Mine Action Review
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Mine Action Review is an independent project that monitors and analyses survey and clearance of landmines and cluster munitions globally.
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http://www.mineactionreview.org 28-06-2018 13:07:27
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📢We invite delegates at Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention Intersessional Mtgs to attend today's side event on 'Greening Mine Action and Convention Implementation', chaired by UK FCDO and with Mine Action Review, HALO Trust, MAG, and NPA on the panel. WMO, Room B, Geneva 13.15-14:30 #MineBanIM
📢The 'Clearing Cluster Munition Remnants 2023' report is now online at mineactionreview.org, together with our 2024 Monitoring of the #LausanneActionPlan. Read up on global progress in #clustermunition #clearance ahead of Convention on Cluster Munitions #CCM12MSP in United Nations Geneva 10-13 Sept!
Mine Action Review is at #CCM12MSP Convention on Cluster Munitions United Nations Geneva this week, following updates from affected States & discussing progress in #clustermunition clearance. The opening speakers of the annual Convention meeting highlight the vital role the CCM has played in protecting civilians
Three affected Convention on Cluster Munitions States Parties are requesting extensions to their respective Article 4 #clustermunition #clearance deadlines: #Chad, #Germany, & #LaoPDR. Clearance is essential for removing the threats posed by deadly #clustermunitions, saving lives and limbs, and enabling
Chad is asking for a 2yr interim extension to its #clustermunition Convention on Cluster Munitions #clearance deadline to 1 October 2026, in order to conduct survey in Tibesti province. We hope Chad can secure much needed international assistance for the survey. #CCM12MSP Read our full statement
Germany is asking for a 5-yr interim extension to its #clustermunition Convention on Cluster Munitions Art. 4. #clearance deadline, to 1 August 2030. We hope #Germany can complete clearance in this period, but density of other explosive ordnance contamination alongside CMR, together with strict
Lao PDR is seeking a 5-yr extension to its #clustermunition clearance deadline, but because of the massive extent of contamination, will need multiple extensions in order to meet its Convention on Cluster Munitions Art. 4 clearance obligations. We welcome Lao PDR’s strong national ownership, including
We've started the clearance session at Convention on Cluster Munitions #CCM12MSP. 'Clearing Cluster Munition Remnants 2024' report found that global clearance of #clustermunition-contaminated area in 2023 totalled 185km2, an increase of more than 8% on the almost 171km2 cleared in 2022 and a new annual
Globally, at least 24 States are affected by #clustermunition remnants, along with two “other areas”/territories. Of the 10 affected Convention on Cluster Munitions States Parties, only #LaoPRD has massive contamination; Iraq has #heavy contamination; and the other 8 affected States Parties have medium
Read Mine Action Review's Statement below on #clearance of #clustermunition remnants, at the 12th Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, taking place at the United Nations Geneva this week. #CCM12MSP Convention on Cluster Munitions 👇
📢Join us today United Nations Geneva room XIX, midday, for a Mine Action Review side event, chaired by Norway in Geneva 🇳🇴, on progress in #clustermunition clearance; environmental & climate change considerations; and Q&A with Lao PDR on best practices and lessons learned in survey and
Read Mine Action Review's Statement below on #gender mainstreaming at the 12th Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on #ClusterMunitions United Nations Geneva #CCM12MSP. We encourage everyone to make use of the #Gender & #Diversity sections in each of our country reports. Convention on Cluster Munitions 👇
📢The 'Clearing the Mines 2024' report is now online at mineactionreview.org, together with our 2024 Monitoring of the #OsloActionPlan. Read up on global progress in #landmine #clearance ahead of the Fifth Review Conference of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention in #Cambodia 25-29 Nov!
This week Mine Action Review is at the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention Fifth Review Conference #SiemReapSummit #Cambodia following progress of #landmine affected States & discussing progress in #clearance. Check out the 'Clearing the Mines 2024' report for an analysis of global demining efforts.
In 2023, 237.23km² of anti-personnel #landmine areas were cleared globally—a 26% increase from 2022 and the highest ever recorded! 94% of clearance occurred in Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention States Parties. Another huge increase in #Cambodia. States Parties with the greatest annual clearance
For those in #SiemReap, we invite you to join us for a side event today on 'Steps to a Safer Future: Successes and Challenges in #Landmine #Clearance (2019–2024)' at 12:30–13:30📍Romchong Room, hosted by Mine Action Review & Advisory Board The HALO Trust, MAG (Mines Advisory Group),