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9th Meeting Of The States Parties To The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (2008), Apmbc
9th Meeting Of The States Parties To The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (2008), Apmbc
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The 9MSP was a formal meeting of the 156 States which have accepted the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction. It was held in accordance with Article 11 of the Convention and pursuant to the decisions of the 2004 First Review Conference and the 2007 Eighth Meeting of the States Parties (8MSP).
The 9MSP was particularly significant in the life of the Convention. It was the first meeting in which States Parties’ requests for extensions of Article 5 deadlines were considered. It was also the last opportunity …
Linking Mine Action And Development | States Affected By Mines/Erw, Gichd
Linking Mine Action And Development | States Affected By Mines/Erw, Gichd
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Mine action programmes often are not linked early and strongly enough with key development actors. Despite the availability of extensive research documenting the need for greater coordination between mine action and development organisations, concrete guidance for practitioners and policy-makers on how to link mine action with development has been lacking. In response, the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Development has published guidelines on how to ensure mine action promotes development in mine-affected countries. More specifically, the guidelines seek to:
- Increase awareness that landmines and other remnants of conflict block development in many affected countries
- Strengthen coordination between mine action and …
A Guide To The International Mine Action Standards 2010, Gichd
A Guide To The International Mine Action Standards 2010, Gichd
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IMAS are standards issued by the United Nations to guide the planning, implementation and management of mine action programmes. They are a framework for the development of national mine action standards. This handbook contains all IMAS in brief, explains the purpose of the IMAS and the requirements of the different standards in a clear way, serving as a quick reference for mine action practitioners to understand core IMAS issues.
Report On The Feasibility Of Anama Establishing An International Centre For Mine Action In Goygol, Azerbaijan, Bruce Powell
Report On The Feasibility Of Anama Establishing An International Centre For Mine Action In Goygol, Azerbaijan, Bruce Powell
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The following report documents the findings and recommendations of a feasibility study commissioned by UNDP under the mantle of its ongoing support to mine action in Azerbaijan. As recommended in a 2008 UNDP outcome evaluation, the study was tasked with examining the “existing capacities of ANAMA, as well as techniques and facilities to recommend on the possibility of converting ANAMA to an International Center for Mine Action (IMC)”1.
The report provides an overview of ANAMA‟s current operational capacity, training capability, and likely market niches that an IMC based in Azerbaijan could fill. It also describes the principal field of existing …
Evaluation Of Ec Funded Mine Action Programmes In Latin America, 2002-2007 - Regional Report, Russell Gasser
Evaluation Of Ec Funded Mine Action Programmes In Latin America, 2002-2007 - Regional Report, Russell Gasser
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The EC Anti-Personnel Landmine Regulation of 2001 mandated evaluations of EC Mine Action strategy every three years. The first report was a Global Evaluation published in 2005, this report forms one part of the 2008 evaluation by regions and covers Latin America, 2002-2007.
Total EC funding for mine action in Latin America in the period 2002-2007 was about 8 million euros, roughly 2% of the EC total worldwide budget for mine action. Sixty-eight percent of the eight million euros was from the dedicated thematic Anti-Personnel Landmine budget line and 31% was from the geographic budget for Colombia. There were also …
To Walk The Earth In Safety 8th Edition (Fy2008), Us Dos Pm/Wra
To Walk The Earth In Safety 8th Edition (Fy2008), Us Dos Pm/Wra
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Welcome to the 8th edition of To Walk The Earth In Safety. Although we have seen real progress in combating the threat of mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW), conflicts persist, and the destabilizing effects of other weapons threaten peace and stability around the world.
The United States works with other nations to clean up the debris of war, combat trafficking in small arms and light weapons, and improve the security and management of munitions stockpiles. Catastrophic explosions at munitions storage facilities in populated areas have become a growing problem and have the potential to create more casualties than …
Linking Mine Action And Development | Official Development Cooperation Agencies, Gichd
Linking Mine Action And Development | Official Development Cooperation Agencies, Gichd
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Mine action programmes often are not linked early and strongly enough with key development actors. Despite the availability of extensive research documenting the need for greater coordination between mine action and development organisations, concrete guidance for practitioners and policy-makers on how to link mine action with development has been lacking. In response, the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Development has published guidelines on how to ensure mine action promotes development in mine-affected countries. More specifically, the guidelines seek to:
- Increase awareness that landmines and other remnants of conflict block development in many affected countries
- Strengthen coordination between mine action and …
Linking Mine Action And Development | National Mine Action Centres, Gichd
Linking Mine Action And Development | National Mine Action Centres, Gichd
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Mine action programmes often are not linked early and strongly enough with key development actors. Despite the availability of extensive research documenting the need for greater coordination between mine action and development organisations, concrete guidance for practitioners and policy-makers on how to link mine action with development has been lacking. In response, the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Development has published guidelines on how to ensure mine action promotes development in mine-affected countries. More specifically, the guidelines seek to:
- Increase awareness that landmines and other remnants of conflict block development in many affected countries
- Strengthen coordination between mine action and …
Regional Evaluation Of Ec-Funded Mine Action Support In Asia-Pacific 2002-2008, Ted Paterson, Erik Tollefsen, Mao Vanna
Regional Evaluation Of Ec-Funded Mine Action Support In Asia-Pacific 2002-2008, Ted Paterson, Erik Tollefsen, Mao Vanna
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In 2001 the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament adopted two Regulations on the reinforcement of the EU response against Antipersonnel Landmines (APL). These (referred to collectively as “the Regulation”) laid the foundation of an integrated European policy. The Regulation states the need to regularly assess operations financed by the Community and that the European Commission (EC) shall submit to the European Parliament an overall assessment of all Community mine action. To implement these provisions, the EC commissioned a global assessment of EC mine policy and actions over the period 2002-2004 and entered into an agreement with the Geneva …
Colombia Humanitarian Demining Planning Workshop Executive Summary, Cisr
Colombia Humanitarian Demining Planning Workshop Executive Summary, Cisr
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From 9 to 12 June 2009, representatives of the Colombian government’s humanitarian mine action office and the Humanitarian Demining Department of the Colombian military met to devise a way forward in planning for the expansion and enhancement of the country’s program to eradicate landmines from the national territory.
The Mine Action Information Center at James Madison University facilitated the Colombia Humanitarian Demining Planning Workshop (Taller de Planificación del Desminado Humanitario en Colombia) in Bogotá, Colombia. The workshop was sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement, and was attended by representatives from the U.S. and …
2009 Colombia Humanitarian Demining Planning Workshop, Cisr/Jmu
2009 Colombia Humanitarian Demining Planning Workshop, Cisr/Jmu
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From 9 to 12 June 2009, representatives of the Colombian government’s humanitarian mine action office and the Humanitarian Demining Department of the Colombian military met to devise a way forward in planning for the expansion and enhancement of the country’s program to eradicate landmines from the national territory.
The Mine Action Information Center at James Madison University facilitated the Colombia Humanitarian Demining Planning Workshop (Taller de Planificación del Desminado Humanitario en Colombia) in Bogotá, Colombia. The workshop was sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement, and was attended by representatives from the U.S. and …
National Strategic Plan For The Uxo Sector In The Lao People's Democratic Republic 2010-2020 "The Safe Path Forward Ii", Lao People's Democratic Republic
National Strategic Plan For The Uxo Sector In The Lao People's Democratic Republic 2010-2020 "The Safe Path Forward Ii", Lao People's Democratic Republic
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This strategy aims to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the other development objectives captured in the NSEDP in accordance with the principles of the Vientiane Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. It also aims to guide the implementation of several important international conventions and declarations, including:
1. The Convention on Cluster Munitions
2. The Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities
3. The UNESCAP Declaration on the Decade of the Disabled
Mine Action Strategy (2009-2013) - Azerbaijan, Gichd
Mine Action Strategy (2009-2013) - Azerbaijan, Gichd
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The mine/UXO problem in Azerbaijan is mainly resulted from the military aggression of Armenia over the territory
of Azerbaijan. Although the hostilities had ceased in May 1994, a permanent peace is yet to be achieved
(negotiations are underway with the assistance of OSCE Minsk Group, chaired by the USA, France and Russia).
Despite this, the rehabilitation of accessible war-torn areas are continuing since 1996.
The Scope of the Problem in this publication refers to problems in the accessible war torn territories. This is where
the presence of mine/UXOs are impacting livelihoods of population and impeding development and rehabilitation
efforts of …