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Agenda Item #12(d): Consideration of the General Status and Operation of the Convention – Assisting the Victims (cont…)States which have accepted responsibility for significant numbers of landmine survivors continued to provide updates on their efforts:
Other statements were delivered by:
Agenda Item #12(e)(i): Other Matters Essential for Achieving the Conventions Aims – Cooperation and AssistanceThis session was opened with a statement from Kenya, the Co-Chair of the Standing Committee on General Status and Operation of the Convention.
The following delegations delivered statements:
Agenda Item #12(e)(ii): Other Matters Essential for Achieving the Conventions Aims – Transparency and the Exchange of InformationBelgium, in its capacity as Coordinator of the informal Article 7 Contact Group introduced this item.
The following participants made statements on matters relating to Article 7: The following participants delivered statements relating to Articles 1, 2, and 3:
Agenda Item #12(e)(iii): Other Matters Essential for Achieving the Conventions Aims – Preventing and Suppressing Prohibited Activities and Facilitating ComplianceGermany, in its capacity as Co-Chair of the Standing Committee on the General Status and Operation of the Convention, introduced this item.
This was followed by statements from: Agenda Item #12(e)(iv): Other Matters Essential for Achieving the Conventions Aims – Implementation SupportThe Director of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining then presented a report on the functioning of the Implementation Support Unit, followed by a few words from the ISU Director, Kerry Brinkert. As Coordinator of the Sponsorship Programme, the United Kingdom provided an update on the progress of the programme.
Agenda Item #13: Consideration of requests submitted under Article 5The States Parties took formal decisions on the 15 States Parties’ requests for extensions of mine clearance deadlines PDF 180KB The following delegations delivered statements:
Agenda Item #14: Consideration of matters arising from / in the context of reports submitted under Article 7No delegation raised any matter arising from or in the contexts of reports submitted under Article 7. Agenda Item #15: Consideration of requests submitted under Article 8The President informed the meeting that he had not been informed of any requests made under Article 8 for consideration by the meeting. Agenda Item #16: Date, Duration and Location of the Second Review Conference, and matters pertaining to the preparations for the Second Review ConferenceThe States Parties decided that the Convention’s Second Review Conference will be held in Cartagena, Colombia on 30 November to 4 December 2009 under the presidency of Ambassador Susan Eckey of Norway. Speeches were made by both Mr. Jaime Bermudez Merizalde, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, and Ambassador Susan Eckey of Norway.
The following States took the floor to announce their intention to host regional workshops in advance of the Second Review Conference: Agenda Item #17: Any other businessThe President informed the meeting that he had not been informed of any other business for consideration by the meeting. Agenda Item #18: Consideration and adoption of the Final DocumentThe meeting adopted its Final Documents.
Agenda Item #19: Closure of the Eighth Meeting of the States PartiesThe President delivered his statement to close the meeting:
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