Article 6.3: Assisting the Victims

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.”

Therefore, the States Parties have agreed to provide assistance to mine victims through following six pillars:

• 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

States Parties with victims in areas under their jurisdiction or control are asked to do their utmost to provide appropriate, affordable and accessible services to mine victims on an equal basis with others. In order to realise this commitment, States Parties with VA responsibilities have agreed to Actions 30-39 under the Siem Reap-Angkor Action Plan.