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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

EUROPEAN COMMISSION. ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM SEMINAR ON ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES. Laura LIGUORI. 8 – 10 APRIL 2008, PENANG, MALAYSIA. FRAMEWORK OF THE EU MINE ACTION (MA). Universalisation and Implementation of the Ottawa Convention (1997) ratified by 156 countries. EU MA GENERAL OBJECTIVE

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

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  1. EUROPEAN COMMISSION ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM SEMINAR ON ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES Laura LIGUORI 8 – 10 APRIL 2008, PENANG, MALAYSIA

  2. FRAMEWORK OF THE EU MINE ACTION (MA) Universalisation and Implementation of the Ottawa Convention (1997) • ratified by 156 countries EU MA GENERAL OBJECTIVE • To assist countries affected by landmines and unexploded ordnance • To restore the conditions necessary for the security of their populations and their economic and social development, hence to enhance HUMAN SECURITY

  3. EU MA ENVIRONMENT EU ACTORS EU MA TOOLS STRATEGIES COUNCIL OF THE EU/27 EU MEMBER STATES MULTI-ANNUAL PROGRAMMING DOCUMENTS EUROPEANCOMMISSION JOINT ACTIONS EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT REGULATIONS

  4. THE 5 PILLARS OF EC MA CLEARANCE OF MINED AREAS MINE RISK EDUCATION APL STOCKPILE DESTRUCTION REHABILITATION AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC RE-INTEGRATION MINE VICTIM ASSISTANCE

  5. 2002-2006 EC MA ENGAGEMENT42 countries assisted around the world: Afghanistan Albania Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus BiH Burundi Cambodia Chile Colombia Croatia Cyrpus DRC Ecuador Eritrea Georgia Guinea-Bissau Honduras Indonesia Iraq Jordan Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Mozambique Myanmar Nicaragua Peru Senegal Somalia Sri Lanka Sudan Tajikistan Tunisia Uganda Ukraine Venezuela Vietnam Yemen

  6. EC MA IN 2007 JORDAN LEBANON BELARUS BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA CYPRUS CAMBODIA SENEGAL SUDAN GUINEA-BISSAU ETHIOPIA

  7. EC MA WAY OF FINANCING 2007-2013 THEMATIC INSTRUMENTS GEOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTS • Instrument for Humanitarian Assistance (IHA) • Instrument for Stability (IfS) • Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) • Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) • Instrument for Neigbourhood and Partnership (ENPI) • Instrument for Development Cooperation (DCI) • European Development Fund (EDF)

  8. EC MA FUNDING 2002 - 2007(million euro) 1/5 FOR PROJECTS IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA

  9. EXAMPLE OF EC FUNDED PROJECTS Humanitarian De-mining and Human Security:LAOS HUMANITARIAN UXO CLEARANCE IN KHAMMOUNE PROVINCE • OBJECTIVES • To remove all UXO from target sites in order to reduce the threat of death and injury to the population. • Through UXO clearance of target sites, to facilitate opportunities for development within the communities, undertaken by communities, other NGOs and local authorities, wishing to deliver wider development activities. • To train national staff as skilled clearance and roving team personnel to provide a local UXO clearance capacity.

  10. EXAMPLE OF EC FUNDED PROJECTS LAOS EXAMPLE PROJECT FACT SHEET PROJECT PERIOD JANUARY 2006 – MARCH 2008 IMPLEMENTED BY EC CONTRIBUTION 1,000,000 EURO RESULTS AREA CLEARED – 889 835 m2 UXO REMOVED – 4 819 Estimated beneficiaries – 2 478

  11. INTEGRATING MA INTO DEVELOPMENT CAMBODIA EXAMPLE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RELAUNCH OF NORTHERN PROVINCES (ECOSORN) PROGRAMME TITLE 5 YEARS COMMENCING SEPTEMBER 2005 DURATION CONTRIBUTE TO POVERTY REDUCTION THROUGH INCREASED HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION OBJECTIVE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE RURAL POPULATION IN 3 NORTH-WEST PROVINCES OF CAMBODIA PURPOSE

  12. INTEGRATING MA INTO DEVELOPMENT CAMBODIA MA PROJECT LAUNCHED IN NOVEMBER 2007 SAFER ACCESS TO ARABLE LANDS AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURES THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF MINE RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES WITH RELATED ACTIVITIES FOR ECOSORN PROGRAMME WITHIN ECOSORN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME PROJECT TITLE ENABLE SAFER AND PERMANENT ACCESS TO ARABLE LAND AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURES OBJECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF MINE RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES AND DE-MINING TOOLS

  13. CONCLUSIONS ROLE OF THE MINE-AFFECTED EC PARTNERS NEEDS IDENTIFICATION DECIDE THE DEGREE OF IMPORTANCE GIVEN TO MA REQUEST FOR EC ASSISTANCE

  14. CONCLUSIONS HUMAN SECURITY DEVELOPMENT The EC is a significant donor in the field of mine action. From 2002-2007 EC has committed more than € 275 Million for Mine action worldwide (more than €1,5 Million for the EU as a whole). EC approach will continue to consider landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) within a broader context of humanitarian assistance as well as long-term and sustainable socio-economic development programmes.

  15. EUROPEAN COMMISSION THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION

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