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

FRAMEWORK OF THE EU MINE ACTION (MA) Universalisation and Implementation of the Ottawa Convention (1997) ratified by 156 countries 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

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

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

EC MA ENGAGEMENT 42 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

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

THEMATIC INSTRUMENTSGEOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTS 1.Instrument for Humanitarian Assistance (IHA) 2.Instrument for Stability (IfS) 3.Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) 1.Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) 2.Instrument for Neigbourhood and Partnership (ENPI) 3.Instrument for Development Cooperation (DCI) 4.European Development Fund (EDF) EC MA WAY OF FINANCING

EC MA FUNDING (million euro) YEAR TOTAL EC MINE ACTION FUNDING ,2 65, ,3 46, ,6 55, ,3 37,3 TOTAL275,4 1/5 FOR PROJECTS IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA

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.

EXAMPLE OF EC FUNDED PROJECTS LAOS EXAMPLE EXAMPLE OF EC FUNDED PROJECTS LAOS EXAMPLE PROJECT PERIOD JANUARY 2006 – MARCH 2008 RESULTS AREA CLEARED – m 2 UXO REMOVED – Estimated beneficiaries – AREA CLEARED – m 2 UXO REMOVED – Estimated beneficiaries – EC CONTRIBUTION 1,000,000 EURO PROJECT FACT SHEET IMPLEMENTED BY

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

INTEGRATING MA INTO DEVELOPMENT CAMBODIA INTEGRATING MA INTO DEVELOPMENT CAMBODIA MA PROJECT LAUNCHED IN NOVEMBER 2007 ENABLE SAFER AND PERMANENT ACCESS TO ARABLE LAND AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURES 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 OBJECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF MINE RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES AND DE-MINING TOOLS

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

CONCLUSIONS The EC is a significant donor in the field of mine action. From 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. HUMAN SECURITY DEVELOPMENT

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