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Workshop Programme

TUESDAY 7 JULY

High Level Opening of the Workshop

  • Khudoyorov Bakhitiyor, Minister of Justice, Deputy CIIHL, Tajikistan
  • H.E. Henry Zipper de Fabiani, Ambassador of France to Tajikistan speaking on behalf of Sweden the Presidency of the European Union PDF 50KB
  • Pierre- Louis Lempereur, Office of the High Representative’s Personal Representative on non-proliferation Council of the European Union
  • H.E Jürg Streuli, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the Conference on Disarmament and President of the Ninth Meeting of the States Parties PDF 66KB
  • H.E. Vladimir Pryakhin, OSCE Ambassador Tajikistan, Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe PDF 40KB
  • Firoz Ali Alizada, Treaty Implementation Officer, International Campaign to Ban Landmines PDF 116KB

Introductory remarks by the workshop chairperson

  • Jonmahmad Rajabov, Mine Action Center Tajikistan

Overview of the general status of the Convention in the Central Asia

  • Kerry Brinkert, Director of the AP Mine Ban Convention Implementation Support Unit PDF 900KB
  • Bakhtiyor Begmuradov, Country Coordinator, International Campaign to Ban Landmines PDF 125KB | Slides PDF 182KB

Overview of the Convention’s mine clearance obligations

  • Juan Carlos Ruan, Mine Action Implementation Specialist, AP Mine Ban Convention Implementation Support Unit PDF 393KB

Case studies in cooperation I: Tajikistan

  • Overview of the efforts by Tajikistan to implement Article 5 of the Convention Tajik PDF 1.8MB
  • Michael Jones, United Nations Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme
  • Michael Storey, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe PDF 383KB
  • Hartmut Thoms, Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD) Country/Programme Director PDF 115KB
  • H.E. Doris Hertrampf, Ambassador of Germany to Tajikistan PDF 16KB
  • Colonel Stephane Samaran, French Defense Attaché, Ministry of Defense of France 

Case studies in cooperation II: Afghanistan

  • Overview of the efforts by Afghanistan to implement Article 5 of the Convention
  • Haider Reza, Programme Director, United Nations Mine Action Service
  • The role of non-governmental organizations in clearing mined areas in Afghanistan PDF 93KB
  • A donor’s perspective

Case studies in cooperation III: Regional Cooperation

  • Michael Storey, Mine Action Specialist, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe PDF 141KB
  • International Trust Fund PDF 284KB

Overview of other key matters for achieving the Convention’s aims

  • Raffaello Mueller, Deputy Head of Regional Delegation, International Committee of the Red Cross National PDF 204KB
  • Peter Kolarov, Chief of Section, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Russian PDF 1.2MB

Assisting the victims

  • Paramdeep Mtharu, Implementation Support Officer, AP Mine Ban Convention Implementation Support Unit PDF 3.0MB
  • Presentations by Afghanistan and Tajikistan on their efforts to assist survivors

WEDNESDAY 8 JULY

Field visit to Mine Dog Detection Training Centre | demonstrations in manual clearance, the use of dogs and other matters

Overcoming challenges to accede to the Convention

  • John MacBride, Senior Defense Advisor Canada, Coordinator of the Universalisation Contact Group PDF 226KB
  • Updates by States not parties on their views regarding the Convention and on steps being taken towards accession

Toward the Second Review Conference

  • Ingunn Vatne, Senior Advisor Norway MFA, Representative of the President-Designate of the Second Review Conference
  • Kerry Brinkert, ISU Director, on behalf of the host of the Second Review Conference (Colombia) PDF 627KB
  • Katarzyna Derlicka, Advocacy and Campaigning Officer, International Campaign to Ban Landmines PDF 93KB | Slides PDF 4.1MB 
  • Raffaello Mueller, Deputy Head of regional delegation, International Committee of the Red Cross

Closing remarks

  • Jonmahmad Rajabov, Mine Action Center Tajikistan