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What the Convention says- The Convention’s preamble records the wish of the States Parties “to do their utmost in providing assistance for the care and rehabilitation, including the social and economic reintegration of mine victims.”
- This wish is translated into the obligation of “each State Party in a position to do so” to “provide assistance for the care and rehabilitation, and social and economic reintegration, of mine victims.”
What is victim assistance?- Data collection and information management to understand the extent of the challenge faced
- Emergency and continuing medical care
- Physical rehabilitation, including physiotherapy, prosthetics and assistive devices
- Psychological support and social reintegration
- Economic reintegration
- The establishment, enforcement and implementation of relevant laws and public policies
Progress made- The Convention itself is a major gain: For the first time a disarmament / arms-control convention contains measures to assist the victims of the weapons in question.
- The Convention has served as a catalyst for drawing attention to the plight of landmine survivors – and hence the challenges of all persons with disabilities – in some of the world’s poorest countries.
- Specialized organizations have raised millions of dollars – including the ICRC alone which has generated over US$ 100 million – to assist landmine survivors and other persons with disabilities in mine-affected countries.
Challenges that remain- 26 States Parties have indicated that they have significant numbers – hundreds or thousands – of landmine survivors for which they must provide care.
- Many of these 26 countries are some of the poorest on earth and thus face significant challenges in fulfilling their responsibilities.
- These 26 States Parties themselves must define what can be / should be achieved in concrete and measurable terms, and how. Assistance must then be provided to support these states’ priority needs.
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BROCHURES
A Guide to Understanding Victim Assistance in the Context of the AP Mine Ban Convention
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Victim Assistance in the Context of the AP Mine Ban Convention - Checklist PDF 232KB
Landmine survivor and Ambassador of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Tun Channaret.
26 STATES PARTIES WITH SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF LANDMINE SURVIVORS
Afghanistan Albania Angola Bosnia and Herzegovina Burundi Cambodia Chad Colombia Croatia Democratic Republic of the Congo El Salvador Eritrea Ethiopia Guinea-BissauIraqJordanMozambique Nicaragua Peru Senegal SerbiaSudan Tajikistan Thailand Uganda Yemen
PAPERS
Making sense out of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention's obligations to landmine victims. March 2006 PDF 88KB
Creating Income Generating Opportunities for Mine Survivors. October 2006 PDF 181KB
Landmine Victim Assistance Process Support. October 2006 PDF 144KB |
