Industry Landmine relief Headquarters Geneva, Switzerland | Founded 1997 Area served Global | |
Type Non-governmental organisation Key people Jürg Streuli - President, Hansjoerg Eberle - Director General | ||
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action
The Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD) is a Swiss non-governmental organization involved in mine action. "FSD" stands for Fondation Suisse de Déminage, the French name of the organization. FSD is politically, ideologically and religiously independent. FSD is based in Geneva, has national field offices in its countries of operation as well as a logistical and administrative support office in Manila. From 2005 FSD was joined by its French partner FSD France, and from 2007 by CROSSTECH SA, a mine action company which is fully owned by the FSD.
Contents
Mission
FSD's focus is on locating and destroying landmines and unexploded ordnance to prevent accidents. FSD’s overarching aim is to alleviate and diminish the social, economic and environmental impacts of landmines and unexploded ordnance, thus creating favourable conditions for the reconstruction and development of war-torn countries.
World-wide operation
In 2017, FSD is leading mine action operations in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Colombia, South Sudan, the Philippines, Central African Republic, Iraq and Ukraine. Previously, FSD has intervened in Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, Albania, Iraq, Pakistan, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and elsewhere.
Association FSD France
In 2005, the FSD was joined by its French partner, the FSD France. This independent, neutral organization is subject to the French 1901 law on associations. The purpose of this new organization is to extend the humanitarian mine clearance activities already carried out by the FSD into other sectors such as Mine Risk Education and Victim Assistance. Implementing projects under the mandate of the European Commission and promoting mine action in the French-speaking part of the world are also among its aims.