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DEMIRA, or DEMIRA Deutsche Minenräumer e.V. (German mine clearers), is an international, humanitarian, non-governmental organization (NGO) registered in Germany. DEMIRA was founded in 1995 in order to provide humanitarian mine clearance, EOD (explosive ordnance disposal), as well as emergency medical aid and disaster relief to people living in postwar countries, and to victims of natural disasters and civil unrest.

History

DEMIRA Deutsche Minenräumer e.V. was founded in 1995 by Martin Auracher. The headquarters were based in Munich until his death in 2016. In 2017, Marcia Auracher-Hamzat became executive director of DEMIRA e.V.. The headquarters are located in Sauerlach, Germany.[1]

Operations

DEMIRA has carried out:

See also

References

  1. ^ Lewis, Adam; Bloodworth, Thomas; Guelle, Dieter; Smith, Adrian (2003). Metal detector handbook for humanitarian demining a book about metal detectors, covering detection procedures in the field, and the testing and evaluation of metal detectors for humanitarian demining (PDF). Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. ISBN 978-92-894-6236-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2015.

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