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Day 5 | Friday 28 November

 

Agenda Item #12(d): Consideration of the General Status and Operation of the Convention – Assisting the Victims (cont…)

States which have accepted responsibility for significant numbers of landmine survivors continued to provide updates on their efforts:

Other statements were delivered by:

Agenda Item #12(e)(i): Other Matters Essential for Achieving the Conventions Aims – Cooperation and Assistance

This session was opened with a statement from Kenya, the Co-Chair of the Standing Committee on General Status and Operation of the Convention.

  • Statement by Kenya, the Co-Chair of the Standing Committee on General Status and Operation of the Convention PDF 94KB

The following delegations delivered statements:

Agenda Item #12(e)(ii): Other Matters Essential for Achieving the Conventions Aims – Transparency and the Exchange of Information

Belgium, in its capacity as Coordinator of the informal Article 7 Contact Group introduced this item.

  • Statement from Belgium, in its capacity as Coordinator of the informal Article Contact Group French PDF 323KB

The following participants made statements on matters relating to Article 7:

The following participants delivered statements relating to Articles 1, 2, and 3:

Agenda Item #12(e)(iii): Other Matters Essential for Achieving the Conventions Aims – Preventing and Suppressing Prohibited Activities and Facilitating Compliance

Germany, in its capacity as Co-Chair of the Standing Committee on the General Status and Operation of the Convention, introduced this item.

  • Statement delivered by Germany, in its capacity as Co-Chair of the Standing Committee on the General Status and Operation of the Convention

This was followed by statements from:

Agenda Item #12(e)(iv): Other Matters Essential for Achieving the Conventions Aims – Implementation Support

The Director of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining then presented a report on the functioning of the Implementation Support Unit, followed by a few words from the ISU Director, Kerry Brinkert.  As Coordinator of the Sponsorship Programme, the United Kingdom provided an update on the progress of the programme.

  • Statement delivered by the Director of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining PDF 305KB
  • Report on Functioning of the ISU
    Arabic     PDF 89KB | Chinese PDF 231KB
    English     PDF 139KB | French PDF 33KB
    Russian     PDF 103KB | Spanish PDF 101KB
  • Statement delivered by the Director of the Implementation Support Unit
  • Statement delivered by the United Kingdom, as Coordinator of the Sponsorship Programme

Agenda Item #13: Consideration of requests submitted under Article 5

The States Parties took formal decisions on the 15 States Parties’ requests for extensions of mine clearance deadlines PDF 180KB

The following delegations delivered statements:

  • Argentina PDF 21KB | Spanish PDF 22KB
  • Senegal
  • Austria
  • United Kingdom
  • Norway
  • Jordan
  • Japan
  • Switzerland
  • Argentina
  • Ecuador
  • Australia
  • Indonesia
  • Canada
  • ICRC
  • ICBL
  • Croatia

Agenda Item #14: Consideration of matters arising from / in the context of reports submitted under Article 7

No delegation raised any matter arising from or in the contexts of reports submitted under Article 7.

Agenda Item #15: Consideration of requests submitted under Article 8

The President informed the meeting that he had not been informed of any requests made under Article 8 for consideration by the meeting.

Agenda Item #16: Date, Duration and Location of the Second Review Conference, and matters pertaining to the preparations for the Second Review Conference

The States Parties decided that the Convention’s Second Review Conference will be held in Cartagena, Colombia on 30 November to 4 December 2009 under the presidency of Ambassador Susan Eckey of Norway.

Speeches were made by both Mr. Jaime Bermudez Merizalde, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, and Ambassador Susan Eckey of Norway.

  • Speech by Mr. Jaime Bermudez Merizalde, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia Spanish PDF 294KB
  • Speech by Ambassador Susan Eckey of Norway Spanish PDF 394KB

The following States took the floor to announce their intention to host regional workshops in advance of the Second Review Conference:

Agenda Item #17: Any other business

The President informed the meeting that he had not been informed of any other business for consideration by the meeting.

Agenda Item #18: Consideration and adoption of the Final Document

The meeting adopted its Final Documents.

Agenda Item #19: Closure of the Eighth Meeting of the States Parties

The President delivered his statement to close the meeting:

  • Statement by Ambassador Jürg Strueli, 9MSP President