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Day 4 | Thursday 27 November

Agenda Item #12(b): Consideration of the General Status and Operation of the Convention – Destroying Stockpiled Anti Personnel Mines (cont…)

The meeting proceeded to complete its discussion on the destruction of stockpiled anti-personnel mines. The following organisations took the floor:

Agenda Item #12(c): Consideration of the General Status and Operation of the Convention – Clearing Mined Areas

Canada, in its capacity as Co-Chair of the Standing Committee on Mine Clearance, introduced the discussions on clearing mined areas:

  • Statement by Canada, Co-Chair of the Standing Committee on Mine Clearance

The Coordinator of the Resource Utilization Contact Group, Norway, presented its proposal on land release methods to the meeting for their consideration:

The following States Parties reported completion of their Article 5 Mine Clearance obligations:

The following States Parties, in order of deadline, provided updates to the meeting on their efforts to clear mine affected areas:

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015 and beyond

The following delegations commented on this agenda item:

Agenda Item #12(d): Consideration of the General Status and Operation of the Convention – Assisting the Victims

Cambodia and New Zealand in their 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.

  • Statement delivered by Cambodia and New Zealand, Co-Chairs of the Standing Committee on Victim Assistance and Socio-Economic Reintegration  PDF 46KB
  • Status of Victim Assistance in the 26 relevant States Parties PDF 86KB


The following States Parties which reported the responsibility for significant numbers of landmine survivors provided updates on their efforts: