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Mine Ban Policy Mine Action Casualties and Victim Assistance Support for Mine Action
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Mine Ban Treaty Status 80% of the world’s nations have joined the Mine Ban Treaty: 156 States Parties No new accessions since Palau in 2007 US students celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Mine Ban Treaty's entry into force. © Nora Sheets/WVCBL/PSALM, March 2010
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39 countries remain outside the Mine Ban Treaty, including some major stockpilers, producers, or users of antipersonnel mines: China, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Russia, and the United States Most are in de facto compliance with many of the treaty’s provisions Mine Ban Treaty Holdouts © HI-B, 1 March 2010 Belgian campaigners meet with representatives of the US Embassy in Brussels.
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In 2009: No confirmed use of antipersonnel mines by States Parties Lowest recorded level of mine use Only 1 government was confirmed as a user of antipersonnel mines: Myanmar Landmine Use by Governments Demining demonstration in France to raise awareness about the dangers and impacts of mines/ERW. © Marco Pesce/HI, 26 September 2009
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Non-state armed groups used mines in 6 countries: 3 States Parties: Afghanistan, Colombia, Yemen 3 s tates not party: India, Myanmar, and Pakistan Down from 7 in 2008 Lowest recorded number Landmine Use by Non-State Armed Groups © ICRC, 30 September 2009 A young boy who lost his leg after stepping on a mine in Dir district, Pakistan with a nurse at a hospital in Peshawar.
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In 2009: 12 producers—lowest recorded total 3 confirmed active producers: India, Pakistan, and Myanmar Nepal removed from list of producers Landmine Production UXO, mines, and scrap metal recovered by the Thailand Mine Action Center in Mae Hong Son province. © Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan/MAC, 8 March 2010
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86 states have completed stockpile destruction Over 45 million mines destroyed Belarus, Greece, Turkey, and Ukraine missed stockpile destruction deadlines and are in serious violation of the Mine Ban Treaty Landmine Stockpiling & Stockpile Destruction One of the first landmine casualties in Turkey, injured crossing the Turkey-Syria border between 1956 and 1962. © Ali Balıkçı/İzmir Dokuz Eylül University /IMFT, 23 May 2010
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There is mine contamination in: 66 states 7 areas Contaminated area is estimated to be: less than 3,000km 2 Landmine & ERW Contamination Mined areas are cleared in Iraq. © Sean Sutton/MAG, May 2010
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Note: Other areas are indicated by italics. States not party to the Mine Ban Treaty are indicated in black. *Argentina and the UK both claim sovereignty over the Falkland Islands/Malvinas, which still contain mined areas. Landmine Contamination Mine-affected states and other areas as of September 2010
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In 2009 an area over 5 times the size of Paris was cleared Highest annual total recorded 198km 2 of mined areas cleared of: 255,000 antipersonnel mines 37,000 antivehicle mines 359km 2 of battle areas cleared of: 2.2 million explosive remnants of war Mine Action Clearance in 2009 © www.SimpleRegard.org/HI, February 2009 Deminer in Casamance, Senegal.
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In 2009-2010: 80% of clearance recorded in: Afghanistan, Cambodia, Croatia, Iraq, and Sri Lanka Clearance programs were declared complete in: 6 States Parties: Albania, Greece, Nicaragua, Rwanda, Tunisia, and Zambia 1 state not party: China Mine Action Clearance Programs Mechanical clearance in Iraq. © Sean Sutton/MAG, May 2010
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Article 5 of the Mine Ban Treaty requires clearance within 10 years 22 States Parties have requested or been granted extensions of their clearance deadlines Mine Ban Treaty Clearance Deadline Extension Requests Deminers at work in Casamance, Senegal. © www.SimpleRegard.org/HI, February 2009 Many States Parties granted extensions have since made disappointing progress
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Mine/ERW risk education (RE) was conducted in many affected locations New projects in Algeria and Pakistan RE provision is decreasing in line with decreased threat Mine Action Risk Education in 2009 Residents of a village near Hargeisa, Somaliland, participate in a risk education session. © Benoît Darrieux/HI, July 2009
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Afghanistan (859) & Colombia (674) had the most casualties Due to incomplete data collection, the actual number of casualties was certainly higher than recorded 3,956 new recorded casualties in 2009 1,041 people killed 2,855 injured 60 casualty status unknown Lowest annual total recorded; 28% lower than 2008 Landmine & ERW Casualties in 2009 A survivor undergoing physical rehabilitation in Colombia. © Giovanni Diffidenti, November 2009
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Landmine & ERW Casualties 58 states and six areas where new casualties were identified in 2009 States with 100 or more new casualties in 2009 Note: Other areas are indicated by italics. States not party to the Mine Ban Treaty are indicated in black.
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Landmine & ERW Impact in 2009
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Victim assistance provision: improved in 11 states/areas declined in 9 states/areas Data on numbers and needs of survivors was lacking in most states Survivors participated in victim assistance implementation in less than 50% of states Landmine & ERW Victim Assistance in 2009 A mine survivor at an orthopaedic center in Herat, Afghanistan learns to play sports. © ICRC, 2010 Only 9% of international funding was for victim assistance
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In 2009: There were US$622 million in national and international contributions to mine action recorded $173 million in national support reported by 24 states $449 million in international support to 54 countries/areas Support for Mine Action A mine survivor and his wife opened a store in their home with NGO support. © Ángela Sanabria González/CCCM, 4 June 2010
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International Support for Mine Action in 2009 In 2009, international support was at the 3 rd highest level ever It was the 4 th consecutive year that international funding exceeded $400 million
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