23 Nov
SafeGround has been researching and documenting the legacy of WW2 in the Solomon Islands since 2008. We see bomb incidents happening in both rural settings and in the last few […]
READ MORE15 Nov
Safe Ground researchers will embark on a detailed research in three Pacific Island Nations beginning in September. The researchers will look at the effects of ERW (explosive remnants of war) […]
READ MORE14 Nov
Although World War 2 ended over 70 years ago, many communities in what was the Pacific area of operations are still living with dangerous legacies of left over bombs and […]
READ MORE13 Nov
The USA, Australia, and Japan left this legacy during World War II fighting in the region.We are researching how people and communities in the Pacific are affected by unexploded remnants […]
READ MORE12 Nov
SafeGround has been exploring the barriers, challenges and incentives to Pacific nations joining the Mine Ban Treaty and the Convention on Cluster Munitions. AS part of this effort we co-hosted […]
READ MORE31 Oct
After 5 years of brutal occupation by German forces, at last Denmark has the upper hand. Opening scenes show long lines of defeated German troops shuffling along a road, while […]
READ MOREFor 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.