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Mine Ban PolicyMine Action
Casualties and Victim AssistanceSupport for Mine Action
Mine Ban TreatyStatus
80% of the world’s nations have joined the Mine Ban Treaty:
156 States PartiesNo 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
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 TreatyHoldouts
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Belgian campaigners meet with representatives of the US Embassy in Brussels.
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
LandmineUse by Governments
Demining demonstration in France to raise awareness about the dangers and impacts of mines/ERW.
© Marco Pesce/HI, 26 September 2009
Non-state armed groups used mines in 6 countries: 3 States Parties: Afghanistan, Colombia, Yemen
3 states not party: India, Myanmar, and Pakistan
Down from 7 in 2008Lowest recorded number
LandmineUse by Non-State Armed
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A young boy who lost his leg after stepping on a mine in Dir district, Pakistan with a nurse at a hospital in Peshawar.
In 2009: 12 producers—lowest
recorded total 3 confirmed active
producers: India, Pakistan, and Myanmar
Nepal removed from list of producers
LandmineProduction
UXO, mines, and scrap metal recovered by the Thailand Mine Action Center in Mae Hong Son province.
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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
LandmineStockpiling & Stockpile
Destruction
One of the first landmine casualties in Turkey, injured crossing the Turkey-Syria border between 1956 and 1962.
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There is mine contamination in:66 states7 areasContaminated area is estimated to be:less than 3,000km2
Landmine & ERWContamination
Mined areas are cleared in Iraq.
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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.
LandmineContamination
Mine-affected states and other areas as of September 2010
In 2009 an area over 5 times the size of Paris was clearedHighest annual total recorded198km2 of mined areas cleared of:
255,000 antipersonnel mines 37,000 antivehicle mines
359km2 of battle areas cleared of: 2.2 million explosive remnants of war
Mine ActionClearance in 2009
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Deminer in Casamance, Senegal.
In 2009-2010:80% of clearance recorded in: Afghanistan, Cambodia, Croatia, Iraq, and Sri LankaClearance programs were declared complete in:
6 States Parties: Albania, Greece, Nicaragua, Rwanda, Tunisia, and Zambia 1 state not party: China
Mine ActionClearance Programs
Mechanical clearance in Iraq.
© Sean Sutton/MAG, May 2010
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 TreatyClearance 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
Mine/ERW risk education (RE) was conducted in many affected locationsNew projects in Algeria and PakistanRE provision is decreasing in line with decreased threat
Mine ActionRisk Education in 2009
Residents of a village near Hargeisa, Somaliland, participate in a risk education session.
© Benoît Darrieux/HI, July 2009
Afghanistan (859) & Colombia (674) had the most casualtiesDue 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 & ERWCasualties in 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.
Landmine & ERW Impact in 2009
Victim assistance provision: improved in 11 states/areas declined in 9 states/areas
Data on numbers and needs of survivors was lacking in most statesSurvivors 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.
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Only 9% of international funding was for victim assistance
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
Supportfor Mine Action
A mine survivor and his wife opened a store in their home with NGO support.
© Ángela Sanabria González/CCCM, 4 June 2010
International Supportfor Mine Action in 2009
In 2009, international support was at the 3rd highest level ever
It was the 4th consecutive year that international funding exceeded $400 million
