Agenda Item # 11.C: Consideration of the general status and operation of the Convention: Clearing Mined AreasThe meeting briefly reverted to Agenda Item #11(c) to allow for statements to be delivered by the following delegations: Closing remarks were made by Norway, as outgoing Co-Chair of the Standing Committee on Mine Clearance, and Canada and Peru, as incoming Co-Chairs of the Standing Committee on Mine Clearance.
Agenda Item # 11.D: Consideration of the general status and operation of the Convention: Assisting the VictimsThe session began with a statement from Mr Armin Kohli, who took on the challenge to raise awareness of the dangers of landmines by bicycling all the way from the shores of Lake Geneva to the shores of the Dead Sea, covering over 4,800 kilometers.
Sudan, in its capacity as Co-Chair of the Standing Committee on Victim Assistance and Socio-Economic Reintegration introduced the matter of assisting the victims and provided an update on the status of implementation of the Convention in relation to victim assistance.
The following States Parties which reported the responsibility for significant numbers of landmine survivors provided updates on their efforts:
Other statements were delivered by:
Closing remarks were made by Austria, as outgoing Co-Chair of the Standing Committee on Victim Assistance and Socio-Economic Reintegration, and New Zealand and Cambodia as the incoming Co-Chairs of the Standing Committee on Victim Assistance and Socio-Economic Reintegration. The session ended with a few words from landmine survivor Tun Channareth.
Agenda Item # 11.E(i): Consideration of the general status and operation of the Convention: Other matters essential for achieving the Convention’s aims – Cooperation and AssistanceThis session was opened with statements from Norway, the Resource Mobilisation Contact Group Coordinator, and Canada, the Linking Mine Action and Development Contact Group Coordinator.
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