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11. B– Clearing Mined AreasThe 10MSP continued with its thematic discussion on clearing mined areas in accordance with the meeting’s “consideration of the general status and operation of the Convention. The outgoing Co-Chairs of the Standing Committee on Mine Clearance (Greece and Nigeria) shared some reflections on the pursuit of the Convention’s aim of clearing all mined areas.
The following State Party that had been granted a request for an extension on its mine clearance deadline at a previous meeting provided an update: Thailand.
The following other States Parties that are in the process of implementing Article 5 provided updates: Algeria, Cyprus, Nigeria, Angola, Chile, Burundi, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Serbia, Colombia, Gambia, Iraq and Sudan.
The following delegations shared views or exchanged information on mine clearance: Australia, Palau, the GICHD, the ICRC, the ICBL, Norway, UNMAS, Sudan and Kuwait.
11. C– Destroying Stockpiled Anti-Personnel MinesThe 10MSP continued with its thematic discussion on stockpile destruction in accordance with the meeting’s “consideration of the general status and operation of the Convention. The following States Parties that are in the process of implementing Article 4 provided updates: Belarus, Greece, Turkey and Ukraine. In addition, Bulgaria provided an update as concerns its role in the destruction of stockpiled anti-personnel mines by Greece. The following delegations shared views or exchanged information on stockpile destruction: the ICBL, the ICRC, Germany, Norway, Australia and Ireland. 11. D – UniversalizationThe 10MSP continued with its thematic discussion on universalization in accordance with the meeting’s “consideration of the general status and operation of the Convention. The topic was introduced by Canada in its capacity as Coordinator of the informal Universalization Contact Group. This was followed by a report by His Royal Highness Prince Mired Raad Al Hussein of Jordan on his activities as the President’s Special Envoy on the Universalization of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.
Following the statement by H.R.H. Prince Mired of Jordan, the President of the 10MSP announced that he had asked Prince Mired to continue his efforts in 2011 as Special Envoy on the Universalization and Implementation of the Convention, and, that he would join forces with Prince Mired in carrying out universalization efforts in 2011. The following States not parties shared views or provided updates on steps they are taking to proceed with accession to the Convention: Mongolia, the United States of America, Poland, Russia, the Lao PDR and Nepal. The following delegations shared views or exchanged information on universalization: Japan, Palau, Australia, the ICBL, the ICRC and the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (on behalf of the UN Mine Action Team). 11. E(i ) – Transparency and the Exchange of InformationThe 10MSP continued with its thematic discussion on transparency in accordance with the meeting’s “consideration of the general status and operation of the Convention”. Belgium, in its capacity as Coordinator of the informal Article 7 Contact Group, presented a paper which highlighted the importance of further discussions on a number of matters concerning the Convention’s transparency provisions and the reporting process.
The following delegation expressed views on the matter of transparency and the exchange of information: the ICBL.
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