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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 2020 Intercessional Meeting: Committee On Victim Assistance Observations, Apmbc
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
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
Iraq Programme Report 2020, Unmas
Iraq Programme Report 2020, Unmas
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In 2020, UNMAS Iraq prioritised the following areas of support:
- Support government and national mine action entities with managing, regulating, and coordinating a mine action response through Technical Support (TS) initiatives;
- Deliver Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) at the community and national level; and
- Provide Explosive Hazard Management (EHM) response in support of humanitarian and stabilization efforts.
Due to the nature of threats posed by EO, UNMAS and its implementing partners are among the first responders allowing the humanitarian community and local authorities to intervene quickly and efficiently to help civilians.
A significant mine action capacity gap remains in Iraq. …
A Persistent Danger: Unexploded Ordnance In Populated Areas, Npa, Mines Advisory Group, Humanity And Inclusion
A Persistent Danger: Unexploded Ordnance In Populated Areas, Npa, Mines Advisory Group, Humanity And Inclusion
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The United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the International Network on Explosive Weapons have convincingly documented that the use of explosive weapons (especially those with wide area effects) in populated areas (EWIPA) creates an unacceptably high risk of indiscriminate harm. As humanitarian mine action organizations working in urban environments, we see this harm being done in numerous conflict zones every day.
Discussion of the harm caused by EWIPA typically focuses on the immediate effects of these weapons when they explode, as well as reverberating effects leading to displacement; damage to vital services such as healthcare, water, …