NICARAGUAN REPUBLIC NICARAGUAN ARMY

HUMANITARIAN DEMINING PROGRAM (LANDMINE REMOVAL)

Geneva, Switzerlad April 23rd to27th 2007

COMPARATIVE TABLE DESTROYED AND CERTIFIED LANDMINES PLANIFICATION VERSUS PERFORMANCE DURING 2006

YEAR 2006 FOD-1 FOD-2 FOD-3 FOD-4 FOD-5 D/S DBM TOTAL

ACCOMPLISHED JANURY 2,865 2,655 1,314 2,534 1,962 118 2,440 13,918 DECEMBER MONTH AVERAGE 208 208 187 209 192 42 240 1,283 PLANIFICATION PLANIFICATION 2,500 2,500 2,192 2,504 2,312 500 2,883 15,391 YEAR 2006 2006 YEAR PERCENTAGE 115.54 107.4 59.94 101.19 84.86 23.6 84.63 90.43% ACCOMPLISHED RESPONSE TO UXO’s DENUNCIATIONS AND DESTRUCTION

YEAR 2006 FOD-1 FOD-2 FOD-3 FOD-4 FOD-5 D/S DBM TOTAL

UXO´s 57 13 10 10 14 963 13 1,080

RESPONSE TO 21 4 3 7 9 67 6 127 DENUNCIATIONS *

• RESPONDING TO 127 DENUNCIATIONS, 86 SAPPER TEAMS WORKED DESTROYING 1,080 UXO´s ROADS IN POOR ACCES CONDITIONS DEPTH 35 CMS.

LANDMINE´S DEPTH DEEPER THAN PERMISSIBLE FOR DETECTIÓN

UNEVEN TOPOGRAPHY AND POOR GREEN HOUSE EFFECT DUE TO FORESTALL ACCES TO THE MINE FIELDS FIRES JANUARY - APRIL

FORESTALL FIRES IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS TO THE MINEFIELDS AND EXTINGUISHED BY THE SAPPERS AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION RESCUE BASKET SYSTEM

TOPOGRAPHIC DIFFICULTIES FOR THE MECHANICAL LANDMINE SWEEPER ELECTORAL PROCESSES YEAR 2006

YEAR 2007 – 2008 DEMINING PROJECTION 2007 REGISTRY DENUNCIATION TOTAL

SAN FERNANDO 2,796 MINES 16 MINES 2,812 MINES 2,104 MINES - 2,104 MINES SAN ANDRES JALAPA 530 MINES 1,598 MINES 2,128 MINES MURRA 1,164 MINES 3 C.M N/P 1,167 MINES WIWILI – N.SEGOVIA 1,099 MINES - 1,099 MINES WIWILI – JINOTEGA 558 MINES 943 MINES 1,501 MINES TUMA / LA DALIA 1,627 MINES - 1,627 MINES ROSITA 848 MINES 1,791 MINES 2,639 MINES o oc BONANZA 150 MINES 150 C io R TOTAL 10,726 MINES 4,501 MINES 15,227 MINES

PROFONICSA zacateras (ROSITA)

KEY Wiwilí de N.S REGISTERED MINE Wiwilí FIELD

DENOUNCED MF QT DEFINED LEVEL I

ia MF MINE QUANTITY v o g NOT DETERMINED e S a v e Nu

MUNICIPALITIES 2008 REGISTERED/ DENOUNCED TOTAL SAN FERNANDO 3,760 MINES 3,760 WIWILI DE JINOTEGA 1,385 MINES 3,475 MINAS 3 C.M N/P 4,860 TOTAL 5,145 MINES 3,475 8,620 RESULTS HUMANITARIAN DEMINING OPERATIONS FRONTS JANUARY 01 TO MARCH 31, 2007

1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 (18.72%) (102.83%) (13.71%) (50.98%) (9.57%) 400 (10.12%) (42%) 200 1,302 353 249 432 1,197 309 210 0 FOD-1 FOD-2 FOD-3 FOD-4 FOD-5 DBM DS ANNUAL PLAN: 2554 2,600 1,164 1,886 2,254 4,269 500

¾ PLANIFICATION : 15,227 M MONTHLY AVE. PLANIF. : 1,282 M ¾ACCOMPLISHED : 4,052 M % ACCOMPLISHED. : 26.61%

•LANDMINES IN AND OUT OF REGISTRY : 169,029 U •LANDMINES DESTROYED AND CERTIFIED SINCE 1989 TO MARCH 31 2007: 149,234 U •PENDING TO DEMINE ABRIL 2007- DECEMBER – 2008 : 19,795 U

NHDP PROGRESS – MARCH 31st, 2007

Waspan

Tronquera Salto Grande Sinsin Vesubio Kambla PROFONICSA PROJECTION Bocay Bocaycito YEAR 2007 Wamblan - Landmine quantity : 15,227 La Marañosa YEAR 2008 Las Cuchilla Lisawe - Landmine quantity : 8,460 Macizo P. Blancas Total landmines :23,847 Waswalí Mulukukú SOCIOECONOMICAL DATA TAT San Jerónimo BENEFICIARY POPULATION : TAT Madroño • YEAR 1989– MARCH 2007 : Panchito KEY •2,100,000 POPULATION. TR AMO D MUNICIPALITIES : Juigalpa E PUE NTES J UIGALP A- EL MINE FIELDS • Demined : 66 TAT RAMA • Pending :8 (Mozonte, San Fernando, TAT SISI DEMINE FIELDS Jalapa, Murra, Wiwilí N.S, Wiwilí de Rama Jinotega, Rosita,2006 La Dalia.) Mahogany HIGH VOLTAGE TOWER ACCUMULATIVE 1989 – March 31st, 2007 La Gateada BRIDGES • Registered landmines vs unregistered. : 169,029 u AIRSTRIP DEMINE • Landmines destroyed Up to March 31,2007 :149,234u TAT •Pending to demine : 19,795 u RELAY ANTENNAS •Mine Fields : 991 u • Demine Fields : 921 u •Dangerous areas cleared : 10,039,776 m² •UXO´s destroyed : 574,271 u

Non official map RATIO MINED VERSUS Cabo Gracias DEMINED MUNICIPALITIES A Dios

MINED MUNICIPALITIES 74 Waspan DEMINED MUNICIPALITIES 66 PENDING MUNICIPALITIES 08 y Puerto Cabezas BENEFICIARY POPULATION 2,100 000 hab. a c o B e Bonanza d e e d s Jalapa ili o Rosita w ga J San i te n W o a Fernando Murra n S Ji San Mozonte Jicaro MariaMacuelizo Wiwili de Somoto Quilali N.S Jicaro Siuna Quilali San Lucas Palacaguina Waslala Pueblo El Cua Condega Yali Norte SabanasNuevo Cu Cinco Pinos Jinotega Rancho Grande mas Esteli Tuma- La Dalia La La Cruz de Rio grande Esteli Trinidad Somotillo Villa Nueva Sebaco San Ramón Matiguas Bocana de Paiwas El Sauce San Isidro Mulukuku Muy Muy Bocana de Paiwas Ciudad Esquipulas Dario Boaco

San Francisco Camoapa La Paz Centro Santo Domingo Rama

San Pedro Is Muelle de Corn Island Juigalpa de Lovago los Buelles KEY Villa Sandino Acoyapa

DEMINED MUNICIPALITIES .

Morrito PENDING MUNICIPALITIES San Miguelito Bluefields UNMINED MUNICIPALITIES San Juan del Sur San Carlos Cardenas El Castillo

San Carlos San Juan del Norte

Non official map

LIMITATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 2007-2008 DEMINING OPERATIONS

REDUCTION OF 100 MEN AND WOMEN IN THE OPERATIONS FRONTS N° 3, 4, 5 ON APRIL 2007, WHO WERE FINANCED THROUGH PADCA/OEA.

LACK OF ENOUGH MINELAB DETECTORS AND MEANS OF PROTECTION.

LACK OF FINANCING UP TO U$ 4,745.000 DOLLARS TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS DURING 2008. ACTUAL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO LACK OF FINANCING OF THE DEMINING OPERATIONS IN

2007 2008 2009 PP UU QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER I II III IVIIIIII IV I II III IV F-1 NEED OF FINANCING

F-2 NEED OF FINANCING

F-3 FINANCED 75% NEED OF FINANCING

F-4 FINANCED 75% NEED OF FINANCING

F-5 FINANCED 75% NEED OF FINANCING

DBM NEED FIN

D-S NEED OF FINANCING

SMALL SAPPER UNITS SECURED FINANCING PARTIALLY SECURED FINANCING LACK OF FINANCING UP TO U$ 4,745.000 DOLLARS

• REDUCTION OF 1/3 OF DE SAPPER PERSONNEL OF THE FODH No. 3, 4, 5 Y D/S. • FINANCING OBTAINED FROM THE DANISH COOP. UNTIL DECEMBER 2007 FOR THE FODH No. 1 Y 2.

COOPERANTS COUNTRIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

Denmark Kingdom Sweden Kingdom Kingdom Spain Kingdom United Kingdom of America Canada Japan Fed. Republic of Russian Federation European Committee Organization of American States United Nations Org French Republic Commonwealth of Australia Argentine Republic

CONTRIBUTORS COUNTRIES

Argentine Republic Federative Republic of Brazil Republic of Bolivia Republic of Colombia Republic of Chile Republic of Ecuador Republic of Guatemala Republic of Honduras Republic of Peru Republic of El Salvador Eastern Republic of Uruguay Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.