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A Guide To The Oslo Action Plan And Provisional Results Of 2020 Monitoring: Survey And Clearance, Mine Action Review

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This Guide and provisional results of 2020 monitoring by Mine Action Review aim to support the measurable and accountable implementation of Article 5 of the 1997 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. They do so by focusing on the Oslo Action Plan, adopted at the Fourth Review Conference in November 2019, describing how the Action Plan addresses survey and clearance, and explaining how progress in implementing those commitments in the Action Plan will be assessed. This Guide follows the Oslo Action Plan’s approach by detailing commitments that apply specifically to survey and clearance operations in all affected States Parties, as well …

Clearing The Mines 2020: A Report By Mine Action Review For The Eighteenth Meeting Of States Parties To The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, Mine Action Review

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Key Findings:

• In 2019, a global total of more than 131 square kilometers was cleared of anti-personnel mines, with more than 96% of recorded clearance occurring in States Parties to the APMBC. However, this total is a marked decrease on output in 2018 of more than 155 square kilometers, and was the lowest recorded clearance globally for more than ten years. The true total area of clearance is probably considerably greater, but data recording and reporting problems prevent accurate reporting of a higher figure, in addition to a lack of transparency by several States not party.
• In total, almost 164,000 …

Ap Mine Ban Convention 2020 Intercessional Meeting: Statements On Matters Related To General Statements By States And Organizations, Apmbc

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Written submissions from States and organisations on matters related to the status of implementation of the Convention and the Oslo Action Plan: European Union, Spain.

Ap Mine Ban Convention 2020 Intercessional Meeting: Committee On The Enhancement Of Cooperation And Assistance, Apmbc

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Preliminary observations from the Committee on the Enhancement of Cooperation and Assistance

Ap Mine Ban Convention 2020 Intercessional Meeting: Committee On Article 5 Implementation Observations, Apmbc

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Background documents and preliminary observations of the Committee on Article 5 Implementation from the following countries:

• Angola
• Argentina
• Cambodia
• Croatia
• Ethiopia
• Iraq
• Mozambique
• Oman
• Peru
• Serbia
• Sudan
• Tajikistan
• Thailand
• Turkey
• United Kingdom
• Yemen
• Zimbabwe

Ap Mine Ban Convention 2020 Intercessional Meeting: Statements On Matters Related To Article 5 Implementation, Apmbc

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Written submissions from States and organisations on matters related to the status of implementation of the Convention and the Oslo Action Plan.

Matters related to Article 5 Implementation for the following affected States Parties: Chad, Croatia, Iraq, Peru, Senegal, Serbia, Sudan, Tajikstan, Turkey, United Kingdom, Yemen.

Other States Parties and Organizations: Chile, Ireland, Switzerland, United Nations Inter-Agency Coordination Group on Mine Action

Ap Mine Ban Convention Intercessional 2020 Meeting: Statements On Matters Related To Stockpile Destruction And Retained Mines, Apmbc

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Written submissions from States and organisations on matters related to the status of implementation of the Convention and the Oslo Action Plan.

Matters specifically related to Stockpile Destruction and Retained Mines: Chile, Indonesia, Ireland, Netherlands

Ap Mine Ban Convention 2020 Intercessional Meeting: Full Program, Apmbc

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Full program for the 2020 APMBC Intercessional Meeting June-July 2020 including concept notes for several panels including:

• Effective Implementation for All: Gender and Diverse Needs in Practice
• Aligning Donor Coordination to Support Implementation of the Oslo Action Plan
• Victim Assistance, Safety and Protection in Situations of Risk and Humanitarian Emergencies
• Addressing Anti-Personnel mines of an Improvised Nature under the Convention’s Framework
• Cooperative Compliance and the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention

Ap Mine Ban Convention 2020 Intercessional Meeting: President Of The Eighteenth Meeting Of States Parties, Apmbc

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President of the Eighteenth Meeting of the States Parties:

• Preliminary Observations of the President on Stockpile Destruction
• Status of Article 7 Reporting
• Anti-Personnel Mine Reported Retained under Article 3
• Guide to reporting - updated June 2020
• 18MSP draft provisional agenda

Ap Mine Ban Convention 2020 Intercessional Meeting: Committee On Victim Assistance Observations, Apmbc

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APMBC Intercessional Meeting June-July 2020 Committee on Victim Assistance preliminary observations by the following countries:

• Algeria
• Angola
• Cambodia
• Chile
• Colombia
• Croatia
• Ethiopia
• Iraq
• Jordan
• Mozambique
• Peru
• South Sudan
• Sudan
• Tajikistan
• Thailand
• Turkey
• Yemen
• Zimbabwe

Ap Mine Ban Convention 2020 Intercessional Meeting: Statements On Matters Related To Victim Assistance Implementation, Apmbc

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Updated information submitted by States and organizations on matters related to the status of implementation of the Convention and the Oslo Action Plan. States parties that have declared significant numbers of landmines survivors: Iraq, Peru, South Sudan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Yemen.

Other States Parties and organizations: Chile and United Kingdom.

Ap Mine Ban Convention 2020 Intercessional Meeting: Statements On Matters Related To Cooperation And Assistance, Apmbc

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Matters related to the status of implementation of the Convention and the Oslo Action Plan.

Specific matters related to Cooperation and Assistance: Chile, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Netherlands, Peru, Senegal, Sudan, Switzerland, Tajikistan, United Kingdom

Ap Mine Ban Convention 2020 Intercessional Meeting: Statements On Matters Compliance, Apmbc

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Matters related to the status of implementation of the Convention and the Oslo Action Plan.

Matters specifically related to the subject of compliance: Chile, Iraq, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Ap Mine Ban Convention 2020 Intercessional Meeting: Committee On Cooperative Compliance, Apmbc

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Preliminary observations from the Committee on Cooperative Compliance

Landmine Monitor 2020, Icbl-Cmc

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This is the 22nd annual Landmine Monitor report. It is the sister publication to the Cluster Munition Monitor report, first published in November 2010.

Landmine Monitor 2020 provides a global overview of the landmine situation. Chapters on developments in specific countries and other areas are available in online Country Profiles at www.the-monitor.org/cp.

Landmine Monitor covers mine ban policy, use, production, trade, and stockpiling; includes information on developments and challenges in assessing and addressing the impact of mine contamination and casualties through clearance, risk education, and victim assistance; and documents international and national support for mine action. This report focuses on …