Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan REPORT OF FIRST NATIONAL LANDMINE VICTIM ASSISTANCE WORKSHOP Hosted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs KABUL, AFGHANISTAN 6-8 AUGUST 2006 FIRST NATIONAL LANDMINE VICTIM ASSISTANCE WORKSHOP REPORT Table of Contents Background 3 Workshop Objectives 5 First National Landmine Victim Assistance Workshop 5 Overview of the Key Elements of Landmine Victim Assistance 7 Victim Assistance in Afghanistan 8 Working Groups 8 Closing remarks 9 Workshop Outcomes and Key Recommendations 10 Annexes: Annex A – Extract from Zagreb Progress Report 11 Annex B – Revised extract from Zagreb Progress Report 18 Annex C – Workshop Agenda 28 Annex D – Workshop Participants 30 Annex E – Opening address – H.E. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, 32 Mahmoud Saikal Annex F – Guidelines for Working Group Facilitators 34 Annex G – Afghanistan’s Victim Assistance Plan of Action 2006-2009 35 Annex H – Closing address – H.E. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, 53 Mahmoud Saikal Acknowledgements: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is grateful to UNMACA, UNICEF, and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, for the financial support that made the workshop possible, and to Susan Helseth and her team at UNMACA for their efforts in the organization of the workshop. For further information: On the national workshop, contact: Susan Helseth Senior Technical Advisor for Mine Risk Education and Victim Assistance UN Mine Action Centre for Afghanistan Email:
[email protected] On victim assistance in the context of the AP Mine Ban Convention, contact: Sheree Bailey Victim Assistance Specialist Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining Email:
[email protected] National Landmine Victim Assistance Workshop Report – 3 Background: Landmine victim assistance is a complex issue.