Intersessional Meeting 2012

Opening speech by the Presidency
Statement by CMC

Opening remarks by Coordinator on General status and operation of the Convention (Zambia)
Presentation by the Presidency on a CCM ISU and Illustration on financing models of an ISU

Statement by France
Statement by Mexico
Statement by Portugal
Statement by Ireland
Statement by Colombia
Statement by Senegal
Statement by Chile
Statement by Lao PDR
Statement by Japan
Statement by Mauritania
Statement by Switzerland
Statement by Bosnia and Herzegovina
Statement by Australia
Statement by Canada

Presentation by Coordinator on Universalization (Japan)
Opening remarks by Coordinator on Universalization (Portugal)

Statement by Lao PDR
Statement by Zambia
Statement by Lebanon
Statement by Canada
Presentation by CMC
Statement by UNDP on behalf of UNMAT
Statement by Hungary
Statement by Sweden
Statement by Ireland
Statement by France
Statement by Czech Republic
Statement by Norway
Statement by Peru
Statement by ICRC
Statement by Chad
Statement by Australia
Statement by UK
Statement by South Africa
Statement by Switzerland
Statement by Austria
Statement by Croatia
Statement by Grenada
Closing remarks by Portugal

In the first part of the session the Coordinators on Victim Assistance invited States and Observers to share presentations and interventions on progress regarding national implementation of the Convention and Action Plan’s victim assistance provisions.

Opening remarks by the Coordinator on Victim Assistance (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Statement by UNICEF on behalf of UNMAT
Statement by Lao PDR
Statement by Montenegro
Statement by Lebanon
Statement by Albania
Statement by Bosnia & Herzegovina
Statement by Chile
Statement by Uganda
Statement by Mexico
Statement by Croatia
Statement by Japan
Statement by CMC
Statement by Norway
Statement by Chad

Closure remarks by the Coordinator on Victim Assistance (Austria)

The second part of the session focused on a thematic exchange of views and practices regarding the collaboration of governments and civil society organizations/NGOs in providing victim assistance on the ground. Examples of such coordination were provided by a panel of experts, followed by interventions from the floor.

Presentation by Ms. Kerryn Clarke, Programme Manager, COPE (Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise), Lao PDR
Presentation by Mr. Mladen Protic, Operational Manager, UDAS (Organization of Amputees), Bosnia and Herzegovina
Presentation and Statement by Dr. Veri Dogjani, Victim Assistance Officer, Albanian Mine Action Executive (AMAE)

Statement by ICRC

Statements by CMC member organizations:
Landmine Survivors Network, Bosnia Herzegovina
Jesuit Refugee Service, Cambodia
Congolese Campaign to Ban Landmines, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Statement by Lao PDR
Statement by Bosnia and Herzegovina
Statement by Uganda
Statement by Australia
Statement by Croatia

The last part of the session focused on how states integrate the implementation of the Convention’s victim assistance provisions in existing coordination mechanisms, such as those created under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and other relevant international legal instruments, and how they ensure coordination and streamlining of victim assistance measures. Expert input was provided.

Presentation by Mr. Stefano Sensi, Advisor on Human Rights and Disability, Development and Economic and Social Issues Branch, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Presentation by Ms. Nerina Cevra, Coordinator, Victim Assistance and Survivor Rights, Action on Armed Violence

Statement by Bosnia and Herzegovina
Statement by Cambodia
Statement by Australia

Concluding remarks by the Coordinators on Victim Assistance (Austria/Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Opening remarks by Coordinators on Clearance and risk reduction (Lao PDR/Ireland)

Presentation on Clearance and Risk Reduction in Lao PDR by Mr. Bounpone Sayasenh, Director of UXO Lao
Presentation on Technology in Survey and Clearance operations by Mr. Erik Tollefsen,  Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)
Presentation on Efficient Survey and Clearance of Cluster Munitions by Ms. Asa Gilbert, Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)
Presentation on Cluster Munitions in Western Sahara by Mr. Alexander Riebl, United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS)
Presentation on Cluster Munitions Remnants Survey (CMR)-theory and practice by Mr. Atle Karlsen and Ms. Eva Veble, Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA)
Presentation on Enhancing Human Security by Mr. Roman Turšič, International Trust Fund for Demining (ITF)
Presentation on UNDP support to clearance of Cluster Munitions remnants by Mr. Tim Lardner, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Statement by Morocco
Statement by Bosnia and Herzegovina
Presentation by Croatia
Presentation and Statement by Lebanon
Statement by Germany
Statement by Chad
Statement by Cambodia
Statement by Norway
Statement by UNMAS
Statement by Australia
Statement by Switzerland
Statement by Norway
Statement by Mauritania
Statement by CMC
Statement by Lao PDR
Statement by Nigeria
Statement by Montenegro
Statement by Chile

Concluding remarks by the Coordinators on Clearance and risk reduction

Opening remarks by Coordinators on Cooperation and Assistance (Spain/Mexico)

Statement by Mexico
Presentation by Croatia
Presentation by Grenada
Statement by Lebanon
Statement by Lao PDR
Statement by Australia
Statement by Canada
Statement by Germany
Statement by CMC (French/English)
Statement by UNDP on behalf of UNMAT
Statement by ICRC
Statement by Madagascar
Statement by South Africa
Statement by Norway
Statement by Cambodia

Concluding remarks by Coordinator on Cooperation and Assistance (Mexico)

Opening Remarks and Presentation by the Coordinator on Stockpile Destruction and retention (Germany)

Part 1: Stockpile Destruction

Presentation and Statement by Croatia
Statement by Denmark
Statement by Netherlands
Statement by France
Statement by Ireland
Statement by Germany
Statement by Canada
Statement by Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Statement by Italy
Statement by Peru
Statement by United Kingdom
Statement by Uganda
Statement by Bosnia and Herzegovina
Statement by Norway
Statement by Democratic Republic of the Congo
Statement by Nigeria
Statement by Tajikistan
Statement by UNMAS on behalf of UNMAT
Statement by CMC
Concluding Remarks by the Coordinator on Stockpile Destruction and Retention (Germany)
Presentation by Eric Tollefsen, Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)

Part 2: Retention

Opening remarks on Stockpile retention by Coordinator on Stockpile Destruction and Retention (Croatia)

Statement by France
Statement by Czech Republic
Statement by Croatia
Statement by Germany
Statement by Belgium
Statement by Italy
Statement by Ireland
Statement by Bulgaria
Statement by United Kingdom
Statement by CMC

Concluding remarks by Coordinator on Stockpile Destruction and Retention (Croatia)

Presentation and opening remarks by Coordinator on Transparency measures (Belgium)
Presentation by Mr. Peter Kolarov, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)

Statement by Switzerland
Statement by Austria
Statement by CMC
Statement by UNMAS on behalf of UNMAT
Statement by Lebanon
Statement by Lao PDR

Concluding remarks by the Coordinator on Transparency measures (Belgium)

Introductory Remarks by the Coordinator on National Implementation Measures (New Zealand)

Statement by Guatemala
Statement by Bulgaria
Statement by Lebanon
Statement by Lao PDR
Statement by Costa Rica
Statement by Czech Republic
Statement by the Netherlands
Statement by UNMAS on behalf of UNMAT
Statement by ICRC
Statement by CMC

Concluding remarks by the Coordinator on National Implementation Measures (New Zealand)

Opening remarks by the Coordinator on General Status and Operation of the Convention

Statement by CMC
Statement by Norway
Statement by Ghana

Concluding remarks by Coordinator on General Status and Operation of the Convention

Introductory remarks by the Lebanese Presidency and the Coordinator on General Status and Operation of the Convention

Statement by President-Designate Norway on proposed new coordinators
Informative note by the Executive Coordinator on the Oslo Progress Report

Statement by Morocco
Statement by Switzerland
Statement by Mexico
Statement by France
Statement by Madagascar
Statement by Ireland
Statement by Ghana
Statement by Tunisia
Statement by New Zealand
Statement by Senegal
Statement by Costa Rica
Statement by Chile
Statement by Portugal
Statement by Italy
Statement by Austria
Statement by Mauritania
Statement by the Netherlands
Statement by Japan
Statement by Bosnia and Herzegovina
Statement by Belgium
Statement by Sweden
Statement by Nigeria
Statement by South Africa
Statement by Germany
Statement by Grenada
Statement by Canada
Statement by United Kingdom
Statement by Lebanon
Statement by Spain
Statement by Sudan
Statement by Holy See
Statement by Norway

Concluding remarks by the Coordinator on General Status and Operation of the Convention

Update by the President-Designate on the preparations of the Third Meeting of States Parties, to be held in Oslo 11-14 September 2012.

This was followed by a guided tour through the clusterconvention.org/3MSP website and registration process.

Statement by Mexico

Concluding remarks by the Coordinator on General Status and Operation of the Convention (Holy See)

Closing remarks by the Lebanese Presidency