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ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM ASSISTANCE TO MINE ACTION A NZDF PERSPECTIVE Lt Col Martin Donoghue

ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM ASSISTANCE TO MINE ACTION A NZDF PERSPECTIVE Lt Col Martin Donoghue Challenges for Assistance in Mine Action History of NZDF Involvement in Mine Action Transition Points Future Possibilities. The Challenges for Assistance in Mine Action.

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ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM ASSISTANCE TO MINE ACTION A NZDF PERSPECTIVE Lt Col Martin Donoghue

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  1. ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM • ASSISTANCE TO MINE ACTION • A NZDF PERSPECTIVE • Lt Col Martin Donoghue • Challenges for Assistance in Mine Action • History of NZDF Involvement in Mine Action • Transition Points • Future Possibilities

  2. The Challenges for Assistance in Mine Action • Military clearance standards vs IMAS • Military equipment not designed for Mine Action • Types of deployments and support provided • Current Defence priorities • Upcoming clearance deadlines

  3. NZDF Involvement in Mine Action • Afghanistan- mid 1980’s • Training teams and Technical Advisors to Angola/Cambodia/ • Mozambique 1990’s • Lao PDR/Kosovo specialised technical advisors 1990’s • Iraq, technical advisors 2003 • Lebanon, quick impact battle area clearance

  4. Transition in NZDF Mine Action Support Large training teams NGO’s capability Technical Advisors Quick Impact 1990’s Today 1980’s

  5. Future Possibilities • Some military assistance programmes no longer appropriate • Specific Military skills, geospatial information systems, medical, logistical • Quick Impact clearance capability

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