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In the context of the European Union Council Decision 2017/1428, and to support OAS’ resolutions “The Americas as an Antipersonnel-Land-Mine-Free Zone” CP/CSH-478/02, and in particular that of “Support for Action Against Anti-personnel Mines in Ecuador and Peru” XXXIV-O/04, the OAS, together with the Governments of Ecuador and Peru and the Convention Secretariat (the Implementation Support Unit, ISU), held a two-day virtual Regional Dialogue on Humanitarian Demining on 10-11 February 2021. (Find the presentations and videos further below).
WEDNESDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2021Opening of the Regional Stakeholder Dialogue
The Oslo Action Plan: The Americas Free of Anti-Personnel Mines
Recent Success in Mine Clearance in the Region
National Demining Commission Executive Secretary Col. Juan José López Demuth
The Challenge of Improvised Anti-Personnel Mines
Colombia’s Demining Programme Coordinator Martha Hurtado
Ecuador and Peru: A Shared Path |
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THURSDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2021
Opening of the Regional Stakeholder Dialogue
15:00-15:30 GMT+1 (09:00-09:30 GMT-5)
- Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador H.E. Arturo Cabrera Hidalgo
- Acting Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru H.E. Francisco Tenya Hasegawa
- Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Peru H.E. Diego Mellado
- AP Mine Ban Convention Special Envoy HRH Prince Mired Raad Zeid Al-Hussein
- Chair, Committee on the Enhancement of Cooperation and Assistance, Diana Castillo, Colombia
Voice of Mine-Affected Communities
Latin American Survivor’s Network
Ecuador: Achievements and Challenges in Mine Clearance
Staff Lieutenant Colonel, Commander of Ecuador’s 68 "Cotopaxi" Engineers Battalion, Marcelo Torres Garzón
Peru: Achievements and Challenges in Mine Clearance
Peru’s Director General for Humanitarian Demining, Army Brigadier General Jorge Agramonte Aguilar
Discussion: Cooperation and assistance from the donor perspective
- Video of the Q&A and Cooperation and Assistance sessions (English and Spanish)
The following States presented statements on cooperation and assistance in mine action,
- Germany (in its capacity as MASG Chair)
- Italy
- Japan
- Norway
- United States of America
The following Organizations participated in the discussion asking questions
- Mines Advisory Group (MAG)
- Mine Action Review (MAR)
Closing of the event
- Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Ecuador H.E. Charles-Michel Geurts | Statement presented by Inga Krastina, Head of Political Section
- Director of the OAS’ Department of Public Security Guillermo Moncayo
- AP Mine Ban Convention Special Envoy HRH Prince Mired Raad Zeid Al-Hussein
- Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the International Organizations in Geneva H.E. Emilio Izquierdo Miño
- Permanent Representative of Peru to the International Organizations in Geneva H.E. Silvia Alfaro Espinosa