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DEMIRA Deutsche Minenräumer e. V. is an international, humanitarian, non-governmental organization (NGO) registered in Germany. DEMIRA NGO was founded in 1996 in order to provide humanitarian mine clearance, EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), emergency medical aid and disaster relief to people living in postwar countries and to victims of natural disasters and civil unrest. DEMIRA has carried out:

• Humanitarian mine clearance, EOD and destruction of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, and Bosnia & Herzegovina.

• Provided emergency medical aid and disaster relief after the Tsunami in Sri Lanka, in the earthquake region of Kashmir / Pakistan, during the conflict in Lebanon and in the earthquake region in Java / Indonesia.

• Carried out minefield surveys and assessments in Somaliland, Lebanon, Croatia, Serbia and in Turkey.

• Conducted research and development of multi-sensor technology and mechanical mine clearance in cooperation with the Research Centre of the European Commission in Ispra / Italy, FOERSTER Reutlingen, TNO Netherlands and EMRAD England.

DEMIRA is an acronym for Deutsche Minenräumer e. V. which means German Mine Clearers.

See also

• Ottawa Treaty (Mine Ban Treaty)
• Mine clearance agencies
• Demining

External links

• DEMIRA Deutsche Minenräumer - German website