Sudan: two new state reports are now available. Click here for a webpage with links to these two new reports.

The November and December 2007 newsletters are now available. Click here or here to view the November or December newsletter, respectively.

The October 2007 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The September 2007 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

LIS Explorer: Sudan - first 2 states now available. Click here for the LIS Explorer V2.0    (third state available soon...)

The August 2007 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The July 2007 newsletter (covering April thru July) is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The March 2007 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The updated LIS Explorer is now available. Click here for the LIS Explorer V2.0.

The February 2007 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The January 2007 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The December 2006 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The Ethiopian LIS receives UN certification.

The November 2006 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The October 2006 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The September 2006 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The August 2006 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The July 2006 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The June 2006 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The May 2006 newsletter is now available. Click here to view two photographs of the signing.

Germany signs contract in support of the Angola LIS. Click here to view this newsletter.

The April 2006 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The March 2006 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The February 2006 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The January 2006 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The December 2005 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The November 2005 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

UN certification granted for the Afghanistan LIS.

It is with great regret that SAC announces the departure of Senior Information Officer Craig Williams.

UN certification granted for Somalia Phase 2 LIS.

Update to Protocol P02 (Preliminary Opinion Collection) and new Protocol P10 (Certification Procedures) are now available. Click here for a page with links to these documents.

The May 2005 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The Eritrea final report is now available for download. Click here for the webpage that contains links to these documents.

The April 2005 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The LIS Explorer is now available from this website. You have interactive access to five LIS databases. Click here to view the press release.

The March 2005 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The February 2005 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The January 2005 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The Afghanistan LIS concluded with the finding of 2,368 impacted communities, 2,245 recent victims and 4,514 separate suspected hazard areas.

Somalia (Phase II) LIS completes interviewer training. Click here to view some photographs.

The December 2004 newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

Senior Information Officer Craig Williams and Joung-ah are the proud parents of their first child. Click here to meet Kim.

Somalia (Phase II) LIS completes senior staff training. Click here to view some photographs of the participants.

Nelly Schneider leaves the Survey Action Center after six years as Chief Administration Officer. Click here to view the December newsletter containing a brief tribute to her. Click here to view a photograph taken at a recent party held in her honor.

The November newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

Ulrich Tietze, SAC Survey Coordinator in Angola, was part of an NGO panel discussing the link between development and mine action using SAC/Development Workshop assessment in Huambo province as part of the Nairobi Summit on a Mine-Free World (Click here to view the presentation. NOTE: 5.7MB PDF file).

The October newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The Survey Working Group met in Sarajevo on 11 Nov. Click here to view the meeting minutes.

The LIS report from Lebanon is now available on the SAC website. Click here to view a page with links to this report (see LIS Results section near top of right-hand margin).

The September newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

SAC Director Bob Eaton and Germany's Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger sign 125,000 euro contract to be applied to the Landmine Impact Survey in Afghanistan. Click here to view two photographs from the signing. Click here to view the press release by the German Embassy.

The LIS report from Bosnia and Herzegovina is now posted on the SAC website joining recent Azerbaijan and Somalia (Phase 1) postings. Click here for links in September newsletter.

SAC signs a memorandum of understanding with the Puntland Mine Action Center to conduct an LIS in the Puntland state of Somalia. Click here to view two photographs from the signing.

The August newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

Somalia (Phase 2: Bari, Nugaal and Mudug regions) LIS officially underway.

Almedina Komic, Mohamed Hussein, and Neven Redzic visit Takoma Park, USA for orientation sessions for Somalia (Phase 2) LIS.

The July newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

SAC welcomes Luan Jaupi as Database Officer in Afghanistan. Click here to meet Luan.

Director for Survey, Mike Kendellen, visits Angola for monitoring visit; visited survey teams in Huambo, Benguela and Malanje provinces; meets with CNIDAH and UNDP.

SAC Senior Information Officer, Craig Williams, and former BIH LIS team leader, Emmanuel Sauvage, conduct Advance Survey Mission in Georgia.

The June newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

Phase 2 (Bari, Nugaal and Mudug regions) of the Somalia LIS is about to commence. Almedina Komic is the Team Leader, Mohamed Hussein is the Operations and Administration Officer, and Neven Redzic is the GIS & Database Officer. The LIS will be conducted by the Puntland Mine Action Center (PMAC).

The May newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

SAC welcomes Mohammad Qasim as GIS & Database Officer in Angola. Click here to meet Qasim.

SAC welcomes Russ Klein as Administrative and Program Officer. Click here to meet Russ.

Job opening in Somalia for GIS Database Officer. Click here to view the Terms of Reference.

The April newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

SAC welcomes Jeanne Bates as Administration Officer. Click here to meet Jeanne.

Job opening in Somalia for Operations and Administrative Officer. Click here to view the Terms of Reference.

The Somalia (Phase 1) LIS Final Report is now available. Click here for more details.

The Azerbaijan LIS Final Report is now available. Click here for more details.

Announcing a part-time job opening for Administration Officer. Click here to view the Terms of Reference.

The March newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The February newsletter is now available. Click here to view this newsletter.

Job opening for GIS Database Officer in Angola. Click here to view the Terms of Reference.

Job opening at Takoma Park for Senior Information Officer. Click here to view the Terms of Reference.

Part time job opening at Takoma Park for Administration Officer. Click here to view the Terms of Reference.

Job opening for Field Coordinator position in Angola. Click here to view the Terms of Reference.

The January newsletter is available. Click here to view this newsletter.

Ethiopia celebrates the wind down of data collection. Click here to view two photographs.

The December newsletter is available. Click here to view this newsletter.

SAC signed a €1.5 million contract with the European Commission to support the survey in Angola.

EuropeAid has recently launched a thematic website concerning the 'Fight Against Antipersonnel Landmines'. Click here to visit this website.

The November newsletter is available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The German government contributes 262K euros to the Landmine Impact Survey in Angola on November 24, 2003. Click here to view a photograph of the SAC Director with Germany's Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger at the signing.

The SAC Field Coordinator, Alberto Alface, arrives in Luanda to complete the Angola LIS coordination team.

The October newsletter is available. Click here to view this newsletter.

Mike Kendellen attends Field Epidemiology Mine Action Course (FEMAC) sponsored by UNICEF and CDC in Atlanta, Georgia (27Oct to 7Nov).

The September newsletter is available. Click here to view this newsletter.

Team leader Uli Tietze and GIS/DB officer Judith van Daalen in Takoma Park for orientation for Angola LIS (29 Sept to 3 Oct).

The August newsletter is available. Click here to view this newsletter.

Senior staff training completed in Kabul for the Afghanistan LIS.

The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) contributed $46,000 to complete the Somalia final report.

The July newsletter is available. Click here to view this newsletter.

Announcing Mr. Uli Tietze as Survey Coordinator for the Angola Landmine Impact Survey.

Landmine Impact Survey (LIS) in Bosnia-Herzegovina launches website courtesy of Handicap International (France). Click here to view the website www.hibih.com.ba.

The June newsletter is available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The May newsletter is available. Click here to view this newsletter.

The April newsletter is available. Click here to view this newsletter.

Job Opening: Survey Coordinator position in Angola. Submit to: jobs@sac-na.org The deadline for submission of cover letter and CV has been extended to May 31st. Click here to view the Terms of Reference.

Job Opening: Field Coordinator position in Angola. Submit to: jobs@sac-na.org The deadline for submission of cover letter and CV has been extended to May 31st. Click here to view the Terms of Reference.

The March newsletter is now available! Click here to view this newsletter.

The February newsletter is now available! Click here to view this newsletter.

Team Leader position in Afghanistan is now closed.

Field Coordinator position in Angola is now closed.

Announcing Job Opening: Team Leader position in Afghanistan. The deadline for submission of cover letter and CV is 21 March 2003. Click here to view the Terms of Reference.

Announcing Job Opening: Field Coordinator position in Angola. The deadline for submission of cover letter and CV has been extended to 10 March 2003. Click here to view the Terms of Reference.

The January newsletter is now available! Click here to view this newsletter.

The Survey Working Group convened in Geneva during the first week of February.

The SAC training team arrived in Bosnia-Herzegovina on 20 January 2003 for three weeks. The training of senior field staff was conducted along with our Handicap International (France) implementing partner.

The German government contributes 485K euros to the Landmine Impact Survey in Angola on November 19, 2002. Click here to view a photograph of the SAC Director with Germany's Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger at the signing.

Click here to read SAC's "Report to the Fourth Meeting of States Parties" held in Geneva on September 19, 2002.