Abstract
Over the past four years, RONCO has established a continuing presence in Sudan, following the Nuba Mountains ceasefire, with the deployment of quick-response teams to conduct emergency mine-clearance tasks. Currently, RONCO is creating and sustaining an indigenous mine-clearance, survey and disposal capacity in southern Sudan on behalf of the United Nations. In addition to the threat of extensively mined roads and infrastructure, RONCO had to overcome a number of obstacles, including inclement weather, disease and an increasing security threat due to rebel activity. Sudan’s austere and hostile conditions are not dissimilar to those RONCO experienced in Afghanistan and Iraq, but as RONCO has discovered in those two countries, the long-term impact of the work far outweighs its challenges.
Recommended Citation
Lundberg, John
(2006)
"A Firm Foothold: RONCO Operations in Sudan,"
Journal of Mine Action
: Vol. 10
:
Iss.
1
, Article 27.
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https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol10/iss1/27
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