionel Pechera @LPechera]

Arabic, spoken and written, will be a strong asset.
10+ years experience in land release.
Based in Geneva with multiple trips to countries we work with.

[GICHD @theGICHD]

Work with us ! We're looking for a mine action land release expert with 10+ years of experience. Support the development of tools, methods , systems and capacities that improve operational safety and share this knowledge through training. Apply by 20 Aug🔻
https://t.co/6dhyC7lfOQ

[United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) @UNMAS]

🇳🇬#UNMAS, with @theGICHD, launched a pilot training to build #EORE teams' capacity in victim identification & referral, applying IMAS 13.10 to local needs in #Nigeria. 🙏Thanks to @EU_ECHO for supporting our efforts to build safer, more inclusive communities. #VictimAssistance

[GICHD @theGICHD]

We're hiring a Chief of Operations (COO)! Lead strategic programmes, drive operational excellence, and champion a culture of accountability at GICHD.
🔻 Apply by 13 June: https://t.co/kFNbA6WSAf

[Tom Antonov @Tom_Antonov]

We all know you want one. 😎
AS 24 motorized tricycle for 🇧🇪&🇫🇷paratrooper units in 70'.

[Lionel Pechera @LPechera]

@cisrjmu I had the opportunity to work with Suzanne on few mine action standards. Sure, this sector will miss her too!

[GICHD @theGICHD]

The 3rd edition of our Explosive Ordnance Guide for #Ukraine 🇺🇦 is out! Now with 60 new entries, it helps identify explosive threats using open-source intelligence, news reports, & other sources. Available in Ukrainian soon👇
https://t.co/QbnCXKDdr3

[Lionel Pechera @LPechera]

@VincentFoucher Maybe under the prohibition of mutilating dead bodies.
https://t.co/pbBHOQsaxe

[Lionel Pechera @LPechera]

1- Dresden bombing was to punish civilians and get them away from the nazi regime (which proved to be a failure btw).
2 - The civilian toll during WWII is the very reason why IHL i.e. Geneva Conventions were improved post WWII.
3 - shamefull comparison

[BBC Politics @BBCPolitics]

"When Britain bombed Dresden, 35,000 people lost their lives"

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps says "we've sort of forgotten that in war, very sadly, people lose their lives" when asked about the scale of Israel's retaliation strikes on Gaza

#BBCLauraK https://t.co/xJcGu0Yufh

[GICHD @theGICHD]

🚀 Check out our TWO new consultancy openings:

1️⃣ Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) Global Sector Analysis - Apply before 03.10.2023
https://t.co/xpIFSAgTT6

2⃣ Outreach Material on Victim Assistance in Mine Action - Apply before 01.10.2023
https://t.co/PO9Oke0Nch

[Lionel Pechera @LPechera]

@gaz_EOD @KateMcKenna28 @intermarium24 @MonkeyMan2001 I mean, for a 80kg equipped person the wheigh dispersion, if applied on all four pods, would still be 20kg. Enough to trigger blast ap mines.

[Lionel Pechera @LPechera]

@gaz_EOD @KateMcKenna28 @intermarium24 @MonkeyMan2001 I thought this one is rather intended to mitigate the effect of the blast (i.e.; not getting the lower leg blown away), the device being intended to absorb most of the energy.
Contrary to air-filled pads.

[Lionel Pechera @LPechera]

A must read for mine action practicioners:
- a new standards for the mngt of human remains,
- revised requirements for marking contaminated areas, minimun data collection, training, Personal Protective Equipement,
- and even more...

[Center for International Stabilization & Recovery @cisrjmu]

The International #MineAction Standards (IMAS) create a better working environment for the HMA community.

A recent Journal article by @UNMAS & @theGICHD highlights key themes of the new/revised IMAS documents that practitioners should be aware of.

➡️ https://t.co/cWcovV2BQ7

[Lionel Pechera @LPechera]

@TrentTelenko Your argument is weak. USA did not sign the APMBC but abondonned SLUFAE. France, as in your above example, signed the APMBC and developped SLUFAE.
More likely, the money that could have gone into breaching dense, in-depth and fire-covered minefields went, legitimately, to C-IED.

[Lionel Pechera @LPechera]

@MAGsaveslives @UMC_UMCOR Where exactly in Kyiv can we see this piece of art?

[Lionel Pechera @LPechera]

@PeurAvion Enfin dire que ces armes déminent plus qu'elles ne minent est une ineptie. Elles vont surtout choquer les mines les rendant plus sensibles et rendre leur traitement plus délicat.
Je ne juge pas mais pose quelques faits.

[Lionel Pechera @LPechera]

@PeurAvion Par ailleurs, la France fait partie des pays qui ont signé la CCM. Donc c'est normal que nous n'applaudissions pas à la nouvelle.