PORTFOLIO OF MINE ACtioN ProJECTS 2011 FOUrtEENTH EDitioN PUBliSHED BY UNitED NatioNS MINE ACtioN SERVICE (DEpartmENT of PEACEKEEpiNG OPEratioNS) UNitED NatioNS DEVElopmENT ProGrammE UNitED NatioNS CHilDREN’S FUND Portfolio of Mine Action Projects 2011 © United Nations Mine Action Service Department of Peacekeeping Operations Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions 380 Madison Avenue, 11th floor New York, NY 10017, USA [email protected] www.mineaction.org United Nations Development Programme, Mine Action, Small Arms and Armed Violence Team, 1 United Nations Plaza, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10017, USA. [email protected] United Nations Children’s Fund Landmines and Small Arms Cluster Child Protection Section, Programme Division 3 United Nations Plaza, H-832 New York, NY 10017, USA [email protected] Portfolio of MINE ACtioN ProJECTS 2011 CoNTENTS Introduction iii 2011 Portfolio Highlights iv Portfolio of Mine Action Projects: Questions and Answers v Country/Territorial Profiles and Projects 1 Afghanistan (Islamic Republic of) 2 Albania 14 Angola 26 Azerbaijan 37 Bosnia and Herzegovina 43 Cambodia 51 Chad 63 Colombia 76 Croatia 103 Cyprus 113 Democratic Republic of Congo 118 Egypt 146 Eritrea 155 Ethiopia 162 Guinea Bissau 168 Iraq 177 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 193 Lebanon 206 Mauritania 215 MINURSO (UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara) 222 Mozambique 228 Nepal 236 Occupied Palestinian Territory 243 Pakistan 247 Somalia 256 Sri Lanka 276 Sudan 287 Tajikistan 308 Yemen 336 Global Projects 346 Charts and Tables 364 Table 1: List of Projects 365 Chart 1: Share of Total Projects and Shortfall Breakdown By Pillar 378 Chart 2: Share of Total Projects and Shortfall Breakdown By Region 379 Chart 3: Share of Total Projects and Shortfall Breakdown By Agency 380 Contact Information of Country/Territory Portfolio Coordinators (CPCs) for 2011 382 Index by Appealing Agency 389 ii Introduction We are pleased to present to you the 2011 Portfolio of Mine Action Projects and simultaneously to highlight the immense value mine action brings to peacekeeping, humanitarian relief and development efforts. As a cross cutting activity, mine action delivers concrete and measurable results. It saves lives, protects livelihoods and provides assistance to mine victims, including through job skills training, socio-economic initiatives, and employment opportunities. Mine action workers assist victims and their families, reduce the risk to affected communities, and remove dangers from farmer’s fields, from roads, from villages; all of which allow children to safely travel to school, communities to have access to water and to collect firewood, and commercial trade to return to assist with the socio-economic recovery of affected areas. With increased awareness of the links between mine action and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, mine-affected countries are pursuing mine action as a development priority as well as a humanitarian, security and human rights priority, and are giving it due prominence in their national development plans, strategies and budgets. Since the Anti-Personnel Mine-Ban Treaty was adopted in September 1997, mine action has helped an ever-increasing number of civilians reclaim their lives and restore their livelihoods. The treaty has mobilized the international community’s response to this scourge and it is a testament to what can be achieved when we collectively take on a grave humanitarian and development challenge. The 2011 Portfolio outlines the requirements to support national programmes and efforts in participating countries to clear areas known or believed to be contaminated by mines and explosive remnants of war, assist victims, destroy stockpiled mines, and educate girls, boys, women and men about the dangers of these devices. These submissions also reflect the diverse partnerships and coordinated efforts involved in pursuing these mine action initiatives presented in this 14th edition of the Portfolio of Mine Action Projects to a successful conclusion. While the international community celebrated the entry into force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 1 August 2010, which further underpins the extensive normative framework and the global call to action involving the Anti-Personnel Mine-Ban Treaty, the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons’ Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War and the 2007 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - a key instrument for mine survivors – advo- cacy also features as an important mine action effort, particularly in relation to universalization of these conventions as well as fulfillment of relevant obligations and compliance, alongside clearance work, victim assistance, and risk reduc- tion. These goals are reinforced through many of the projects in this edition of the Portfolio. Some of the countries making submissions to the Portfolio have well-advanced mine action programmes, while others have begun tackling landmines and explosive remnants of war only recently. Regardless of the stage of development, each of them requires sustained, predictable support from Governments and donors alike, in order for all of us to move forward and succeed. We wish all involved in this noble endeavor to sustain their commitment to end the suffering caused by landmines and explosive remnants of war. The HQ Portfolio Team (UNMAS, UNDP, and UNICEF) New York March 2011 iii 2011 Portfolio Highlights 29 countries, territories, missions This 14th edition of the annual Portfolio of Mine Action Projects features overviews and project outlines for 29 countries, territories or missions affected by landmines and explosive remnants of war. 238 projects There are 238 projects in the 2011 portfolio. Africa accounts for the largest number: 92. Broad range of participation The 2011 portfolio continues to receive a high level of participation by an array of appealing agencies, including national authorities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations and UN agencies, funds and pro- grammes. A total of 71 appealing agencies submitted proposals. More than 40 percent of the projects were submitted by either international or national NGOs. National NGOs submitted about 15 percent of all projects for 2011, either individually or as a partner appealing agency. International NGOs alone or in partnership with other institutions account for about 28 percent of all projects. Funding shortfall The combined budgets of all projects in the 2011 portfolio total US $498 million. So far, about US $131 million has been secured, leaving a US $367 million shortfall as of February 2011. Africa has the largest shortfall at US $173 million. Asia ranks second, with a US $139 million shortfall. Clearance activities account for 36 percent of the funding shortfall—US $131 million. Projects that cover more than one pillar of mine action (which are labeled as “multiple” and often address capacity building and coordination) account for more than 55 percent of the overall funding shortfall. Sudan has requested the largest amount of funds—US $71 million—in this year’s portfolio. The smallest amount requested—US $494,000—is for the occupied Palestinian territories. iv Portfolio of Mine Action Projects: Questions and Answers What is the Portfolio? The Portfolio of Mine Action Projects is a resource tool and reference document for donors, policy-makers, advocates, and national and international mine action implementers. The country and territory-specific proposals in the portfolio reflect strategic responses developed in the field to address all aspects of the problem of landmines and explosive rem- nants of war (ERW). This country and territory-based approach aims to present as comprehensive a picture as possible of the full range of mine action needs in particular countries and thematic issues related to mine action. The portfolio ideally reflects projects developed by mine- and ERW-affected countries and territories based on their priorities and strategies; the approaches are endorsed by national authorities. The portfolio does not automatically entail full-scale direct mine action assistance by the United Nations, but is in essence a tool for collaborative resource mobilization, coordination and planning of mine action activities involving partners and stakeholders. A country portfolio coordinator (CPC) leads each country portfolio team and coordinates the submission of proposals to the portfolio’s headquarters team. While the majority of the CPCs are UN officials, this role is increasingly being assumed by national authorities. The country portfolio teams include representatives from national and local authorities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the United Nations and the private sector. Locally based donor representatives are invited to attend prepara- tion meetings. Each portfolio chapter contains a synopsis of the scope of the landmine and ERW problem, a description of how mine action is coordinated, and a snapshot of local mine action strategies. Many of the strategies complement or are inte- grated into broader development and humanitarian frameworks such as national development plans, the UN develop- ment assistance frameworks and national poverty reduction plans. Which parts of the United Nations participate in the Portfolio process? Fourteen UN departments, agencies, programmes and funds are involved in mine action. Each may choose to sub- mit project proposals to the portfolio through the field-based preparation process. UN headquarters