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ESTABLISHED
1992
SAFEGROUND IN ACTION

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO

We are an Australian, volunteer-run, not-for-profit organisation that works to reduce the harms of legacy and emerging weapons.
Through applied research and advocacy, we work to reduce the impacts of explosive remnants of war to ensure a safe future for all.
Stay aware and up to date with SafeGround’s expert commentary and the latest news from the world of land mine, cluster munitions, lethal autonomous weapons regulation and more.
Learn the complex historical backgrounds about the issues we contend with today via MiddleGround, In Search of SafeGround and Stay In Command, our in-house publications and podcasts.

Mette Eliseussen

NATIONAL COORDINATOR

33 YEARS OF ACTION
1992

Our Projects

AUSTRALIA

We work on projects pertaining to interests on Australian soil, including Stop Killer Robots and Australian survivors of war.

PACIFIC

Our Pacific projects include legacy weapons education programs in the Solomon Islands, ERWs in the Pacific, and Stop Killer Robots in the Pacific.

SOUTH EAST ASIA

Our SE Asia projects document the deadly legacy of UXOs (land mines, cluster munitions, IEDs) and the efforts of removal teams to make the ground safe for all.

FEATURED PUBLICATIONS & PODCASTS

Read online or download one of our research publications, and listen to our podcast series, Stay In Command, on this site or subscribe using your preferred podcast app.

In-depth Research

Australia and Autonomous Weapons 2025
In Search of Safe Ground ERW in the Pacific
MiddleGround Journal
Stay in Command Podcast
In Search of Safe Ground SE Asia
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SafeGround is a not-for-profit organisation that works to protect people from legacy and indiscriminate weapons.

For more than 30 years SafeGround has engaged and worked with people and communities affected by war and conflict. Since the early 1990s we have actively supported and participated in the universalisation of the Mine Ban Treaty and Convention on Cluster Munitions. We are now working on the campaigning to stop lethal autonomous weapons.
As a member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines we are co-recipients of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize.

We are a member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and ClusterMunition Coalition (ICBL-CMC), the International Campaign to Abolish NuclearWeapons (ICAN), the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) and the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.

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National Coordinator: Mette Eliseussen
Address: 2 Fernbank Road, Victor Harbour, SA 5211, Australia
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