WEAPONS CONTAMINATION: ADDRESSING KEY CHALLENGES TO MEETING CLEARANCE DEADLINES UNDER THE MINE BAN CONVENTION AND CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
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1 WEAPONS CONTAMINATION: ADDRESSING KEY CHALLENGES TO MEETING CLEARANCE DEADLINES UNDER THE MINE BAN CONVENTION AND CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS 5-7 MARCH 2013, AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION PROGRAMME Page 1 of 5
2 DAY 1 Tuesday 5 th March, 2013: Key challenges, Planning & Priorities 8:30 09:00 REGISTRATION 09:00-09:45 OPENING SESSION Opening Remarks Mr. Wane El Ghassim, Director of Peace, African Union Commission Mr. Bruce Mokaya Orina, Head of ICRC Delegation to the African Union GROUP PHOTO 9:45 10:15 TEA/COFFEE BREAK 10:15 10:45 Workshop objectives: Dr. Tarek A. Sharif, Head of Defense and Security Division, AU Peace Presentation of AU Mine Action Activities: Mr. Peter Otim & Ms Sylvia Kabaki, Defense and Security Divison, AU Peace 10:45-12:00 Key clearance challenges (3-5 min. summary per country) 12:00 13:30 LUNCH 13:30-15:00 Developing and maintaining a clearance plan including determining priorities Moderator: Mr. Srdjan Jovanovic, Regional Weapons Contamination adviser, ICRC Mr. Tim Horner, Mine Action Advisor, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, UNDP Mr. Alioune Menane, Coordinator, National Humanitarian Demining Programme for Development, Mauritania Mr. Mohamed Abdulkadir Ahmed, National Director, Somalia National Mine Action Agency 15:15-16:30 Developing and maintaining a clearance plan including determining priorities (group discussion) 16:30 17:00 Reporting back on group discussions 17:00 17:15 Wrap-up of 1st day Page 2 of 5
3 DAY 2 Wednesday 6 th March 2013: Technical Challenges 09:00-10:30 Identifying the extent of the mine/cluster munition/uxo problem: Moderator: Mr. John Dingley, Deputy Programme Manager & Capacity Development Senior Technical Advisor, UNMAS South Sudan Mr. Sudi Alimasi Kimputu, Coordonnateur, Point Focal National Pour la Lutte Antimines, Democratic Republic of Congo Mr. Daan Redlinghuys, Senior Technical Adviser, Mines Advisory Group Mr. Siga Arcadius Laoukein, Directeur, Ecole Nationale de Déminage, Centre National de Deminage, Chad Mr. Terje Eldoen, Adviser, Mines and Arms Department, Norwegian Peoples Aid 10:30-10:45 TEA/COFFEE BREAK 10:45 12:00 Information Management and Operational Efficiency Moderator: Mr. Michael Storey, Head of Programme, Danish Demining Group, South Sudan Mr. Samuel Paunila, Advisor, Land Release and Operational Efficiency, Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining Discussion - Survey and Information Management 12:00-13:30 LUNCH 13:30 15:00 Other challenges: Moderator: Ms. Tamar Gabelnick, Policy Director, ICBL-CMC Cross-border cooperation Mr. Patrick Machaya, Director, Policy, Public Relations and International Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Zimbabwe When can a State declare completion? Mr. Antonio Belchoir Martins, Head of Operations, National Demining Institute (IND), Mozambique Mr Kerry Brinkert, Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention Implementation Support Unit, Geneva General discussion Page 3 of 5
4 15:15 16:30 Tackling clearance challenges & possible solutions (group discussion) 16:30 17:00 Reporting back on group discussions 17:00 17:15 Wrap up of 2nd day Page 4 of 5
5 DAY 3 Thursday 7 th March 2013: Resources & Support 09:00 10:15 Securing national political & financial support (group discussion) 10:15 10:30 TEA/COFFEE BREAK 10:30 11:00 Reporting back on group discussions 11:00-12:00 International support / Donors perspectives Moderator: Mr. Steven Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Action on Armed Violence Mr. Tim Horner, Mine Action Advisor, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, UNDP Ms. Tove Stub, Minister Counsellor, Norwegian Embassy, Addis Ababa Discussion 12:00 13:30 LUNCH 13:30 14:30 Cooperation between AU member states Moderator: Dr Tarek A. Sharif, Head of Defense and Security Division, AU Peace Mr. Gilbert Lossitude, Director, CPADD Mr. Vicent Woboya, Coordinator, National Mine Action Programme, Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda Discussion, 14:30 15:00 Workshop conclusions & recommendations 15:15 15:30 Official closing Dr Tarek A. Sharif, Head of Defense and Security Division, AU Peace Ms. Nicole Hogg, Legal Adviser, Arms Unit, ICRC Page 5 of 5
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