MINE ACTION CENTER

“ENHANCING IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 3&4 OF THE CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITION IN SEE“

- the country coalition concept -

Goran Ždrale, BHMAC RACVIAC, June, 2017 GENERAL INFORMATION for Bosnia and Herzegovina

 SIGNED 03-12-2008

 RATIFIED 07-09-2010

 IN FORCE 01-03-2011 TYPE OF REMAINED CLUSTER MUNITIONS

AERIAL CBU BL 755 262 mm ROCKET ORKAN M87 120 mm Mortar CBU M93 (147 bomblets) (288 bomblets) (23 bomblets)

Submunition MK-1 Submunition KB-1 Submunition KB-2 (Article 3.) STOCKPILES AND DESTRUCTION

 ALL STOCKPILED CLUSTER MUNITIONS WERE DESTROYED IN COOPERATION BETWEEN MINISTRY OF DEFENCE B&H AND UNDP

 EU FUNDED PROCESS - 725.259 €

 METOD OF DESTRUCTION – DELABORATION AND OPEN DETONATION

 TOTAL CLUSTER MUNITIONS DESTROYED: 455

 TOTAL CLUSTER SUBMUNITIONS DESTROYED: 148.059

RETAINED FOR TRAINING: 30 KB-1 (NPA) (Article 4.)

2011  NPA IN COOPERATION WITH BHMAC DEVELOPED SOP FOR GENERAL SURVEY OF CONTAMINATED AREAS

 NPA IN COOPERATION WITH BHMAC CONDUCTED THE FIRST PHASE OF GENERAL SURVEY WHICH INCLUDES GENERAL ASSESSMENT

2012  COMMISSION FOR DEMINING IN B&H ADOPTED SOP FOR GENERAL SURVEY AND STANDARD FOR CLEARANCE AND TECHNICAL SURVEY OF CONTAMINATED AREAS THE SIZE OF THE PROBLEM

2011 2016

 SUSPECTED HAZARDOUS AREA 14,60 km2 7,31 km2 *(4,30 km2)

 AFFECTED MUNICIPALITIES 39 35

 AFFECTED COMMUNITIES 79 60

 AFFECTED INHABITANTS 226.688 54.314

 REMAINING UNEXPLODED CBU 3.774 2.000

 VICTIMS OF CLUSTER MUNITIONS 225 232

THE SIZE OF THE PROBLEM - 2017

Cluster munition suspect ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL hazardous area(km2)

UNSKO-SANSKI CANTON 0.21 POSAVSKI CANTON 0.00 TUZLANSKI CANTON 0.84 ZENIČKO-DOBOJSKI CANTON 2.32 BOSANSKO-PODRINJSKI CANTON 0.00 SREDNJE-BOSANSKI CANTON 1.78 HERCEGOVAČKO-NERETVANSKI CANTON 0.22 ZAPADNO-HERCEGOVAČKI CANTON 0.00 CANTON 0.38 0.43 FEDERATION BIH 6.18 REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA 1.13 DISTRICT BRČKO 0.00 BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA 7.31

RESULTS 2012-2016 (Article 4.)

Technical survey and Accredited organizations No. Tasks CBU UXO clearance m2 NORWEGIAN PEOPLE AID 34 3,156,738 1,095 34

ARMED FORCES OF B&H 10 628,862 225 17

CIVIL PROTECTION OF FB&H 5 216,181 65 35

NVO PRO VITA 1 90,990 125 0

TOTAL 50 4,092,771 1,510 86

Nontechnical survey – canceled area 3,2 km2 Technical survey and clearance 4,09 km2 (TS 65% - Clearance 35%) Land Release: 7,29 km2 or 50% SHA RESULTS 2017 (Article 4.)

Technical survey and Accredited organizations No. Tasks CBU UXO clearance m2 NORWEGIAN PEOPLE AID 2 234,674 47 1

ARMED FORCES OF B&H 4 89,240 106 3 CIVIL PROTECTION OF FB&H 2 382,205

TOTAL 8 706,119 153 4

CAPACITY FOR TS AND CLEARANCE

 2 GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS (AF of B&H and CP of FB&H)

 2 NGO (NPA and PRO VITA)

 ACCREDITED ORGANIZATIONS DISPOSE WITH 174 MEMBERS OF OPERATIONAL STAFF AND 61 LOCATORS PREPARED PROJECTS FOR TS and CL.

SurveyID Administrative level Municipality Location Area m2

9526 KANTON 10 Prolog 2 56,164 9992 SARAJEVO Sarajevo-Novi Grad Brijesce - Svabino brdo 14,793 10066 SREDNJE BOSANSKI Travnik - Grad 12,626 10645 TUZLANSKI Sapna Sapna - Kraljevici 23,967 10662 TUZLANSKI Sapna Medjedja 22,174 10672 SREDNJE BOSANSKI Psenik - Gornji Prudi 31,190 10673 SREDNJE BOSANSKI Jajce Psenik - Jelik 34,105 10856 SARAJEVO Hadzici Lokve - Djurino Brdo 35,210 4207 Kotor Varos Vecici 33,204 4208 REPUBLIKA SRPSKA Japaga 154,082 4282 REPUBLIKA SRPSKA Zaseok Krke-nastavak 41,306 4318 REPUBLIKA SRPSKA Brod Korace-Memenik-Regovac 43,584 4335 REPUBLIKA SRPSKA Ribnik Bare-Ribnik 45,466 4409 REPUBLIKA SRPSKA Rejon Grabovac 8,190 4694 REPUBLIKA SRPSKA Brod Novo Selo-nastavak 1 95,497 4696 REPUBLIKA SRPSKA Brod Novo Selo-nastavak 2 98,352 4697 REPUBLIKA SRPSKA Brod Novo Selo-nastavak3 70,543 4716 REPUBLIKA SRPSKA Brod Ukrinari-kasetna municija 72,017 892,471 Report Article 7 for 2016 – International cooperation and assistance needed - budget of 2,5 milion € for 2 sq km TS and Cl. operations RISK EDUCATION (article 4.)

 BHMAC IS CONDUCTING RISK EDUCATION ACTIVITIES (NTS)

 ACCREDITED ORGANISATIONS IMPLMENTATION PROJECTS (MRE)

2016

Educated Projects Municipality Organization inhabitans

Dubocevo-Velečani Kljuc 150 Crna Ljut Capljina 117 NPA Pasa Bunar 166 Novo selo Brod 40 Total 473 VICTIMS OF CLUSTER MUNITIONS

 CLUSTER MUNITIONS VICTIMS ARE EQUAL WITH OTHER PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

 NGOs FOR VICTIMS ASSISTANCE (mine/cluster/ERW) ARE IMPLEMENTING OF THE SMALL PROJECTS

 VICTIMS OF CLUSTER MUNITIONS (2011-2016): 1 injured Date: 10-08-2016 Municipalities: Type of cluster submunition: KB-1 Age group: child Activities: livestock breeding PLAN 2016-2018 (Article 4.)

STRATEGIC GOAL Ensure conditions for continuous and efficient mine action operations of technical survey and clearance of cluster munition, in accordance of country´s needs, required material, financial and human resources and high level of quality assurance

Operational goal 1 complete the first amendment to the Standard of technical survey and clearance of cluster munitions

Operational goal 2 complete the first phase of general survey of suspected locations potentially contaminated by cluster munitions

Operational goal 3 completely eliminate suspected hazardous areas potentially contaminated by cluster munitions

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

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