Progress: Procedure completed
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | AFET | VAN ORDEN Geoffrey ( ECR) |
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The European Parliament adopted by 544 votes to 5, with 7 abstentions, a resolution on Progress on Mine Action.
Parliament recalls that according to the Landmine and Cluster Munitions Monitors, in 1999 there were an estimated 18 000 casualties from anti-personnel landmines (APL) and other explosive remnants of war (ERW) and by 2009 this had fallen to around 4 000. Even though the rate of casualties has been drastically reduced, Members regret the fact that civilians made up 70% of all casualties in 2009 and especially deplore the high proportion of child casualties. They also stress that more than 90 countries are still affected by APL and other ERW to some degree but the most seriously afflicted are Afghanistan, Colombia, Pakistan, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos. The international community has responded magnificently to the challenge of the APL tragedy, contributing some USD 3.9 billion to mine action between 1999 and 2009.
Global efforts on mine action : Parliament applauds the progress that has been made in mine action over the past decade but emphasise that efforts need to be refocused and intensified if the APL threat is to be eliminated within a finite period. It strongly welcomes the fact that 156 countries have now signed and ratified the Mine Ban Treaty, including 25 EU Member States, and urges those that have yet to accede to the Treaty to do so. Members support fully the implementation of the Cartagena Action Plan, that provides for a detailed five-year plan of commitments in all areas of mine action, and recognise that the US has been the leading global sponsor of mine action. They urge Russia to accede to the Mine Ban Treaty, noting that Russia was removed from the 2010 list after declaring that it had halted deployment. However, they are concerned that China and Russia have the largest stockpiles of APL with an estimated 100 million and 24.5 million respectively, and urge the EU to include in the negotiations with Russia and China the issue of destroying their existing stockpiles and rapid accession to the Mine Ban Treaty.
Parliament calls furthermore for the EU to continue promoting the universalisation of the Mine Ban Treaty and other relevant conventions, also by including the issue of mine action in its political dialogue and agreements signed with third countries.
Case studies: Afghanistan, Angola, Bosnia : Parliament examines the situation in certain countries and notes that Afghanistan is one of the world’s most heavily contaminated countries, with 508 APL and other ERW casualties between March 2009 and March 2010, over half were children. Noting that some USD 80 million were donated by the international community for mine action in Afghanistan in 2009, Members express concern at the apparent unwillingness of the Afghan Government at central and provincial levels to assume responsibility for mine action.
With regard to Angola , also one of the most APL-afflicted countries, Members are deeply concerned by the many structural problems highlighted by the Commission's 2009 evaluation, and urge the EU to control the effective use of money. They regret the fact that the extent of the APL/ERW threat is still not known with confidence and that, at current rates of progress, it will take 100 years to clear the country.
With regard to Bosnia, Parliament regrets that, 16 years after the end of conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina, there is still a high level of APL/ERW contamination, with about 11 000 minefields and an estimated 220 000 active APL and ERW throughout the country. Whilst noting the improvements in mine action management, it regrets that the government’s principal body in charge of mine action, the Demining Commission, has not met with donor representatives based in Sarajevo for some years and that its members have not attended international meetings of the Mine Ban Treaty since the treaty’s Second Review Conference in 2009.
Although the committee responsible highlighted the case of Egypt which is equally confronted with mine problems, Plenary preferred not to focus on this case in its final resolution.
Victim assistance : Parliament welcomes the fact that, through mine action, the rate of casualties has been drastically reduced but much regrets the fact that civilians made up 70% of all casualties in 2009 and especially deplores the high proportion of child casualties. It regrets that landmine survivors or their representative organisations participated in the implementation of victim assistance in less than half of the affected countries, and agrees that such survivors' views and rights must be fully respected. It urges the international community and the EU to significantly increase the proportion of its funding available for victim assistance but not at the expense of mine clearance.
Progress in mine detection and survey techniques : even if advances have been made in mine detection technology, training and techniques - rapid, reliable, cost effective solutions remain elusive and techniques using manual probes inevitably remain in widespread use. Parliament acknowledges the important contribution of the UN International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) in enhancing the safety and efficiency of mine action but notes that the most fruitful prospects for technical advances in detection lie in tailor-made methods based on the combination of a number of technologies. They also recognise that properly conducted survey is only as valuable as the accuracy and efficiency of subsequent reporting. They call for the Commission to allocate further research funding to mine survey and detection technologies and techniques.
Towards an end to the APL threat: Parliament is concerned that some of the countries which suffer from APL affliction are relying too much on international financial assistance for mine action and not deploying enough of their own resources in manpower or revenue (particularly Angola). It is also concerned at the diversion of resources into 'mine clearance' in areas where there is little threat in humanitarian or economic development terms to the detriment of a focus on areas of high threat to life. There must be greater emphasis on improved planning and management of operations. Members express concern at the poor security and control of military magazines holding weapons and explosive ordnance, including landmines, particularly in countries in revolt and disorder . They believe that the international community should focus its attention on those countries least able to help themselves and on mine clearance and assistance to victims. They urge donors to provide funding with more effective targeting, monitoring and evaluation.
Parliament also calls for the following:
efforts to be concentrated on developing greater local capacity, which may include specially trained local personnel on a structured and professional basis or greater use of military units in post conflict situations; improved national planning, drawing on best practice, and enhanced international coordination of mine action that more effectively targets resources to areas of priority need; a reliable census of the current number of victims of APL/ERW/IED and a proper analysis be made as a guide to targeting resources more effectively, with greater consideration being given to the needs of victims and their families; standardising methods of monitoring and evaluating the cost effectiveness of mine actions, so that they are more open to comparison and scrutiny on a country-by-country basis.
Parliament regrets that, since the elimination of the EU’s dedicated budget line in 2007, the EU has lacked an instrument that is flexible and multi-country in nature, responding coherently to mine action priorities, and that there is, in quantitative terms, a drop in overall EU funding for mine action.
It calls therefore for the restoration of a more dedicated approach, with one budget line under one lead directorate that will signal the strength of the EU’s continued commitment to mine action. It also calls on the Commission to update its ’Guidelines on European Community Mine Action 2008-2013’, to reflect proposed changes in the institutional and funding architecture, to ensure more rapid and flexible dispersal of funds, to provide clear instructions to access funding, focusing on the most urgent priorities and best practice, to foresee ‘packages’ of assistance to enable the most needy countries to comply with their Mine Ban Treaty obligations and to monitor and evaluate properly the effectiveness of funding.
Lastly, Members underline that mine action should form a compulsory element of country strategies where mines are known to exist and/or to be stockpiled and call for better international coordination and prioritisation, and more astute and better use of funds for a world free of the APL threat to life within a finite period.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the own-initiative report by Geoffrey Van ORDEN (ECR, UK) on Progress on Mine Action. Members recall that according to the Landmine and Cluster Munitions Monitors, in 1999 there were an estimated 18 000 casualties from anti-personnel landmines (APL) and other explosive remnants of war (ERW) and by 2009 this had fallen to around 4 000. Even though the rate of casualties has been drastically reduced, Members regret the fact that civilians made up 70% of all casualties in 2009 and especially deplore the high proportion of child casualties. They also stress that more than 90 countries are still affected by APL and other ERW to some degree but the most seriously afflicted are Afghanistan, Colombia, Pakistan, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos.
Global efforts on mine action : Members applaud the progress that has been made in mine action over the past decade but emphasise that efforts need to be refocused and intensified if the APL threat is to be eliminated within a finite period. They strongly welcomes the fact that 156 countries have now signed and ratified the Mine Ban Treaty, including 25 EU Member States, and urge those that have yet to accede to the Treaty to do so. They supports fully the implementation of the Cartagena Action Plan, that provides for a detailed five-year plan of commitments in all areas of mine action, and recognise that the US has been the leading global sponsor of mine action. Members urge Russia to accede to the Mine Ban Treaty, noting that Russia was removed from the 2010 list after declaring that it had halted deployment. However, they are concerned that China and Russia have the largest stockpiles of APL with an estimated 100 million and 24.5 million respectively, and urge the EU to include in the negotiations with Russia and China the issue of destroying their existing stockpiles and rapid accession to the Mine Ban Treaty.
Case studies: Afghanistan, Angola, Bosnia : the committee examines the situation in certain countries and notes that Afghanistan is one of the world’s most heavily contaminated countries, with 508 APL and other ERW casualties between March 2009 and March 2010, over half were children. Noting that some USD 80 million were donated by the international community for mine action in Afghanistan in 2009, Members express concern at the apparent unwillingness of the Afghan Government at central and provincial levels to assume responsibility for mine action.
With regard to Angola , also one of the most APL-afflicted countries, Members are deeply concerned by the many structural problems highlighted by the Commission's 2009 evaluation, and urge the EU to control the effective use of money. They regret the fact that the extent of the APL/ERW threat is still not known with confidence and that, at current rates of progress, it will take 100 years to clear the country.
With regard to Bosnia, Members regret that, 16 years after the end of conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina, there is still a high level of APL/ERW contamination, with about 11 000 minefields and an estimated 220 000 active APL and ERW throughout the country. Whilst noting the improvements in mine action management, they regret that the government’s principal body in charge of mine action, the Demining Commission, has not met with donor representatives based in Sarajevo for some years and that its members have not attended international meetings of the Mine Ban Treaty since the treaty’s Second Review Conference in 2009.
Victim assistance : the committee much regrets the fact that civilians made up 70% of all casualties in 2009 and also regret that landmine survivors or their representative organisations participated in the implementation of victim assistance in less than half of the affected countries. It urges the international community and the EU to significantly increase the proportion of its funding available for victim assistance but not at the expense of mine clearance.
Progress in mine detection and survey techniques : even if advances have been made in mine detection technology, training and techniques - rapid, reliable, cost effective solutions remain elusive and techniques using manual probes inevitably remain in widespread use. Members acknowledge the important contribution of the UN International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) in enhancing the safety and efficiency of mine action but note that the most fruitful prospects for technical advances in detection lie in tailor-made methods based on the combination of a number of technologies. They also recognise that properly conducted survey is only as valuable as the accuracy and efficiency of subsequent reporting. They call for the Commission to allocate further research funding to mine survey and detection technologies and techniques.
Towards an end to the APL threat: the committee is concerned that some of the countries which suffer from APL affliction are relying too much on international financial assistance for mine action and not deploying enough of their own resources in manpower or revenue (particularly Angola). It is also concerned at the diversion of resources into 'mine clearance' in areas where there is little threat in humanitarian or economic development terms to the detriment of a focus on areas of high threat to life. There must be greater emphasis on improved planning and management of operations. Members express concern at the poor security and control of military magazines holding weapons and explosive ordnance, including landmines, particularly in countries in revolt and disorder . They believe that the international community should focus its attention on those countries least able to help themselves and on mine clearance and assistance to victims. They urge donors to provide funding with more effective targeting, monitoring and evaluation.
Members also call for the following:
efforts to be concentrated on developing greater local capacity, which may include specially trained local personnel on a structured and professional basis or greater use of military units in post conflict situations; improved national planning, drawing on best practice, and enhanced international coordination of mine action that more effectively targets resources to areas of priority need; a reliable census of the current number of victims of APL/ERW/IED and a proper analysis be made as a guide to targeting resources more effectively, with greater consideration being given to the needs of victims and their families; standardising methods of monitoring and evaluating the cost effectiveness of mine actions, so that they are more open to comparison and scrutiny on a country-by-country basis.
The committee regrets that, since the elimination of the EU’s dedicated budget line in 2007, the EU has lacked an instrument that is flexible and multi-country in nature, responding coherently to mine action priorities, and that there is, in quantitative terms, a drop in overall EU funding for mine action.
It calls therefore for the restoration of a more dedicated approach, with one budget line under one lead directorate that will signal the strength of the EU’s continued commitment to mine action. It also calls on the Commission to update its ’Guidelines on European Community Mine Action 2008-2013’, to reflect proposed changes in the institutional and funding architecture, to ensure more rapid and flexible dispersal of funds, to provide clear instructions to access funding, focusing on the most urgent priorities and best practice, to foresee ‘packages’ of assistance to enable the most needy countries to comply with their Mine Ban Treaty obligations and to monitor and evaluate properly the effectiveness of funding.
Lastly, Members underlines that mine action should form a compulsory element of country strategies where mines are known to exist and/or to be stockpiled and call for better international coordination and prioritisation, and more astute and better use of funds for a world free of the APL threat to life within a finite period.
Documents
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T7-0339/2011
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0211/2011
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A7-0211/2011
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE462.847
- Committee draft report: PE458.687
- Committee draft report: PE458.687
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE462.847
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0211/2011
Activities
- Isabelle DURANT
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 Progress on mine action (short presentation)
- 2016/11/22 Progress on mine action (short presentation)
- Elena BĂSESCU
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Progress on mine action (short presentation)
- Tunne KELAM
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Progress on mine action (short presentation)
- Maria Eleni KOPPA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Progress on mine action (short presentation)
- Ulrike LUNACEK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Progress on mine action (short presentation)
- Franz OBERMAYR
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Progress on mine action (short presentation)
Amendments | Dossier |
93 |
2011/2007(INI)
2011/05/05
AFET
93 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) - having regard to the 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) and the protocols thereto, especially Amended Protocol II on Landmines, Booby-Traps, and Other Devices and Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 b (new) - having regard to its most recent resolution from 6 July 2010 on the entry into force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) and the role of the EU,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital - A a (new) -Aa. whereas the EU has been actively engaged in mine action, especially since its Joint Action of 1995, and is committed to the goal of a total ban and elimination of anti-personnel landmines (APL) worldwide; whereas the EU is a leading supporter of and contributor to mine action, which is among its human rights, humanitarian and development aid priorities,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas ‘Mine Action’ includes survey, detection, marking and clearance of anti- personnel landmines (APL) and other explosive remnants of war (ERW) including cluster munitions remnants and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), mine risk education, victim assistance and stockpile destruction,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the persistence of APL and
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas by 1 December 2010, 156 States had
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas only one government – Myanmar – has recently laid APL, no exports or state transfers of APL were recorded, and only three states were thought to be continuing their manufacture, but insurgent groups such as FARC are continuing to produce their own devices,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 – having regard to its most recent resolutions of 22 April 2004 on anti- personnel landmines
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas only
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas only
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas most
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas most responsible armed forces long ago ceased using APL, but they have continued to be a weapon of choice, along with IED and cluster munitions, by insurgent and terrorist groups and other non-state actors,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas more than 90 countries are still affected by APL and other ERW to some degree, but the most seriously afflicted are Afghanistan, Colombia, Pakistan, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas, in the first instance, it is the responsibility of affected states to address the problems of APL and ERW on their territory, particularly once conflict has ceased and the civilian population returns to the former conflict zones,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas, in the first instance, it is the responsibility of affected states to address the problems of APL and ERW on their territory
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the need for victim assistance will continue long after the APL threat has been removed, whereas only 9% of global spending on Mine Action are at present assigned to victim assistance and 99% of EU funding is assigned to mine clearance which leaves very little to victim assistance,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the international community has responded magnificently to the challenge of the APL tragedy, contributing some $3.9 billion to mine action between 1999 and 2009, and whereas the lead contributors have been the US ($902.4 million), the EC ($521.9 million), Japan ($336.9 million), Norway ($342.7 million), Canada (259.8 million) the UK ($220.6 million), Germany ($206.9 million) and the Netherlands ($201.9),
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the perception of a mine threat is often greater than the reality and
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 – having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1724/2001 of 23 July 2001 concerning action against anti-personnel landmines in developing countries and Council Regulation (EC) No 1725/2001 of 23 July 2001 concerning action against anti-personnel landmines in third countries other than developing countries5
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the perception of a mine threat is often greater than the reality and it has been calculated that only 2% of land that is
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) M a. whereas risk reduction education is a key element in helping people, especially children, in mine affected regions to live more safely and to learn about the dangers of ALP and ERW,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) M a. whereas there are clear indications on inefficient use of allocated funds for mine action,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Strongly welcomes the fact that 156 countries have now
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Strongly welcomes the fact that 156 countries have now acceded to the Mine Ban Treaty including 26 EU member states but regrets that some 37 countries have still not signed; calls on all non-party states to accede the Mine Ban Treaty and the Convention on Cluster Munitions with no delay;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Strongly welcomes the fact that 156 countries have now acceded to the Mine Ban Treaty including 2
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Strongly welcomes the fact that 156
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Strongly welcomes the fact that 56 countries have now joined the Convention on Cluster Munitions, including 15 EU member states but regrets that 139 countries, including 10 EU member states, have still not adhered;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Calls on the EU to actively facilitate negotiations with the goal to achieve the accession of more countries and especially of all its Member States to the Mine Ban Treaty and the Convention on Cluster Munitions;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Supports fully the implementation of the Cartagena Action Plan that provides for a detailed five year plan of commitments in all areas of mine action and calls on the Council to adopt a decision in support of this Plan as soon as possible;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 – having regard to the
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Takes the view that mine action should be closely associated with action against cluster munition and other devices that kill indiscriminately; welcomes therefore the entry into force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 1 August 2010 as well as the adoption of the 2010 Vientiane Declaration and the Vientiane Action Plan; commends all states that have signed and ratified the CCM but regrets that 139 countries, including 10 EU Member States, have not adhered so far; calls on the EU and its Member States to promote the universalisation and implementation of the CCM;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 c (new) 2 c. Stresses the need of finding synergy between the various dimensions of mine action, with special regard to humanitarian and development aspects, also by increasing local ownership of and participation in related projects, in order to better respond to the need of the directly affected population;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the fact that a further seven countries announced completion of their clearance activities in 2009 and 2010, bringing the total number of states to do so to 16, but regrets the fact that 26 States Parties have needed to request an extension to their 10-year clearance deadline under the Mine Ban Treaty;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the fact that a further seven countries announced completion of their clearance activities in 2009 and 2010, bringing the total number of states to do so to 16 but regrets that 26 states needed to request an extension to their clearance deadline under the Mine Ban Treaty;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recognises that the US has been the leading global sponsor of mine action, strongly supporting international programmes to clear mined areas and to help victims, and has already complied with most of the key provisions of the Mine Ban Treaty and therefore
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls on Libya, Myanmar, as well as those non-state armed groups using AP mines and cluster munitions, to halt use immediately;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Is concerned that that China and Russia have the largest stockpiles of APL with an estimated 100 million and 24.5 million respectively; urges the EU to include in the negotiations with Russia and China the issue of destroying their existing stockpiles and rapid accession to Mine Ban Treaty;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Calls on the EU to continue promoting the universalisation of the Mine Ban Treaty and other relevant conventions, also by including the issue of mine action in its political dialogue and agreements signed with third countries;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that the widespread and indiscriminate use of APL during more than three decades of conflict has meant that Afghanistan is one of the world
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 – having regard to the Action Plan adopted in November 2009 at the Second Review Conference of the 1997 Ottawa Convention, which took place in Cartagena, Colombia,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Deplores the continued use of APL by insurgent and terrorist groups and other non-state actors, in this regard points to the situation in Colombia, where FARC is estimated to be the most prolific user of APL among rebel groups anywhere in the world;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Deplores the fact that, despite more than a decade of clearance by the world's largest humanitarian demining programme, Afghanistan still has one of the highest APL casualty rates in the world and expresses grave concern over the high number of children affected by APL and ERW in the country, as of the 508 APL/ERW/IED casualties between 1 March 2009 and 1 March 2010, over half were children;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Deplores the fact that
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that some $80 million was donated by the international community for mine action in Afghanistan in 2009 and that since 2002 the European Union's financial and technical assistance amounting to €89 million has helped to clear approximately 240 km² of APL in the country, making land economically accessible, and enabling properties to be reconstructed and families to return home;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that some $80 million was donated by the international community for mine action in Afghanistan in 2009; underlines the need to focus on victim assistance and mine risk education;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is deeply concerned by the many structural problems highlighted by the European Commission's 2009 evaluation, for example the inefficiencies of the €2.7 million spent on 22 personnel at CNIDAH; urges the EU to monitor, control and evaluate the effective use of money and to ensure that the allocated budget is used in efficient and targeted manner to achieve the needed result of cleared land;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Notes the improvements in mine action management through establishment of the BiH Mine Action Centre
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Recognises that resource mobilization poses major challenges for the government and that the Mine Action Strategy 2009– 2019 has yet to be adopted
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) - having regard to its numerous resolutions on cluster munitions, most recently of 8 July 2010, and on the entry into force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 1 August 2010,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Applauds EUFOR ALTHEA and its Mines Risk Education Instructors for having provided training to several thousands of people and encourages them to continue their efforts;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Notes that, in 2000 an UN mission was fielded to Egypt to diagnose the problem caused by the existence in the North West Coast region of the country of a considerable number of explosive remnants, including APL, of WWII;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 b (new) 22 b. Notes that the explosive remnants in addition to the loss of human life also pose a serious obstacle to the exploration of natural resources in the region, blocking the potential socio-economic development in the region by denying access to an area amounting to approximately 22% of the total territory of the country;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 c (new) 22 c. Recognises that developing the North West Coast and its desert hinterland would reflect positively on the macro-economic indicators of Egypt and contribute to improving the living and socio-economic conditions in the currently over crowded Nile Valley and Delta;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 d (new) 22 d. Calls for the European Commission to push for increased clearance operations in the region and to address the responsible EU Member States to increase their efforts of demining, victim assisantce and mine-risk education;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Recognises that the lives and livelihoods of APL/ERW/IED, cluster munitions casualties are
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Recognises that the lives and livelihoods of APL/ERW/IED casualties are
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Recognises that the lives and livelihoods of APL/ERW/IED casualties are blighted for ever, that these innocent victims often come from the poorest elements in some of the poorest countries, and require highly specialised and continuing support and assistance
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Recognises that the lives and livelihoods of APL/ERW/IED casualties are blighted for ever, that these innocent victims often come from the poorest
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) - having regard to the Oslo Convention on Cluster Munitions signed by 94 states on 3-4 December 2008 in Oslo, which entered into force on 1 August 2010,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. Stresses relevant obligations of States under international human rights and humanitarian law to adequately provide age- and gender-sensitive assistance, including medical care, rehabilitation and psychological support, as well as to actively support the socio- economic reintegration of APL and ERW victims;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Underlines the need for targeted victim assistance and mine risk education for children and their needs;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Regrets that landmine survivors or their representative organizations participated in the implementation of victim assistance in less than half of affected countries and endorses the need for such survivors views and rights to be fully respected;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Calls for a greater proportion of available funding to be devoted to victim assistance;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Notes th
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Notes that the most fruitful prospects for technical advances in detection lie in tailor-made methods based on the combination of a number of technologies,
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls for the European Commission to allocate further research funding to mine survey and detection technologies and techniques, in close cooperation with international
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls for the European Commission to allocate further research funding to mine survey and detection technologies and techniques, in close cooperation with international partners and to use funds available in the context of Framework Program 7 and the Security Research cluster;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Is concerned that some of the countries which suffer from APL affliction are relying too much on international financial assistance for mine action and not deploying sufficient of their own resources in manpower or revenue; calls for the situation in Angola, in particular, to be scrutinised in order to mobilise a greater national contribution;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Is concerned that some of the countries which suffer from APL affliction are
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) - having regard to the Convention on Cluster Munitions of 3 December 2008, which entered into force on 1 August 2010,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Is concerned by diversion of resources into
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32 a. Expresses concern at the poor security and control of military magazines holding weapons and explosive ordnance, including landmines, particularly in countries in revolt and disorder;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Believes that the international community and the European Union should focus its attention on mine clearance and assistance to victims in those countries least able to help themselves, and on mine clearance and assistance to victims, and that the aim should be to move more rapidly to a situation where countries can be declared free of mine threat to life and economic development while ultimately moving towards the clearance of all known mined areas;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Urges donors to
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Urges donors to maintain funding with more effective targeting, monitoring and evaluation;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Regrets that there is no reliable measure of the current number of victims of APL/ERW/IED
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Regrets that there is no reliable
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Regrets that since the elimination of the EU
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new) 38 a. calls for a qualitative in depth evaluation of EU funding on mine action during the past and the present multiannual financial perspective in order to shed light on specific advantages and shortcomings of the different approaches (dedicated budget line or mainstreaming into development policy or other external instruments) that have been used and also in order to provide a sound basis for the next multiannual financial perspective;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 b (new) 38 b. regrets that so far neither the exceptional assistance (Article 3) nor the long term component (Article 4) of the Instrument for Stability have been used for funding of mine action programs;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 b (new) - having regard to its Resolution on the Entry into force on 1 August 2010 of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) and the role of the EU adopted on 8 July 2010,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Stresses the capacity for mine action to make significant contributions to post- conflict disarmament, demobilization and
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Calls for donors to standardise their methods of monitoring and evaluating the cost effectiveness of mine actions, so that they are more open to comparison and scrutiny on a country by country basis, and through the agency of MASG, to identify and propagate best practice;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 a (new) 41 a. Underlines that mine action should form a compulsory element of country strategies where mines are known to exist and/or to be stockpiled;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Is convinced that through better international coordination and prioritisation, improved management, survey and demining practices, better monitoring and reporting, and more astute and better use of funds, a world free of the APL threat to life, livelihood and economic development, is a realistic possibility within a finite period;
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