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Workshop Programme

Tuesday 24 February

High Level Opening of the Workshop

  • H.E. Samuel Santos López, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua Spanish PDF 24KB
  • Christopher Hernández-Roy, Director of the Department of Public Security, Organization of American States Spanish PDF 28KB
  • Spain, on behalf of the Presidency of the European Union Spanish PDF 38KB
  • Tomás Reyes Ortega, Office of the High Representative’s Personal Representative on non-proliferation Council of the European Union PDF 126KB
  • H.E Jürg Streuli, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the Conference on Disarmament and President of the Ninth Meeting of the States Parties PDF 26KB
  • Sylvie Brigot, Executive Director of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines Spanish PDF 73KB

Wednesday 25 February

Introductory remarks by the workshop chairperson

  • H.E. Ruth Tapia Roa, President of the National Demining Commission and Secretary General of the Ministry of Defense of Nicaragua

Overview of the general status of the Convention in the Americas

  • The Convention, its status and its operations (Kerry Brinkert, Director of the AP Mine Ban Convention Implementation Support Unit) PDF 24KB | Slides PDF 505KB
  • The perspectives of the ICBL on the status of the Convention in the Americas (Gustavo Oliveira Vieira, Brazilian Campaign to Ban Landmines and Cluster Munitions) Spanish PDF 55KB

Cooperation and assistance, Part I: The role of the Organization of American States

  • Carl Case, Director of the Office on Humanitarian Mine Action, Organization of American States Slides Spanish PDF 0.9MB

Clearing mined areas

  • An introduction to Article 5 and the Article 5 extensions process (Juan Carlos Ruan, Mine Action Implementation Specialist, AP Mine Ban Convention Implementation Support Unit) Slides Spanish PDF 354KB

Presentations by States Parties on their efforts to implement Article 5

Cooperation and assistance, Part II: The role of the European Commission

  • Laura Liguori, Security Policy Department, External Relations Directorate General, European Commission Slides PDF 478KB

Assisting the victims

  • Understanding Victim Assistance in the Context of the AP Mine Ban Convention (Sheree Bailey, Victim Assistance Specialist, AP Mine Ban Convention Implementation Support Unit) PDF 34KB

Presentations by States Parties on their efforts to assist survivors

Thursday 26 February

Cooperation and assistance, Part III: The role of donor States and international organizations

  • Gustavo Laurie, Acting Chief of Policy, United Nations Mine Action Service
  • Donor States from the Americas
  • Donor States from outside of the region
  • Other organizations

Best practices in the establishment of national implementing legislation

  • Anton Camen, Legal Advisor,  International Committee of the Red Cross

Updates by States Parties on the fulfillment of their obligations under Article 9 of the Convention

Transparency reporting

  • Peter Kolarov, Political Affairs Officer, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
  • Updates by States Parties on the fulfillment of their obligations under Article 7 of the Convention

Toward the Second Review Conference

  • President-Designate of the Second Review Conference (H.E. Susan Eckey, Norway) Spanish PDF 27KB
  • Secretary-General-Designate of the Second Review Conference (H.E. Clara Inés Vargas, Colombia) Spanish PDF 321KB
  • Views of the ICBL with respect to the Second Review Conference (Jesus Martinez,  Director, Fundación Red de Sobrevivientes) Spanish PDF 183KB
  • Views of the ICRC with respect to the Second Review Conference (Anton Camen, Legal Advisor,  International Committee of the Red Cross)

Closing remarks

  • Organization of American States
  • Dr. Juan Umaña, Executive Secretary of the National Demining Commission