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Unrevised 2004 Action Plan

Adopted at the ICBL General Meeting in Washington DC 6-7 March 2001.

This document has been superseeded by:

2004ActionPlan

PREFACE

The International Campaign to Ban Landmines was formally launched in October of 1992 as a response of concerned organizations and individuals to the humanitarian crisis posed by the proliferation of antipersonnel landmines. A loose coalition of like-minded non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the ICBL has sought an international ban on the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of antipersonnel landmines, and increased resources for mine action and for victim assistance.

The ICBL has been tremendously successful, growing from a handful of NGOs, to the global movement that it is today, and in so doing, has been recognized as the engine driving the creation of the Mine Ban Treaty. Its work has also helped generate increased resources for mine action and for victim assistance, and the ICBL reaffirms commitment to the three pillars of its work: the ban, mine action and victim assistance.

While the ICBL has never sought to establish itself as an institution in perpetuity, its members recognize the mission of the ban movement is the total elimination of AP mines. This requires not only the universalization of the Mine Ban Treaty (MBT), but also its implementation and compliance, and strengthening of its provisions with its provisions. This will help to establish the new international standard of behavior -- a new international norm -- so that the use of landmines anywhere by anyone will be considered anathema.

The ICBL recognizes that time is of the essence in the furtherance of its goals. While it has managed to help keep a global focus on the elimination of mines, and thus an impressive momentum that has continued largely unabated, its members know that the international community eventually will move on to other issues. It is in this context that the ICBL has challenged itself to increased activity over the next years to bring about its goals as quickly as possible. To give shape to the challenge, the ICBL has developed the following 2004 Action Plan as a framework for activities. However, the ICBL also assumes flexibility and multiple activities to be carried on within working groups, national campaigns and regions over the coming years. The plan will be assessed regularly and particularly in 2004. Even though the ICBL has developed the 2004 Action Plan, the ICBL's goal remains the immediate ratification and implementation of the Mine Ban Treaty.

BACKGROUND/OVERVIEW

At its General Meeting held in Maputo, Mozambique in May 1999, the ICBL agreed to redouble its energy and efforts to achieve universalization of the Mine Ban Treaty (MBT), as well as ensure its full implementation, with a target of the Mine Ban Treaty Review Conference, mandated by the Treaty to be held sometime in 2004.

To try to help focus our energy, thinking and resources toward that end, the following plan was developed for the Third ICBL General Meeting in March 2001 in Washington, DC. The development of the plan was based upon input from National Campaigns, individual NGOs and working groups of the ICBL. It was overseen by Liz Bernstein and Jody Williams.

A basic outline of elements of a timeline was drawn up; a questionnaire formulated for the various regions and working groups for their input into the plan was circulated and suggestions received were incorporated into the outline to formulate a draft. This draft was considered at a special meeting of the CC, dedicated to this purpose, held in Geneva in December 2000. New drafts were circulated, and inputs from various campaigns, regional campaign meetings and working groups addressed. Every effort was made to have the broadest consultation and inputs so that the plan reflects the thinking of all of the ICBL. It was then adopted by the ICBL General Meeting in Washington DC 6-7 March 2001.

The Plan that follows below addresses goals, priorities and strategies to reach the goals, suggested structures of the ICBL to achieve the goals, as well as the resources needed. The ICBL will also ensure its ethical concerns are reflected throughout the plan.

GOALS:

Universalization of the Mine Ban Treaty (MBT)
Compliance with the treaty provisions
Increased and sustained resource commitments (e.g., government, international financial institutions, etc.) for mine clearance, mine awareness and victim assistance, and for stockpile destruction
Firm establishment of the norm, as an international standard of behavior by all.

While each goal is important on its own, all of the overall goals of the ICBL inform one another as the ICBL promotes a coherent, comprehensive and integrated approach to the landmines crisis.

STEPS TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS

General Priorities and Strategies and Issues cutting across/common to all regions of the ICBL network

Overall, in terms of universalization of the treaty and in order to advance national goals, the ICBL must make sustained and effective use – as it has with the MBT intersessional program -- of sub-regional, regional and international bodies to advance the mine ban issue. We must compile a concrete calendar of meetings of such entities and formulate plans to interact with the meetings. We need more forceful interaction with the UN in New York, and with bodies such as the OAS and OAU – such work needs development and consistent followup, as has been happening with some such bodies, but must not be permitted to lag.

Regarding compliance, the Landmine Monitor is the most visible tool of the ICBL for monitoring the MBT. We need to be much more aggressive in translation and use of key country and regional sections. We need to build upon recent steps to combine LM regional researcher meetings with advocacy and public awareness building in the regions. The ICBL should work to ensure that states parties aggressively deal with issues of non-compliance, and especially, with MBT violations, as well as actions that undercut the establishment of the norm. We need to develop mechanisms to respond regularly and vigorously to allegations of use (or transfer, etc) – internal response (NGOs, ICBL) and states parties (and regional organizations, etc) – encourage formation of the informal contact group of States Parties (SP); ICBL rapid response system.

Other “special issues of concern” regarding treaty compliance that we’ve cited in the past and are calling on States Parties to address, include:

*joint operations with non-signatories using mines, foreign stockpiling and transit;

*reaffirming that anti-vehicle mines with anti-handling devices that explode from an unintentional act are banned by the Mine Ban Treaty;

*mines retained for training;

*timely/comprehensive Article 7 reporting;

*national implementation legislation: begin drafting national legislation, submitting domestic implementing legislation to parliaments/relevant legislative bodies, signing into law.

DRAFT WGVA 4 Year Plan

Goal Area #1	2001	2002	2003	2004
Advocate for, monitor and provide guidance to international community as where, what, how Victim Assistance is needed.	May 01 highlight psychological interventions for landmine survivors (including peer support) for SC-VA.Contribute to studies of social and economic reintegration programs and activitiesDevelop flexible 3-level tool to aid prioritization of VA needsProfile 12 mine-affected countries; identify programs/gaps in services; use all available data/ indicatorsWork with LM Thematic Coord. and all other ICBL entities to contribute to VA-related initiativesProvide guidance to WGVA members/ national campaigns to assist gov’ts to use Form J for VAContribute to SC-VA development of terms of reference for Victim Assistance Focal PointsDevelop stronger links with WHO rehab unit, ICRC, CDC, ILO, and orgs involved in broader disability issues/work Revise Portfolio of Victim Assistance Programs for 3MSP	Highlight legal issues relevant to landmine victims / Re-examine existing Guidelines with eye to potential revisions/expansionsFollow and encourage use of Form J	Follow and encourage use of Form J Revise Portfolio. Decrease size of printed version as national portfolios develop and are linked to the global one. Web version can continue to increase size.	Expected ResultsExpanded Guidelines for the Care and Rehabilitation of Landmine victims in use in all mine-affected countriesForm J reports completed at same or greater rate than other Treaty reporting forms; Form J adopted to have equal status with other reporting requirements under the TreatyNational campaigns have appropriate Victim Assistance components/strategies built into their annual plansVictim Assistance focal points identified, briefed, and functionalPortfolio no longer in printed version; and taken over by another orgPrep for Revision Conference

Goal Area #2	2001	2002	2003	2004
Promote increased coverage, funding, and sustainability of Victim Assistance programs	Urge interagency needs assessment in US govt. and push for increased resources to range of activities and countriesAnalyze Victim Assistance spending jointly with LM and UNMAS Focus on Central America for 3MSP-ManaguaSet stage in US in March to increase US Victim Assistance spending and for US funds to support broader range of activities and countries			In 15 mine-affected countries, Victim Assistance programs are in place and cover all landmine victims in the four main types of services Local disability groups involved in lobbying for government support of programs in 10 mine-affected countries.Disability laws and policies to establish and protect the rights of landmine victims and all persons with disability in place in 10 mine-affected countriesVictim Assistance funding as part of mine action increased from 7% in 1999 to 35%Victim Assistance funding from main donor countries doubled or tripled
Goal Area #3	2001	2002	2003	2004
Promote improvements in the quality of programs for landmine victims/ survivors and other persons with disability.	Collect program evaluation templates and NGO/ UN/other evaluation tools on outcomes and impact	Draft “Best Composite Template” for program evaluation.	Publish “Best Composite Template” for program evaluation.	Program evaluation guidelines available.Series of monographs available, “Lessons learned and challenges for the future” on: - Psychological support for landmine victims; - Social reintegration measures for landmine victims; - Economic reintegration measures for landmine victims; and - Medical and rehabilitative care of landmine victims.WGVA egroup widely used to link program implementers with resource people and materials.Victim Assistance and its relation to Human Rights and social development as primary paradigm for all relevant players.
Goal Area #4	2001	2002	2003	2004
Facilitate inclusion of landmine victims in the substantive work of the SCs, MSPs, national and international landminecampaigns	Submit detailed Inclusion proposal to Canada/Norway before MayIdentify criteria for inclusion and candidates that meet them Organize survivors for inclusion in May intersessional and 3MSP.	Advocacy training for survivors in Geneva with follow-up in their home countries	Advocacy training for survivors	Inclusion of landmine victims regular practice in Standing Committees and Meetings of States PartiesParticipation of landmine victims commonplace in national and international campaigns

Region	2001	2002	2003	2004	Post 2004
Africa (these two points applicable for all regions)Target key players in signatory countries to receive info on VA (Guidelines, Portfolio, etc.). Follow-up with VA Focal Points for specific input/ links with potential donors for weakest areas of VA activities.	Input into Pan-African Conference, Feb., Bamako, Mali.Link with organizers of African Decade on Disability.
Americas	Input into 3MSP, September, Managua, NicaraguaFollow up on PAHO VA activities.
Asia-Pacific	Input into SE Asia seminar (TBC).
Europe	Double VA funding from some (France? Belgium? Italy?); Formulation by European campaigns of “Victims Rights” as guidelines for national government actions; campaign action re: legal issues vis-à-vis producer/user liability
Former Soviet Union
Middle East-North Africa	Begin discussion with goal of setting up fund for gulf states to contribute to VA and mine action in their region.	Set up fund

Mine Clearance:

1. Better defining the scope of the mine problem: all mine-affected communities should be registered by 2004

Use of existing resources
Surveys / studies
More effective exchange of information

Expand humanitarian mine clearance operations and improve their quality

Highly impacted communities receive mine action treatment
Effective, safe and relevant (affordable, sustainable, appropriate) mine clearance technologies
Standards
Resource mobilization
Coordination
Indigenization: building national capacity

Promote a sustainable funding environment

Increased funding resources and diversified donor base
Donor awareness
Institutionalization of funding
Effective use of scarce resources, simplified procedures for funding (directly to the field)

Mine/UXO Awareness and Mine Risk Education:

1. Advocate, monitor and provide guidance to international community as to where/what/how/who Mine Awareness is needed.

2. Advocate for and maintain higher profile of Mine Awareness in Standing Committees and Meetings of States Parties and Mine Action community.

3. Advocate and encourage development of more programs and improved sustainability of programs.

4. Promote improvements in the quality of Mine Awareness programmes.

Stockpiles and Their Destruction:

Promote development of stock destruction plans,

Encourage the initiation of the destruction process, as well as early/timely completion of that destruction

Non-State Actors (NSAs):

Promote awareness of the ban widely among NSAs

Aggressively advocate for compliance with the norm among NSAs

Encourage and monitor relevant NSA actions toward a ban

Develop effective tools for engaging NSAs

Campaigning: In order to accomplish all of this, as well as the regional steps outlined immediately below, campaigning must be strengthened by:

1)Strengthening and broadening the ICBL network and its activities:

*Supporting campaigns, particularly those currently in war-torn countries as well as those from the ‘south’

* Strengthen existing (and urge creation where non-existent) landmines focal points in all UN agencies – ie urge new UNHCR head to create landmines focal point. Increased cooperation with ICBL and others re landmines work and advocacy.

2) Improving and strengthening communication within and between national campaigns, within regions and sub-regions and throughout the campaign overall, including increased support for one another:

* Facilitate regional e-focal points where desired.

3) Developing further the resources available to campaigners to maximize their effectiveness:

* Develop web page further for advocacy goals to include sample letters and op-eds for What You Can Do section;

* Link to LM reports of key countries;

* Develop special pages for targeted countries in each region;

* Develop new Campaign Kit brochures on fundraising; on action you can take on compliance issues, etc;

* Develop Advocacy CD Rom.

4) Improved use of the Landmine Monitor as a campaigning tool

Youth:

Youth are the future leaders of the world, and indeed, they are already a powerful force to be reckoned with. Youth have expressed interest in learning more about the landmines issue and becoming involved in the campaign.

It is in the long-term interest of the ICBL to provide youth with the skills and information necessary to take action on the landmines issue. Training youth leaders will lead to a generation of skilled activists and will ensure the sustainability of the movement to create a mine-free world.

The ICBL can work to enhance research, advocacy and leadership skills in the youth it works with, and it is possible to integrate a youth component into existing ICBL events and activities.

LM regional meetings

Currently, LM regional meetings have a research and advocacy component. A youth component could easily be added. Some ideas are:

-Have university students attend presentations on how to do human rights monitoring/ LM research.

-Have local university students mentor a local researcher, learning research skills and assisting the researcher.

-Have researchers deliver presentations on their work to local students.

-Include youth in advocacy work surrounding the meetings.

Meetings of States Parties

Youth participated in a parallel event to the 1992 Rio Summit. Influential youth including Dr. David Suzuki's daughter Severin, who delivered a moving speech to the entire conference. A similar parallel youth forum could be fit into the MSP schedule.

Campaign Kit

The current campaign kit is more relevant to adult ICBL campaigners. A "youth campaign kit" could be designed to reflect the needs and interest of youth.

National Campaigns

National campaigns could be surveyed to gather information about their current work with youth, available resources, and what information and resources from the ICBL would enhance their current efforts. National campaigns could be provided with youth campaign kits, ideas for action, and information about how to include youth into their campaign work.

Connecting Youth

Though internet access is not readily available worldwide, in some countries youth coul be linked with other youth from around the world through the internet. This is beginning with the YAW Treaty list serve, and can be enhanced by continued promotion of the youth site and egroup.

Youth in all countries should be included in efforts, but particular emphasis should be placed upon countries with a local capacity to implement actions, and ICBL priority countries. Factors to consider are local resources and the local situation. Issues facing youth in mine-affected countries are different than youth in non-affected countries. Actions and programs need to reflect regional/ situational/ cultural differences.

Strategies/Actions by Region

This part of the plan looks at steps to achieve the goals of the ICBL, on a region-by-region basis. Within each region, priorities for each year (through 2004) are suggested, with some steps outlined to achieve the priorities laid out. Below is a table which lays out these items, by year and region. The table can be read either horizontally or vertically – to get an overall picture of one region over the four-year timeframe, or for a universal plan, year-by-year.

For use in all regions, a reporting handbook to assist states with their Article 7 Transparency Reporting should be completed in 2001 and can be distributed. Other such items contemplated for 2001 include completion of a kit in cooperation with ICRC with sample legislation to help encourage states to formulate national legislation that is required by Article 9 of the treaty. The kit should be completed by February 2001 in French and English, and in Spanish and Portuguese shortly after, and then widely distributed by all. In 2002, kits in Russian and Arabic should be developed and distributed.

	2001	2002	2003	2004	Post 2004
AFRICA
A. Universalization
1. ratification	Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Sao Tome e Principe, Zambia		Sierra Leone	Angola, Sudan
2. accession	Comoros, Congo – Brazzaville, Nigeria	Central African Republic, Eritrea	Somalia	DRC
B. Implementation
1. Article 7 reports	Compliance for all States Parties
2. Stock destruction	Initiation of stock destruction process/planning by all States Parties; start destruction by Chad, Djibouti, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger Rwanda, Uganda; Transparency on the part of Tanzania, Gabon	Completion of stock destruction by all SP (by 4MSP?) see calendar below
3. National implementation legislation	Completion by South Africa; all other SP to begin process drafting national legislation and submitting (only Zimbabwe has done so); kit to be produced/translated in cooperation with ICRC by Feb 01; distribution	Sign into law domestic implementing legislation of all SP
4. Compliance:	Same for all as indicated in introduction above;Burundi Observer Mission; States Parties to clarify mine use in DRC with potential help by Zimbabwe; more effective use of sub-regional and regional fora to press for compliance	SPs who have not yet done so to adapt army training manuals, doctrine etc
C. Mine Awareness
D. Victim Assistance
E. Mine Clearance	Funding? Who is funding DRC? Eritrea/Ethiopia?Mine-free Swaziland?Malawi?
F. Survey	Ethiopia-Eritrea, advance assessment mission; Mozambique (completion in July 2001?)Chad: pilot survey completed, projected date completion March 01.Somaliland: second advance survey mission in early 01Angola: fitting existing socio-economic data in survey format?Get UNMAS calendar re: assessments
G. NSA	Identify NSAs in Africa and which are using mines; identify NGOs to initiate contact (????); identify countries that recognize/allow NSAs to operate on their territory for their possible approach to NSAs on mine ban issues
H. Campaigning Goals1. Resources2. Communication/facilitation	Web page: special pages such as Angola Regional focal points? Creation by African campaigns of “Treaty Violation Working Group”Yearly campaign regional meeting(s)???Francophone egroup?Lusophone connections with Portugal/BrazilImprove ICBL communication with OAU			OAU declares Africa as a “mine-free zone”
CALENDAR OF EVENTS	18-19 Jan Gaborone, Botswana -LM researchers meeting15-16 Feb Bamako, Mali – univ. meeting16-18 March Cape Town, SA – Peace Jam, possible ‘side-trips’ to Angola, SADC headquarters, etc.July? OAU summit?	Stock destruction seminar, or follow up to Mali
AMERICAS
A. Universalization
1. ratification	ratifications by all of the remaining signatories: Chile, Guyana, Haiti, St Vincent/Grenadines Surinam, Uruguay by TMSP
2. accession			Accession by Cuba, USA
3. other government steps	declaration of production bans by Cuba and the U.S.; official moratorium on export by Cuba; voting for UNGA resolution
B. Implementation
1. Article 7 Reporting	Compliance for all SP: (Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Jamaica, Panama, Paraguay, St Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela (all Caribbean Islands to submit at least 1 article 7 report)
2. Stock destruction	complete destruction of all stocks (except Chile?) by Third Meeting of States Parties;decrease by at least half stocks retained for training in Brazil, Ecuador, Peru		Destruction by Chile
3. National implementation legislation	all SP who have not yet done so to begin process drafting national legislation and submitting, some sign into law (Antigua& Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St Kitts/Nevis, St Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela); distribution of kit early in 2001	Sign into law domestic implementing legislation of all SP who have not yet done so
4. Compliance	Full participation in TMSP
5. Joint operations	Nato policy; statements from all SP: won’t participate in joint operations
C. Mine Awareness	creation of appropriate comic character in each country – alternative to superman (Don Ramiro, superbarrio)followup to UNMAS assessment mission to Ecuador/Peru re: mine awareness
D. Victim Assistance	Followup on PAHO program			mine-free Nicaragua; no new victims	mine-free Chile, Cuba, Colombia, Falklands/Malvinas
E. Mine Clearance	Mine-free Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, no new victims		Mine-free Ecuador	Mine-free Nicaragua
F. Mine Survey		Chile assessment			Colombia assessment
G. NSA	Educate governments friendly to peace process in Colombia about mines/NSAs
H. Campaigning Goals resourcescommunication/facilitation	Web page: special pages on Cuba, USA: new Campaign kits in Spanish and Portuguese; VA guidelines in Port.Regional facilitator/email; Sub-Regional focal points?Spanish egroup? Brazil links with Lusophones
CALENDAR OF EVENTS	6-10 March - ICBL GM/LM in Washington; meeting with OAS during that weekApril – OAS summit/Quebec CityJuly – Costa Rica (Summit????)18-21 Sept TMSP in Managua, Nicaragua	ICBL trip to Cuba?	Follow up trip to Cuba? Americas Laureates?
ASIA-PACIFIC
A. Universalization
1. Ratification	Brunei, Cook Islands, Indonesia, Vanuatu		Marshall Islands
2. Accession	Palau, PNG, Tonga, Tuvalu	Bhutan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal	Micronesia, Vietnam, South and North Korea, Singapore	Sri Lanka	China, Burma, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan
3. Other government steps	China: public declaration re: no export; Singapore: convert export moratorium into a permanent ban; Korea: production ban; China, India, Pakistan: transparency on stocks for all;Marshall Islands, Vietnam, Korea, Micronesia: support for next UNGA resolution (stop voting against)	production moratorium by India and Pakistan; Singapore: production ban.
B. Implementation
1. Article 7 reporting	Compliance for all SP: (Samoa, Solomon Islands, Philippines)
2. Stock destruction	SP: initiation of plan if not yet (Bangladesh: transparency re stocks)Increase number of sister-cities in Japan/Thailand for stockpile desctructionCCW SP to destroy non-detectable mines instead of making detectable	Stock destruction meeting in Malaysia???	Removal of US mines from Japan
3. Stocks retained for training	Australia, Japan to reduce number by at least half
4. National implementation legislation	All SP who have not yet done so to implement (Bangladesh, Fiji, Malaysia, Niue, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Thailand); Distribution of kit
5. Compliance	See Africa
C. Mine Awareness	Sri Lanka? Extend program?
D. Victim Assistance
E. Mine Clearance	VN: creation of focal point/unit in government?(like MAC but not necessarily)	Insure programs are in place for countries that have been surveyed (see below)
F. Mine Survey	Afghanistan: advance survey mission in May 00 re feasibility of fitting existing data to survey format. To proceed in 01, complete in May 01?.Cambodia: survey underway since June 00, completion in Dec 01?Thailand: survey pre-test and pilot survey implemented in September 00. Completion of survey Aug 01.Vietnam: advance survey mission in early 01; follow on pilot survey, start in March 01.	Vietnam: national mine/uxo impact survey, completion in Dec 2002
G. NSA
H. Campaigning Goals1. resources2. communication/ facilitation	Web page: special pages such as India/Pakistan, China, BurmaRegional focal point?List for a: ASEAN, ARF, Nam meeting in Bankok
CALENDAR/Actions	18-19 Jan. Bangkok, Thailand. SE Asia LM researchers meeting;29-30 Jan. Kathmandu, Nepal. S Asia LM researchers meeting;27-29 Mar. Sydney, Australia. US/Aus conf. on technology.End Mar. Wellington, NZ. Regional UN Treaty conference. 30 Apr – Dharamsala, India. Peace Jam with HH Dalai Lama/JW. Followed by national workshop? May. Vientiane, Laos. NGO Forum.May. TBC. Thailand. SE Asia seminar. Oct-Nov regional colloquium coordinated by Australia network.Production of joint report JCBL/KCBL. general survey. ICBL delegation to the Koreas in October.	Conference on status of landmines on Korean Peninsula.World Cup in Korea and Japan.Mongolia: lobbying via Japan government.China: LM as a tool, release in Beijing. Lobby through Japanese govt.;Stock destruction meeting in Malaysia???
EUROPE
A. Universalization
1. Ratification	Malta	Cyprus, Greece, Lithuania, Poland
2. Accession		Estonia, Latvia, Turkey	Finland, Yugoslavia
B. Implementation
1. Article 7 reports	Compliance for all SP : Andorra, Iceland, Luxembourg, Monaco, San Marino
2. Stock destruction	All SP to initiate plan: Portugal, Macedonia; stocks to be destroyed by end of year in Czech Republic; Albania plan finalized
3. Stocks retained for training	Croatia to reduce by 2/3; Italy to reduce by ½
4. Foreign stockpiles	US mines Out of Norway/Germany ?
5. Joint operations	Nato policy; statements from all SP: won’t participate in joint operations
6. National implementationlegislation	All SP to implement (Albania, Andorra, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Holy See, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Romania, San Marino, Slovenia); ask EU to distribute kit;
7. Compliance	‘fix’ weaknesses in national legislation (i.e., language re: ‘assist’)press governments to participate meaningfully in ICRC seminar in March on AVMs/AHDs
C. Mine Awareness	Advocate increased coordination in programs in Kosovo
D. Victim Assistance	Double VA funding from some countries such as France, Italy, Belgium?Formulation by European campaigns of “Victims Rights” as guidelines for national government actions; campaign action re: legal issues vis-à-vis producer/user liability
E. Mine Clearance	Double mine action fundingfrom some (France? Italy? Belgium?)assessment of R&D fundingdetermine if 1 December deadline for mine-free Kosovo is realistic/real (MAWG)obtain information re: mine action funding for Croatia/Bosnia /issues of mine action corruption generally as well – MAWG develop proposals for ICBL reaction to such corruption
F. Mine Survey	Kosovo: various data was brought together, final report was published 00 (Modified Level One Impact Survey)Bosnia: feasibility study completed 00.
G. NSA
H. Campaigning Goals1. Resources2. Communication/ facilitation	Web page: special pages such as Yugoslavia, Finland, Turkey, Greece; Regional e-focal point?Interaction with the EU was given a boost in 2000, with a release of the LM 2000 at the Parliament immediately following the SMSP; this needs consistent followup
CALENDAR/ACTIONS	1-2 Feb. Hungary, Budapest. PFM seminarEU, OSCE, NATO events?February – two weeks of talks re: Cyprus in Geneva March – ICRC technical seminar AVMs/AHDsCCW prepcomsMay ISCsMay/June – G8 in Italy	ICBL trip to Cyprus, Greece, Turkey?
Former Soviet Union
A. Universalization
1. Ratification		Ukraine
2. Accession		Belarus, Georgia	Armenia, Azerbaijan		Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Uzbekistan
3. Other government steps	Russia: export ban, production ban, destruction of PFMsUkraine: export ban? Support for UNGA resolution by Russia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakstan
B. Implementation
1. Article 7 reports	Compliance for all SP: Turkmenistan, Tajikistan
2. Stock destruction	Transparency/planning for destruction by Turkmenistan and Tajikistan	Start: UkraineStart planning: Belarus
3. National implementation legislation	SP to implement: Tajikistan, Turkmenistan Development of kit in Russian (ICRC)	Distribution of Russian kit
4. Compliance	rapid response team
C. Mine Awareness
D. Victim Assistance
E. Mine Clearance	Followup to surveys re: program planningMeet with OSCE re: their thinking on mine action
F. Mine Survey	Azerbaijan: first mission in Dec 00; begin in 01?
G. NSA
H. Campaigning Goals1. Resources2. Communication/ facilitation	Web page: special pages such as Russia, one each year; new Campaign kits, in Russian; Regional focal point/facilitator? Russian egroup? Contact point in each Stan?Publish regional LM with executive summary and reports from whole region in Russian;Try to get regional campaigns to take action when mines are usedTake advantage of EU meetings with FSU states
CALENDAR/ACTION	April. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Regional Meeting.Nov. Yerevan, Armenia. Regional LM meeting.		???Third ICBL General Meeting – Moscow???
Middle East/North Africa
A. Universalization
1. Ratification	Algeria
2. Accession		Bahrain, Oman, UAE	Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia		Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Syria
3. Other government steps	Support for UNGA resolution (get to stop voting against) Morocco, Syria, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Libya
B. Implementation
1. Article 7 reports	Compliance by all SP: Qatar, Tunisia
2. Stock destruction	Accelerate timetable: Jordan, Yemen?
3. Foreign Stockpiles	Get US mines out of Qatar
4. National implementation legislation	all SP to begin process drafting national legislation and submitting (Qatar, Tunisia; Jordan and Yemen cite existing as adequate); development of kit in Arabic (ICRC)	Sign into law national legislation; distribution of kit
5. Compliance
C. Mine Awareness	See calendar below. Ask UNICEF/UNHCR what their plans are for such programs
D. Victim Assistance	Begin discussion with goal of setting up fund for gulf states to contribute to VA and mine action in the region	Set up fund
E. Mine Clearance	Same as above.	Same as above.
F. Mine Survey	Lebanon: Advance survey mission teams sent 00, start of survey in 01.Western Sahara: exploratory mission done.
G. NSA
CALENDAR/ACTIONS	11-13 Jan. Beirut, Lebanon. LM MENA regional researchers meeting.19-21 Aden, Yemen. Mine Awareness Material Workshop			Stock destruction meeting? Jordan???

List of Acronyms:

AHD – anti-handling devices

AVM – anti-vehicle mines

CCW – Convention on Conventional Weapons

CIS – Commonwealth of Independent States

DID – Donor Investment Database

EU – European Union

ICBL – International Campaign to Ban Landmines

ICRC – International Committee of the Red Cross

IMSMA - Information Management System for Mine Action

LM – Landmine Monitor

MENA – Middle East/North Africa

MAWG – Mine Action Working Group (of ICBL)

NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NSA – Non-state Actors

OAS – Organization of American States

OAU – Organization of African Unity

OSCE – Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

PAHO – Pan American Health Organization

RSD – Rehabilitation Services Database

SADC – Southern African Development Community

SC – Standing Committees (intersessional standing committees)

SP – States Parties (to the Mine Ban Treaty)

TMSP – Third Meeting of States Parties

UN – United Nations

UNDP – United Nations Development Programme

UNGA – United Nations General Assembly

UNHCR – United Nations High Commission of Refugees

UNICEF – United Nations Children’s Fund

UNMAS – United Nations Mine Action Service

WGVA – Working Group on Victim Assistance (of ICBL)

WHO – World Health Organization